Agenda 05/09/2023 Item #16D 1 (B/A to transfer funding within County-Widde Capital Fund - Library)16.D.1
05/09/2023
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 Williams,
Public Services Interim Department Head
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16.D.1
05/09/2023
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.1
Doc ID: 25369
Item Summary: *** This Item continued from the April 25, 2023, BCC Meeting. *** 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: 05/09/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Management Analyst II — County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
04/26/2023 8:35 AM
Submitted by:
Title: — Operations & Veteran Services
Name: Jeff Newman
04/26/2023 8:35 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Public Services Department
Library
Operations & Veteran Services
Operations & Veteran Services
Public Services Department
County Attorney's Office
Office of Management and Budget
County Attorney's Office
Office of Management and Budget
Community & Human Services
County Manager's Office
Board of County Commissioners
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Geoffrey Willig
Maggie Lopez
Dan Rodriguez
Geoffrey Willig
PSD Level 1 Reviewer
Additional Reviewer
Director Review
Additional Reviewer
PSD Department Head Review
Level 2 Attorney Review
Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review
Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review
Additional Reviewer
Additional Reviewer
Level 4 County Manager Review
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