Strategic Plan Progress Report
Executive Summary
Accomplishments:
Goal 1
Contra Costa County Library has made meaningful progress across all four goals of our 2024 Strategic Plan Update. Highlights include a 34% increase in adult literacy learners, an additional 5,023 children ages 5–17 with library cards, and a 4.61% increase in overall library usage. The addition of Hoopla, a streaming platform for music, movies, and e-content, resulted in a more than 42% increase in items available for checkout. New community partnerships further broadened the Library’s reach and impact across all four strategic goals.
The Library champions personal and community engagement in literacy, learning and reading to enrich lives.
Literacy, education, and lifelong learning opportunities grew by more than 42% primarily due to the addition of Hoopla. This far surpasses our 10% goal in this category. The Library also accomplished the following:
■ Project Second Chance achieved a 34% increase in adult literacy learners and a 19% increase in volunteer tutors
■ Youth art classes are offered at the Antioch, Brentwood, Pittsburg and Prewett libraries in partnership with Youth Arts Connection
■ Decodable children’s books were introduced at five branches ■ Expanded digital resources, including NYT Games, NYT Cooking, The Athletic, Hoopla, Washington Post, and a new webpage for teachers to schedule class visits ■ Overall Library usage increased by 4.61%, based on increased branch visits and items borrowed ■ Active cardholders grew by 4%, and 5,023 more children ages 5–17 have library cards compared to August 2024
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Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
2026-2027 Goals
All library users feel welcome, included, and have a sense of belonging when using library services, resources, and facilities.
The Library delivers a consistent, high-quality, and inviting experience at all points of contact.
The Library successfully promotes its value, programs, and opportunities to the community. ■ Draft BEACON (Belonging, Engagement, Access, Collaboration, Opportunity, and Navigation) Plan completed in January 2026
■ Added three new multilingual book vendors to expand and maintain collections in Farsi, Vietnamese, Korean, and Russian—including the Library’s first children’s Farsi collection ■ Six additional bilingual staff at branches, bringing the total to 38 ■ Submitted Collection Development plan to State Library as required by AB1825 ■ Implemented Programming Framework in April 2025
■ Self-Service Sundays implemented at Concord Library
■ Interior refreshes for the Crockett and Rodeo libraries completed ■ Preliminary designs completed for new Bay Point Library, slated to open June 2029 ■ Design work began for a new Oakley library in partnership with the City of Oakley, scheduled to open first half of 2028
■ Deferred maintenance underway at Antioch, Pinole, Kensington, and Ygnacio Valley libraries; completion expected in 2027
■ Facility Design Standards completed
■ Required customer service training implemented for all staff ■ Library card renewal now available online
■ Scanning services now available at all branches
■ Tech support hubs launched at the Pittsburg, San Pablo, and Walnut Creek libraries in partnership with Tech Exchange
■ Marketing plan completed in June 2025
■ Regional email marketing for library events launched in May 2025 ■ Bilingual (English/Spanish) DMV ads highlighting money-saving library resources launched May 2024 ■ Partnerships established with Los Medanos, Diablo Valley, and Contra Costa Community Colleges for the annual countywide Read Contra Costa initiative
■ Partnership with County Behavioral Health created Library Wellness Teams at the Antioch, Concord and San Pablo libraries to connect patrons with mental health and social services ■ Partnership with First 5 Contra Costa places library promotional materials and a free book in their kits for new parents
■ Expand Self-Service Sundays to San Pablo and Pittsburg and begin planning for launches at the Danville, Orinda and Brentwood Libraries
■ Complete deferred maintenance projects in Antioch, Kensington, Pinole and Ygnacio Valley libraries
■ Complete interior refresh of the Clayton Library in partnership with the City of Clayton ■ Continue working with the City of Oakley on the design of the new library ■ Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bay Point Library February 2026
PROGRAMS
Ages
Children
Teens
Adults
All Ages
4,052
740
1,710
1,252
14 13
188
2 243,010
17,410
43,604
72,318
Live
Programs
Virtual
Programs
Total
Attendees
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT 2025
OverDrive/Libby
Checkouts 3.04M
21.3% Increase
PressReader
Articles opened 1.33M
92.7% Increase
New York Times
Page views 2.72M
46.9% Increase
Kanopy (Streaming)
Checkouts 1.64K
23.6% Increase
*Percentages are based on increases from 2024 to 2025
BY THE NUMBERS
MOST POPULAR BOOKS
EARLY
READER
The Thank You Book
by Mo WIllems
TEEN
READER
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
ADULT
READER
The Women
by Kristin Hannah
JUVENILLE
READER
DogMan: The Scarlet Shedder
by Dave Pilkey
PICTURE
BOOK
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!
by Mo Willems
ROLLING READER
Visits/Events:
Visitors/People Served:
Miles travelled:
Book giveaways:
New library cards made:
Unique partners:
208
11,923
6,675
7,731
149
99 BOOKS BORROWED
Physical Circulation
Digital Circulation
4,586,460
3,071,968
VISITS
Website visits
5,915,128
In-Person visits
2,696,493
MISSION: Bringing People and Ideas Together
Contra Costa County Library | 777 Arnold Drive, Suite 210, Martinez, CA | 925.608.7700 | ccclib.org
MEALS SERVEDSUMMER READING
13,914
*Free healthy lunch and
afterschool meals for children
and teens 18 and under.
Summer Reading
finishers
New online
registrations in
Beanstack
Minutes of reading
were recorded in
Beanstack
9,050
2,098
1.63 M
VOLUNTEERS PROJECT SECOND CHANCE
Volunteer Tutors:
Adult Learners:
Tutoring Hours:
Met/ Made Progress
toward literacy goals:
Adult Literacy Program
399
430
19,663
87%
20,094
Hours served
726
Volunteers