To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Purchase Order with Baker and Taylor LLC For Library Materials 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 Baker and Taylor LLC in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 for library materials (books) for the period July 1,2025 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Library Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Baker and Taylor LLC offers the Contra Costa County Library access to books to support the recreational, educational, and informational needs of its patrons. Library patrons need convenient access to high quality recreational, educational, and general interest books from popular publishers and authors. Baker and Taylor supports the Library in providing current and timely access to information for patrons throughout the County and saves considerable staff and funding resources in doing so by providing seamless integration with the Library’s existing technologies, robust customer service, and highly specified processing services for materials purchased. This saves the Library considerable staff and financial resources.
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 a wide variety of books that support the recreational, educational, and informational needs of Contra Costa County library patrons.