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· Shelves are full and housing the current collection, at 2.7 volumes per capita, is a challenge. A 62% net increase in the overall collection size - 294,880 items - is recommended to meet Pleasanton's needs through the year 2030. A collection of this size will offer the community an average 3.7 volumes per capita at population build- out, a service level that is well within Library industry planning guidelines, · Programming for children, families and adults is a service priority in Pleasanton and one of the Library's strengths. Since 1999, annual attendance at Library programs has grown from 5,393 to over 30,000 people, The needs assessment recommends two large meeting rooms to hold 200 and 150 people, a storytelling space in the children's area that can seat 60 and eight small group study and tutoring rooms, · The existing Library's reader seat capacity is 140 seats, A total of364 reader/study seats are recommended for Pleasanton, to offer 4.6 seats per 1,000 when the community reaches its build-out population, · Secluded quiet study space is needed and should be provided in a separate, acoustically controlled room, perhaps combined with local history and genealogy, · The public computers are in high demand. A total of 143 public access computers are recommended including 6 computers in a homework center and 24 computers housed in a computer classroom, Like most City capital facility projects, there is a balance that must take place between meeting all community, business and staff expectations and approving a facility design that effectively addresses critical service demands within a manageable project budget. As a result, while the Needs Study identifies service needs based on current trends and service expectations from a large segment of the user community, staff and the Council has not conducted a detailed evaluation of these recommendations as they relate to library operations or space needs, Rather, at this time, the Needs Study provides a roadmap to identifying key service and facility needs that require further study, If the City Council decides, at a later date, to proceed with design of a new or expanded library facility, staff, the Library Commission and the City Council will provide additional focus on developing recommendations regarding critical service/operational and facility needs, Notwithstanding the above, the Needs Study does provide an effective benchmark for facilitating further study and while it is premature to assume that a new or expanded building would be 65,000 or 73,000 square feet or that it be designed to accommodate seating for 300 or 364, it effectively identifies the magnitude of our space needs. As a result, the City is in a position to take the next step toward studying this matter, SR:06:075 Page 4