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File Number: 22-396 4.PLP Executive petitions the California Library Services Board (CLSB) requesting approval of San Leandro Public Library’s membership in PLP with a letter of support from City Manager Fran Robustelli. Library Director Brian Simons attends the CLSB meeting - Fall of 2022. 5.Once CLSB approves, San Leandro Public Library will be eligible to receive California Library Service Act (CLSA) funds as part of full PLP membership in FY 2023-2024. Since this process is lengthy and we would not get access to the roughly $7,500 of CLSA funds that can be used for LINK+, CENIC hardware, e-books, and other electronic or data-based services until 2023-2024, the Library was able to negotiate a reduced first-year fee for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, not to exceed $4,999. The regular annual price is otherwise $15,641 based on the current PLP formula. The Library has identified how to pay the full fee in future Fiscal Years without adding additional requests for funding to the budget. By closely identifying what the Miscellaneous account funding was being spent on, the City was able to make some decisions and budget for BALIS/PLP membership in the future. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that a resolution is approved to authorize the City Manager to execute all documents so that the San Leandro Public Library can join the Bay Area Library and Information System (BALIS), and by Default, the Pacific Library Partnership (PLP) with a first-year membership fee of $4,999 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and future fiscal year membership fees based on the PLP Membership Fee Schedule. BACKGROUND The Library has been interested in joining BALIS/PLP since 2009 because the benefits of connection to the rest of the Bay Area and state of California libraries, as well as, the opportunities for grant funding, shared international language collection services, and the staff training benefits outweighed the cost. But, City policy that required a non-resident fee card for use of the San Leandro Public Library precluded San Leandro from joining this cooperative. Since the City Council eliminated that fee card policy on March 1, 2021, San Leandro has been able to take advantage of this membership opportunity to directly enrich public services the Library provides and indirectly enhance those services through enriching the staff that serve the public. Analysis Even with the limited membership in Fiscal Year 2022-2023, without access to the CLSA funds, the BALIS/PLP membership provides the Library with a wealth of valuable monetary, service, and staff enrichment benefit opportunities: -Participation in staff training and resources related to LSTA grants. These toolkits increase the City’s chances of LSTA and IMLS grant funding awards. -Opportunity to apply for a PLP Innovation and Technology Grant annually, worth up to $100,000. -Staff Development Trainings: Spring Workshop focuses on library staff development, while the Future of Libraries conference focuses on forward-thinking topics, both of which provide Library staff career growth and training opportunities, as well as access to the shared knowledge of the profession to help San Leandro staff learn from others to improve Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/15/2022