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Library advisory committee presents 2025 annual report and storywalk picks
Summary
The Library Advisory Committee presented its 2025 annual report, highlighting performance metrics, the county strategic plan, growth in digital circulation and the Storywalk book selections; the committee recommended continued collaboration with the Library Foundation.
The San Ramon Library Advisory Committee presented its 2025 annual report to the City Council, summarizing committee work, performance measures and community programming.
Cindy Alpert, outgoing committee chair, described the committee’s role as a liaison between residents, Contra Costa County Library staff and city departments. She said the committee meets quarterly and reviews circulation, program attendance and facility use at both San Ramon branches.
Alpert noted a steady increase in digital circulation and that county surveys show high patron satisfaction. The committee highlighted the Storywalk rotation in Central Park — in 2025 the committee approved four quarterly selections — and asked for ongoing coordination with the San Ramon Library Foundation to support programming and special projects.
Library staff answered resident questions about reservations and copy availability and explained the county’s Link+ interlibrary loan system and the two‑hour time limit on newly installed Zoom booths. Alpert said the county‑administered patron survey results can be filtered for San Ramon and that staff would make local responses available to the city committee on request.
The committee asked council to continue funding library hours and to maintain cooperation among city, county and nonprofit partners to sustain programs and digital resources.
