MALIBU LIBRARY NEEDS ASSESSMENT 2018 DRAFT Draft August 2018 Malibu Library Needs Assessment 2018 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2: Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 3: Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 8 Chapter 4: Community Analysis .................................................................................................................. 10 Community Background ......................................................................................................................... 10 Geography ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Government ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................... 10 City Services ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Contract Services ................................................................................................................................ 11 City Services ........................................................................................................................................ 11 City Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Community Services ............................................................................................................................ 11 Parks and Recreation Master Plan ...................................................................................................... 12 Malibu Arts Task Force Report ............................................................................................................ 12 Other Organizations ................................................................................................................................ 13 Social Service Organizations ............................................................................................................... 13 Schools ................................................................................................................................................ 14 On‐line, Broadcast, Print, Social Media Communications ...................................................................... 14 Community Events .................................................................................................................................. 15 Demographics ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Population Growth .............................................................................................................................. 16 Age Characteristics .............................................................................................................................. 16 Los Angeles County Comparison ......................................................................................................... 17 Economic Characteristics ......................................DRAFT.............................................................................. 17 Homelessness ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Community Strengths and Weaknesses ............................................................................................. 18 Chapter 5: Library Services ......................................................................................................................... 19 Los Angeles County Library ..................................................................................................................... 19 California Library Law and Library Funding ......................................................................................... 19 Los Angeles County Library Overview ................................................................................................. 19 1 | Page Malibu Library Needs Assessment 2018 Community Libraries ........................................................................................................................... 20 Library Services ................................................................................................................................... 20 Library Needs Assessment 2005 ............................................................................................................. 21 Post 2005 ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Library Services 2004 vs 2017 ................................................................................................................. 25 Five Year Profile .................................................................................................................................. 25 Malibu Library 2018 ................................................................................................................................ 27 Changing Facility Requirements .......................................................................................................... 27 Current Programs and Services ........................................................................................................... 28 Collections ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Library Outreach ................................................................................................................................. 29 Operating Costs and Set Aside Funds ..................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 6: Community Input ...................................................................................................................... 32 Opportunities and Participants ............................................................................................................... 32 Survey ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 Respondents ....................................................................................................................................... 33 What the Community Said ...................................................................................................................... 41 Facility ................................................................................................................................................. 41 Hours ................................................................................................................................................... 41 Community Awareness and Library Publicity ..................................................................................... 41 General ................................................................................................................................................ 41 Collections ........................................................................................................................................... 42 Local Interest Malibu‐centric Programming ....................................................................................... 42 Community Building ............................................................................................................................ 42 Location ............................................................................................................................................... 42 Adult Services ................................................DRAFT...................................................................................... 43 Children’s Services .............................................................................................................................. 44 Teens ................................................................................................................................................... 44 Friends of the Library .......................................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 7: Facility Assessment ................................................................................................................... 45 Library History & Needs Assessment 2005 ............................................................................................. 45 Library Renovation .................................................................................................................................. 45 Building Program ....................................................................................................................................