Library
www.santa-ana.org/library
Item # 11
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 1, 2025
TOPIC: California State Library Funding
AGENDA TITLE
Appropriation Adjustment Recognizing $8,080 in California State Library Funding (General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $8,080 in California State Library California Library Services Act funds in the Library Miscellaneous Income revenue account and appropriate the same into the Library Tech & Support Services, Computer Software Subscriptions expenditure account, to apply toward Library e-resources. (Requires five affirmative votes)
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
As a full member of the Santiago Library System, which is a consortium of libraries in Orange County, the Santa Ana Public Library is eligible to receive funding from the California State Library, in accordance with the California Library Services Act. In January 2025, the Library was notified that it would receive $8,080.36 in funds to apply toward e-resources provided by Overdrive, Inc. (“Overdrive”).
On October 17, 2023, the City Council approved an agreement with Overdrive, Inc. (“Overdrive”) to provide content hosting services and digital content such as e-books, e- audiobooks, e-magazines, and video streaming. The agreement ends June 30, 2026 with the option for up to two one-year renewals.
In recent years, electronic content such as e-books, e-audiobooks, e-magazines, and streaming content have become very popular, and an essential part of the Library’s digital services platform. Library patrons can access Overdrive content through various methods that include the Santa Ana Public Library’s website, Libby app (by Overdrive), or on e-reader devices. Using Overdrive, patrons can browse the Library’s digital collection and check out materials with a valid Santa Ana Public Library card. From
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there, users can easily download books, magazines, videos, or audiobooks to computers or mobile devices. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. Downloadable titles offer library patrons of all ages a convenient way to access information and materials from home or anywhere there is an internet connection.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The appropriation adjustment will recognize $8,080 in the Library Miscellaneous Income revenue account (01111002-57990), and appropriate the same to Library Tech & Support Services, Computer Software Subscriptions expenditure account (01111190- 66511) as follows:
Fiscal Year Accounting Unit-
Account #
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account Description Amount
FY 24-25 01111190 –
66511
General
Fund
Tech & Support
Services, Computer
Software Subscriptions
$8,080
TOTAL $8,080
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Notification Letter
Submitted By: Brian Sternberg, Executive Director of Library Services Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager