MOST POPULAR
BOOKS BY THE NUMBERS
Contra Costa County Library | 777 Arnold Drive, Suite 210 Martinez, CA | 925.608.7700 | ccclib.org Two thousand twenty-three gave us much to celebrate with lots of exciting new initiatives and projects.
Planning started for the construction of the new Bay Point Library, which will be situated in a new mixed use, high-density, transit-oriented development. We launched our very first cable TV and streaming advertising campaign focused on the Library’s free digital resources, and it won an award for excellence in diversity, equity, & inclusion! The first ever countywide library foundation for Contra Costa was established as the Library Foundation of Contra Costa (LFCC). Their goal is to enhance library services for the entire county and to help decrease equity gaps in funding amongst the branches. We introduced a new all-electric early literacy van, called the Rolling Reader. The van provides new books and take-home literacy activities for young children in underserved communities.
We are very proud of these accomplishments as well as the everyday excellent service and programs Library staff and volunteers continue to deliver in all our communities.
Alison McKee
County Librarian
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT
2023
Dog Man -
Mothering Heights
by Dav Pilkey
MIDDLE
READER
The Thank You Book
by Mo Willems
EARLY
READER
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
TEEN
READER
Spare
by Prince Harry
ADULT
READER
East Bay Times views
983,429
62%
Digital Magazine
checkouts
406,215
908%
Linkedin
Learning
1,293,255
126%
Kanopy
Streams
156,000
12.6%
*Percentages are based on increases from 2022 to 2023
VISITS Virtual visits
4,987,988
In-Person Visits
2,304,075
ART
PROGRAMS
Children
T eens
Adults
T otal
Virtual
Programs
T otal
Attendees
42 33
230
305
In-Person
Programs
4,318
892
1,860
6,070
230.6K
20.2K
47.8K
298.6K
BOOKS BORROWED
1 M
2 M
3 M
4 M
5 M
eBook
checkouts
1.869M
Book
checkouts
4.871M
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. 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
Ken Carlson
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
2023
ccclib.org
SUMMER READING
6,470 participants
COMMUNITY READS
FOR KIDS
Guts
by Raina Telgemeier
READ CONTRA COSTA
The Bandit Queens
by Parini Shroff
Volunteer Tutors
Adult Learners
Tutoring Hours
Met/ Made Progress
toward literacy goals
231
292
14,021
65%
PROJECT
SECOND CHANCE
Adult Literacy Program
VOLUNTEERS
621
volunteers
19,448
hours served
MEALS SERVED
BUDGET
Revenue - $41.3M
90%
7%
1%
2%
PROPERTY TAX
TOWN / CITY
FINES / FEES
OTHER
Expenditures - $41.3M
76%
9%
3%
4%
8%
STAFF
MATERIALS
FACILITIES
OFFICE EXPENSES
OTHER
13,571
*Free healthy lunch and
aftershool meals for children
and teens 18 and under.