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<br /> <br /> <br />Delivery and Courier Services <br />System membership includes delivery services for library materials so that your residents can <br />return materials to other libraries. In addition to the improved service delivery, economies of <br />scale, and efficiencies gained by the consolidation, your residents can borrow from any public <br />library in Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Benito, Santa Cruz, <br />and Monterey counties. Without system membership, other libraries can impose a non - <br />resident fee on your residents in order to obtain a library card to borrow materials or use <br />their libraries. These courier services allow your residents to return materials to other libraries, <br />and the items will be returned to your library. <br /> <br />The benefits of PLP include: <br /> <br />PLP achieves economies of scale by investing in a set of shared resources in programs and services <br />that will benefit people served by the communities in the four systems. <br />PLP reduces duplication of effort and redundancies at the administration level as the four systems <br />become one. <br />PLP facilitates the ability of member libraries to work together to increase the quantity and quality <br />of the services and programs for the people in this broader geographical area. <br />PLP provides, facilitates, and fosters advocacy at the local, state and federal level on issues of <br />interest to member libraries. <br />PLP serves as a liaison and a communication conduit to the State Library and the California Library <br />Services Board. <br />PLP enables each member to be more responsive to the changing needs and expectations of its <br />community. <br />PLP allows member libraries to have a stronger, more effective and unified voice. <br />PLP capitalizes on the talents and competencies of a larger group of member library staff and <br />increases the opportunity to share and learn from each other. <br />PLP collaborates to invest in research and development of new initiatives and pool resources to <br />support development of these initiatives. <br />PLP is an investment in a common administrative infrastructure. <br />PLP extends the network and communities of practices among the people who work in the <br />member libraries. <br />PLP provides the structure and support for member libraries with common interests to <br />communicate and share in a broader geographical arena. <br /> <br />