About the Library
COLLECTION
GOAL 1: The community's diverse reading interests and curriculum
support needs are satisfied through the materials and formats provided by
the Sacramento Public Library.
- Objective 1: Conduct an annual assessment of the diverse reading needs and interests of people within the Sacramento Public Library service area. This will include, but is not limited to, curriculum support, adult basic collection, languages, and e-books.
- Objective 2: Conduct an annual analysis of library collection usage patterns to refine collection development profiles to ensure the collection meets the diverse reading needs of the community.
- Objective 3: Conduct an annual review of the Collection Development Guidelines every January to ensure that our collection meets the diverse reading needs of the community.
- Objective 4: Obtain supplemental funds from outside sources to enhance the collection.
- Objective 5: Review and revise current circulation practices to improve customer access to high-demand reading materials.
- Objective 6: Provide free inter-library borrowing through partnership agreements to enhance and expand the range of public and academic library materials available to meet the diverse reading demands of our customers.
GOAL 2: Customers easily find desired reading materials using the
library catalog.
- Objective 1: Investigate means of improving the cataloging and classification of the collection to facilitate customer access to the collection and provide a written plan for implementation.
- Objective 2: Provide extended information in the library catalog such as: icons that indicate the type of material, book cover pictures, and book reviews.
- Objective 3: Investigate
and implement methodologies that support local school encouragement
of reading, by making it easy for library users to search the library
catalog for Accelerated Reader books by reading and point levels.