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County of Santa Barbara Library Advisory Meetings
Download the 2021 Meeting Schedule
2021 |
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| March 17, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
| June 16, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
| September 15, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
| December 8, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
County Library Advisory Committee
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The Board of Supervisors has by appointment created a Library Advisory Committee. The term of office of each member of the Advisory Committee shall run concurrently with the term of the Library Agreement, or until discharged at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. Each contracting city, namely Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Goleta, shall nominate one member for appointment by the Board of Supervisors. In addition, the Cities of Carpinteria, Buellton, Guadalupe, and Solvang, in recognition of their significant contributions to free library service within the County, may nominate one member for appointment by the Board of Supervisors, and the County Supervisor of each supervisorial district shall appoint one member. In recognition of County Service Area 3's significant contributions to free library service, the County Board of Supervisors shall appoint one member from the residents of County Service Area 3. The Supervisors shall further appoint one member of its Board, or a designee, to chair the Library Advisory Committee.
The Library Advisory Committee shall meet at least quarterly to review services and operations, and to make advisory recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as follows:
- Insure adequate library services to all the inhabitants of the County of Santa Barbara;
- Review annually the operation of the library system and this Agreement;
- Submit advisory recommendations to insure adequate service to branch libraries;
- Assure adequate exchange of information among libraries;
- Determine the level of service necessary to insure adequate library services for all the residents of the County;
- Consider site locations and building programs;
- Receive notices of reductions to the level of library services; and
- Receive citizen input regarding library-related issues and make recommendations thereon.
Members
| County District Representatives | |
| First District | Patricia Saley |
| Second District | Sharon Hoshida |
| Third District | Judith Dale |
| Fourth District | Barbara Raggio |
| Fifth District | Carol Gregor |
| City Representatives | |
| Buellton | Holly Sierra |
| Carpinteria | Gail Marshall |
| CSA 3 | Alex Rodriguez |
| Goleta | Patricia Kistler |
| Guadalupe | Amelia Villegas |
| Lompoc | Alice Down |
| Santa Barbara | Milt Hess |
| Santa Maria | Betty Rose Gunn
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| Solvang | Robert Clarke |
| Library Directors | |
| Zone 1- Santa Barbara
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Jessica Cadiente |
| Zone 2- Lompoc | Sarah Bleyl |
| Zone 3-Santa Maria | Mary Housel |
| Zone 4-Goleta | Allison Gray |
| Board of Supervisors Representative | |
| Das Williams, 1st District Supervisor | |
| County Staff | |
| George Chapjian, Community Services Director | |
| Eva Camarena, Executive Assistant | |
| Ryder Bailey, CFO | |
Library Ad Hoc Committee
Purpose: Addressing the need for an effective and sustainable long term library service delivery model.
| Library Ad Hoc Meeting Packets | |
| December 2, 2020
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Meeting Packet |
| January 27, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
| March 3, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
| April 7, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
| May 26, 2021 | Meeting Packet |
Library Services
Library services in the County are provided via the Cities' main libraries and various branch locations as a way to efficiently use existing facilities and prevent the creation of County-operated duplicate establishments. The library service Cities are grouped into three zones as follows:
Zone 1: Santa Barbara. Services provided to the cities and unincorporated areas located within or in close proximity to Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Ynez, Eastside, and Los Olivos.
Zone 2: Lompoc. Services provided to the cities and unincorporated areas located within or in close proximity to Lompoc, and Vandenberg Village.
Zone 3: Santa Maria. Services provided to the cities and unincorporated areas located within or in close proximity to Cuyama, Guadalupe, Orcutt and Santa Maria.
Zone 4: Goleta. Services provided to the city and unincorporated areas located in close proximity to Goleta, Solvang and Buellton.
The County's contribution to library services for each zone is based on the population of the cities and unincorporated areas within the respective zone as certified January 1st of the prior fiscal year (FY 2011-2012) by the California State Library Public Library Fund (PLF).
