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to The professionally trained librarians on the Task Force, directed by the BOCC and Task Force at large, have created a Matrix, which is attached, of Library Standards identifying those Orange County libraries that meet the standard or the financial impact of achieving the standard. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is rio immediate financial impact•to receiving this Executive Summary and Attachments. These documents identify specific'funding initiatives for the CIP for Library Services in Orange County. The BOCC would ultimately need to discuss and determine the overall magnitude and relative priority of these future capital project proposals and associated impacts on program operations and facility maintenance. The Library currently holds in trust approximately $129,000 that can be used as a capital contribution towards a proposed Heritage Center. Additionally, the current Library budget contains $10,000, earmarked to engage an outside consultant to explore interoperability among all Orange County Libraries. These funds can be used to address the 2000 Task Force recommendation to' conduct a cost- benefit study of implementing acounty-wide, jointly-operated, technology-system. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1. Accept the Library Service Standards and Facilities Needs Matrix developed by 2007 Library Services Task Force; and 2. Direct County and Library management to begin discussions with the Town of Chapel Hill for a consolidated county-wide library system.