JOINT USE

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JOINT USE

• Building the 21st Century Library
• Introductory Workshop

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FUNDING CATEGORIES

• Construction of new public library buildings
• First priority
• Joint use projects that are new construction
• Conversion/remodeling of an existing building
  into a public library
• Second priority
• All other public library projects

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FUNDING CATEGORIES

• Remodeling/expansion of existing public library
  buildings
• First priority
• Public library projects in the attendance areas
  of public schools determined to have inadequate
  infrastructure to support access to computers and
  other educational technology
• Second priority
• All other projects

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Defining Joint Use" Library Projects

• OPTION 1
• A joint use library combines a public library and
  a public school library or libraries serving any
  combination of K-12 students in a single facility
  for the provision of services, as defined by
  written cooperative agreement.

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Defining Joint Use" Library Projects

• OPTION 2
• A joint use library either
• (a)   (Option 1 Above), or
• (b)   provides physical space in the public
  library
• for one or more of the following library
  services, as defined by written cooperative
  agreement,
• offered by a public library jurisdiction in
• conjunction with one or more public school
• districts serving any combination of K-12
  students.

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SERVICES

• These services shall be
• Computer Lab
• Family Literacy Center
• Homework Center
• Career Center

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Cooperative Agreements

• Applicants shall submit a copy of a written
  agreement signed by the authorized representative
  of each agency following official action by the
  governing authorities, describing

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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

• 1. the roles and responsibilities of each party
• 2. how library services will be provided to the
  public and to students
• 3. the hours library services will be available
  to the public and to students
• 4.  how the library is to be staffed

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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

• 5. ownership of the site, facility,
  furnishings, equipment, and materials collections
  
• 6. all sources and uses of funding
• 7. responsibility for facility operation

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ANNUAL EVALUATION

• An annual evaluation and review process of the
  joint use agreement that includes
• a narrative assessment of the strengths and
  weaknesses of the project
• types of uses by both user groups students and
  non-students
• recommendations for improvements to the services
  provided

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ANNUAL REPORT

• 9. An annual report process of the joint use
  project that includes
• the total number of users, both student and
  non-student
• total circulation by non-student and student
  users, and

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ED CODE 1999

• 10. acknowledging and incorporating
• Education Code Section 19999

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20 YEARS
Sec. 19999. Facility dedicated to direct public
library services. A facility, or the part
thereof, acquired, constructed, or remodeled, or
rehabilitated with grants received pursuant to
this chapter shall be dedicated to public
library direct service use for a period of not
less than 20 years following completion of the
project.
 
   
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Public Library Purposes

• If any portion of a project is not to be used for
  the provision of direct public library services,
  that portion is not an eligible project cost.
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• The cost for that portion of the building must be
  calculated and excluded from the total cost of
  the project when applying the state matching
  funding formula.

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Considerations in Reviewing Applications

• 1. Needs of urban and rural areas
• 2. Population growth
• 3. Age and condition of the existing library
  facility

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Considerations in Reviewing Applications

• 4. The degree to which the existing library
  facility is inadequate in meeting the needs of
  the residents in the library service area,and the
  degree to which the proposed project responds to
  the needs of those residents

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Considerations in Reviewing Applications

•   5. The degree to which the library's plan of
  service integrates appropriate electronic
  technologies into the proposed project.
•    6. The degree to which the proposed site is
  appropriate for the proposed project
  and its intended use.
•   7. The financial capacity of the local agency
  submitting the application to open and maintain
  operation of the proposed library.