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Pleasanton Library & Recreation reports steady rentals, program growth and service adjustments in FY 2024–25
Summary
Staff presented the Library and Recreation Department's FY 2024–25 annual report on April 6, 2026, highlighting 554 facility rentals, expanded outreach and tracking changes, nearly 5,000 individuals served by housing and human services grants (including 266 experiencing homelessness), Firehouse Arts Center attendance above 4,600 and 6,871 Pleasanton Rides trips. Staff said some reported numeric figures in the transcript should be verified against source data.
City staff presented the Library & Recreation Department's FY 2024–25 annual report on April 6, 2026, reviewing facility rentals, library usage, cultural programming and social-service partnerships. Staff reported 554 community facility rentals for the fiscal year, 40 burials at Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery with eight casket plot sales and 19 cremation plot sales, and continued efforts to improve data accuracy through a new head-count sensor system in the library.
On library services, staff said total library cards increased year-over-year (including a student-success program that links cards to PUSD student IDs with about 75% participation), while visits and checkouts were affected by changes in reporting and limited meeting-room availability; staff added mobile outreach (the Zippy vehicle) and online renewal options.
Staff reported the Housing & Human Services grant program supported almost 5,000 individuals in FY 2024–25, including 266 people experiencing homelessness (a reported 28% year-over-year increase). The Firehouse Arts Center attendance rose to more than 4,600 despite fewer shows, and the Pleasanton Youth Theater Company delivered multiple productions and increased ticket sales. The Harrington Art Gallery hosted 17 exhibitions featuring about 230 participating artists.
Recreation highlights included a large increase in pickleball activity after conversion of two tennis courts to dedicated pickleball courts, growth in contract and fee-based classes (779 classes serving 4,770 participants), and expansion of the Gingerbread Preschool enrollment (reported as a 72% increase after staff changed registration windows). Pleasanton Rides provided 6,871 door-to-door trips for seniors and adults with disabilities; staff confirmed the service charges a nominal fee and is operated under contract with Black Tai Transportation.
Several numeric items in the presentation appeared garbled in the transcript provided (for example, one line recorded "over,00" attendees and another reporting an unusually large "over 26,000" pickleball figure). Where transcript numbers were unclear, this article reports the figures as staff presented them and notes the need to verify the specific counts with the department's published report and data files.
During Q&A a commissioner asked whether riders paid for Pleasanton Rides and who provided the service; staff answered that riders pay a nominal fee and that the city contracts with Black Tai Transportation for service delivery. The department closed by saying staffing reductions had required prioritizing core environmental-education and field-trip programs but that core offerings remain active.
The presentation concluded with commissioners' updates and the meeting adjourned.
