Agenda 04/25/2023 Item #16D1 (To relocate Library Capital Books to operational funding to continue funding eBook collections)04/25/2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize a Budget Amendment in the amount of $100,000 to transfer funding within
the County-Wide Capital Fund (301) to continue funding eBook collections to meet patron demand for
digital resources and materials for Collier County Public Libraries.
OBJECTIVE: To relocate Library Capital Books to operational funding to continue funding eBook collections.
CONSIDERATIONS: Collier County Public Library (“CCPL”) patrons increasingly utilize Library online
services and resources to meet their information, educational, and recreational needs. The ease of use and
convenience of the online and electronic format continues to feed the growth and demand for eBooks and eAudio.
Since CCPL added access to the Overdrive platform in 2006, and then to the cloudLibrary platform in 2016,
eBook/eAudio usage has increased by an average of ten percent (10%) annually since 2017.
The increased demand for eBook/eAudio access has made the electronic medium a critical component to public
library service. The availability of eBooks promotes access to books seamlessly while mitigating barriers patrons
may face when borrowing physical materials (e.g., time, distance, illness, weather, etc.). A 2022 Pew Research
Center Report states that three in ten Americans now read eBooks, with a growth of five percent (5%) nationwide
in the post-pandemic period. The CCPL continues to see robust demand for eBooks/eAudio via each platform’s
recommendation features and the level of holds placed by patrons.
Historically, CCPL receives General Fund dollars for the purchase of physical books in our Capital Fund (301).
Due to the volume of physical materials the Library purchases, physical materials are recognized as capital. The
CCPL does not physically own eBooks/eAudio, which are viewed as subscriptions or rentals by definition. As such,
eBooks have historically been funded through the Library’s Operating General Fund (001).
To meet this growing demand for eBook access, CCPL needs to balance its Capital Fund (301) purchasing power to
include eBooks by relocating a portion of capital dollars to operating dollars.
FISCAL IMPACT: A Budget Amendment is required to transfer $100,000 within County-Wide Capital Fund
(301) from Library Capital Project 54001 to Library eBook Project 80450.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no Growth Management impact.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board
approval. -SRT
RECOMMENDATION: To authorize a Budget Amendment in the amount of $100,000 to continue funding
eBook collections to meet patron demand for digital resources and materials for Collier County Public Libraries.
Prepared By: Yahaira Magee, Budget Analyst I, Operations and Veterans Services Division, and Tanya William s,
Public Services Interim Department Head
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.1
Doc ID: 23897
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize a Budget Amendment in the amount of $100,000 to transfer
funding within the County-Wide Capital Fund (301) to continue funding eBook collections to meet patron demand
for digital resources and materials for Collier County Public Libraries.
Meeting Date: 04/25/2023
Prepared by:
Title: – Operations & Veteran Services
Name: Yahaira Magee
11/14/2022 3:07 PM
Submitted by:
Title: – Operations & Veteran Services
Name: Jeff Newman
11/14/2022 3:07 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Operations & Veteran Services Jeff Weir Director Review Completed 04/11/2023 1:29 PM
Library Catherine Cowser Additional Reviewer Completed 04/11/2023 2:41 PM
Public Services Department Todd Henry PSD Level 1 Reviewer Completed 04/12/2023 7:52 AM
Operations & Veteran Services Geoffrey Willig Additional Reviewer Skipped 04/04/2023 8:44 AM
Public Services Department Tanya Williams PSD Department Head Review Completed 04/12/2023 8:13 AM
County Attorney's Office Scott Teach Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 04/12/2023 8:38 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 04/12/2023 10:41 AM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 04/12/2023 12:26 PM
Corporate Compliance and Continuous Improvement Megan Gaillard Additional Reviewer Completed
04/12/2023 7:00 PM
Community & Human Services Maggie Lopez Additional Reviewer Completed 04/17/2023 8:35 AM
Office of Management and Budget Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 04/17/2023 10:06 AM
County Manager's Office Dan Rodriguez Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 04/17/2023 2:45 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 04/25/2023 9:00 AM
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