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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Cwtra
Costa
DATE: April 1, 1986 Courcy
SUBJECT: Legislation: Senate Bill 1984 (Roberti)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for SB 1984 by Senator Roberti.
BACKGROUND:
Existing law establishes a Division of Libraries within the State
Department of Education. This Division is headed by the State
Librarian. Existing law does not require the State Librarian to
employ a Children' s Librarian to coordinate children' s library
services throughout the State.
Senator Roberti has introduced SB 1984 which would require the
State Librarian to employ a Children' s Librarian to coordinate
library services throughout the State.
The County Librarian urges the Board to support SB 1984. His
concern is based on the fact that there is a growing uneasiness
among some public librarians that services to children--one of
the cornerstones of library services--is being downgraded as the
emphasis on technology and generalism increases.
The Contra Costa County Library continues to place a high
priority on services to children, which constitute 20%-25% of the
State' s population. Mr. Siegel indicates that the new position
created by SB 1984lwould benefit library services in Contra Costa
County in the following ways:
1. By providing information on programs and services
being undertaken by other library systems which are
contemplated by our library;
2 . By keeping abreast of and informing us of legislation
which affects children or library service thereto;
3 . By anticipating and planning responses to statewide
trends affecting library service to children; e.g.
latchkeychildren;
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; , YES SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON April, 8, APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County
County L� brarianator
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Senator David Roberti PHIL B CHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Kathy Snodgrass, Jackson/Barish SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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4. By acting as liaison with other State agencies serving
children to emphasize the importance of quality library
service, to avoid duplication of services, and to
jointly plan services;
5 . By acting as liaison to library schools to apprise them
of our recruitment needs and to encourage quality
education and training of children' s librarians;
6. By facilitating services to such underserved children
as the disabled, minorities, economically
disadvantaged, or those living in rural areas by
developing statewide links with agencies who work with
such children.