To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Purchase Order with OverDrive for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines through June 30, 2028
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a purchase order with OverDrive, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Library Fund.
BACKGROUND:
OverDrive, Inc., offers the Contra Costa County Library access to a variety of eMaterials in different formats that are appropriate for recreational and informational research for learners of all ages. Library patrons need multiple ways to conveniently access high quality recreational, educational, and general interest books and magazines from popular publishers. OverDrive supports the Library in providing current and timely access to information to patrons throughout the County in digital formats and saves considerable staff and funding resources in doing so by providing robust product support, management, and marketing resources to the Library.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Purchase Order is not approved, the Contra Costa County Library will no longer be able to provide access to the same level of variety in eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines that support the recreational, educational, and informational needs of Contra Costa County library patron.