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BY THE NUMBERS
Two thousand twenty-one was a year of perseverance. We worked hard to provide the best service possible to our communities while learning to coexist with COVID-19 as a part of our daily lives. Our focus was and continues to be rethinking traditional library services and adjusting them to fit the new normal that has resulted from the ongoing pandemic. This report celebrates our challenges and successes.
We started off the year still offering Front Door Service, but by April we were able to reopen the libraries for Grab & Go service, which allowed patrons to finally come inside our buildings for the first time since March 2020. In July, we increased open hours at 17 libraries resulting in an additional 121 hours in library service across the County. We continued to build up our online programs, services and resources to support families working, playing and schooling at home by introducing lendable wi-fi hotspots, Raspberry Pi’s and nine new digital resources.
As always, we remain focused on our core goals of championing literacy and reading, ensuring equitable access, delivering high-quality service, and promoting the library’s value. As we move into 2022, we’re planning for the day when we can safely reintroduce in-person events and welcome many more of you back through our doors.
Alison McKee
County Librarian
BUDGET
Revenue - $36.3M
89%
10%
0%
1%
PROPERTY TAX
TOWN / CITY
FINES / FEES
OTHER
Expenditures - $36.3M
74%
10%
4%
1%
11%
STAFF
MATERIALS
FACILITIES
OFFICE EXPENSES
OTHER
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT
2021
Diary of a Wimpy
Kid: The Deep End
by Jeff Kinney
MIDDLE
READER
The Thank You Book
by Mo Willems
EARLY
READER
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
TEEN
READER
Dune
by Frank Herbert
ADULT
READER
New York Times views
754,845
98.4%*
East Bay Times views
604,063
9%*
OverDrive eBook checkouts
1.48M | 17.4%*
CH. 1
1 Linkedin
Learning
134,581
FRONT DOOR
SERVICE
JANUARY - APRIL 2021
Total Items Borrowed
549,622
Appointments Booked
4,218
*Percentages are based on increases from 2020 to 2021
17 LIBRARY
BRANCHES
INCREASE
OPEN HOURS 121
MORE
HOURS/WEEK
14%
INCREASE
HOURS/WEEK
Virtual
visits
3,592,202
Computer
logins
75,246
City partners contribute to additional open
hours at some branches.
The Contra Costa County Library is the pulse of the community. Working together, we spark imagination, fuel potential, and connect people with ideas and each other.
LUNCH, MEAL BOXES AND PRODUCE BOXES
VIRTUAL EVENTS
Children
T eens/Adults
Video/Streaming
Storytime
T otal
# of
Programs Attendees
26 Locations
COUNTYWIDE
READING PROGRAMS
District I
Supervisor
John Gioia
El Cerrito
El Sobrante
Kensington
Pinole*
San Pablo
District II
Supervisor
Candace Andersen
Danville
Dougherty Station
Lafayette
Moraga
Orinda
San Ramon
Walnut Creek*
District III
Supervisor
Diane Burgis
Brentwood
Oakley
Prewett
District IV
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff
Clayton
Concord
Pleasant Hill
Walnut Creek*
Ygnacio Valley
District V
Supervisor
Federal Glover
Antioch
Bay Point
Crockett
Hercules
Martinez
Pinole*
Pittsburg
Rodeo *Shared library
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT
2021
28,934
Total
5,930
Meal Boxes*
18,546
Produce Boxes
8 Locations
5,178
Lunches
*One Meal Box feeds one person for five days.
74 214
135
423
5,112
15,253
4,506
24,871
WI-FI HOTSPOTS TAKE & MAKE CRAFT KITS
SUMMER READING
10,108 participants
COMMUNITY READS
FOR KIDS
Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
READ CONTRA COSTA
We Are Not Free
by Traci Chee
300 Hotspots
2,301 checkouts
Locations
22 Kits
21,646
Volunteer Tutors
Adult Learners
Tutoring Hours
Literacy goals met
118
146
6,000+
72%
PROJECT SECOND CHANCE
Adult Literacy Program