Santa Barbara County Library Ad Hoc Committee
A history and archive of information developed and collected by the County Library Ad Hoc Committee since 2019
Background
The Santa Barbara County Library Ad Hoc Committee was created by the Board of Supervisors in October 2018 to address persistent budget challenges and funding requests needed to keep libraries open. The purpose of the committee was to outline a path to a sustainable and equitable finance and governance system for county libraries. This site is meant to document and share the work of the Committee so that further efforts to improve the system can build on the work accomplished to date.
Summary
The slides below are from the February 9, 2022 presentation to the Ad Hoc Committee and City leaders. Use the arrows at the bottom left of this window to click through the presentation. Click on the 3 vertical dots near the arrows to view with speaker notes.
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Understand the structure and funding of the Countywide library system.
Meet the committee members, review the purpose, principles and actions adopted by the Committee, and access meeting materials.
Find links and other collected resources related to the Committee's work.