To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Update Library Open Hours for the Walnut Creek Library
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution to increase the Walnut Creek Library open hours to 56 hours per week effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no net fiscal impact to the Library Fund since Walnut Creek Library open hours and staffing will be increased commensurate with an increase in city funding.
BACKGROUND:
In accordance with the Library Lease and Service Agreement between the County and the City of Walnut Creek, on Friday May 22, 2026, the City of Walnut Creek informed the County Librarian that the City will fund sixteen (16) extra hours at the Walnut Creek Library for fiscal year 2026-2027, which will increase the Walnut Creek Library’s weekly open hours from fifty-two (52) to fifty-six (56). This increase is in recognition that there will likely be additional demand at the Walnut Creek Library while the Ygnacio Valley Library is closed for renovations from September 9, 2026, to approximately May 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If library hours are not updated, the Walnut Creek Library will remain open for only 52 hours per week during fiscal year 2026-2027.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE OPEN HOURS OF THE LIBRARY
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2025, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2025/74, authorizing a change in open hours for the Library that deviated from the standard operating hours (8am - noon; 1pm - 5pm) set under County Ordinance No. 22-2.202; and
WHEREAS, the Library wishes to continue its practice of offering hours beyond what is prescribed in County Ordinance No. 22-2.202 to better accommodate the needs of the public; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa cities hosting County Library branches have the option to fund up to sixteen (16) open hours above the forty (40) open hour schedule funded by the County Library; and
WHEREAS, the City of Walnut Creek has notified the County that it will increase funding for additional hours for the Walnut Creek Library from twelve (12) hours to sixteen (16) hours per week for fiscal year 2026-2027;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that effective July 1, 2026:
1. Contra Costa County Library Hours and Information are hereby modified and approved as shown in Attachment A; and
2. This resolution supersedes and replaces Resolution No. 2025/74, which was adopted by the Board on March 11, 2025.