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Pleasanton Library Collection Development Plan <br />Fiscal Year 2025/26 <br />Overview <br />Pleasanton Public Library has a physical collection of approximately 160,000 items, <br />valued at approximately $4 million. In addition to its physical holdings, the library <br />maintained 21 digital platforms in FY 2024/25, offering over 2.39 million individual titles <br />and resources. <br />Each year, staff develop a plan to purchase, maintain, and promote these collections to <br />meet community needs. With the goal of meeting the recreational, informational, and <br />cultural needs of its diverse community in mind, staff develop collections that meet <br />popular demand and emerging topics, curate a Library of Things collection, acquire non- <br />English materials, and perform collection maintenance to identify and remediate <br />damaged and outdated materials for replacement. <br />The Collection Development Plan for FY 2025/26 is based on the principles of the <br />Commission and Council-approved Pleasanton Library Collection Development Policy <br />(2023). The plan outlines prior year performance, collection goals, methodology, <br />marketing and promotion, and materials maintenance. <br />Collection Goals for FY 2025/26 <br />•Quality: Prioritize materials with high literary, informational, or artistic merit, <br />including those recognized through awards, professional reviews, and critical <br />acclaim <br />•Relevance: Maintain a collection that is timely and reflective of community <br />interests, cultural trends, and contemporary issues <br />•Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Expand materials that highlight <br />diverse voices, lived experiences, and multilingual resources, ensuring <br />representation across backgrounds, identities, and perspectives, in alignment <br />with the Library and Recreation Department Strategic Plan, 2025-2030 <br />•Accessibility: Provide materials in a range of formats—including print, digital, <br />large print, and audio—to support different learning styles, reading preferences, <br />and accessibility needs <br />•Impartiality: Uphold the values of intellectual freedom by curating a collection <br />guided by the Commission and Council-approved Inclusiveness in Materials <br />Statement (2023), which affirms the Library’s role as an impartial resource for <br />discovering stories, ideas, and viewpoints from all walks of life <br />•Community Engagement: Encourage community participation in collection <br />development through tools like patron suggestions and newsletter surveys. <br />Attachment 3 <br />Page 12 of 22