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FUTURE LIBRARY SERVICE POLICY
The City of Newport Beach has a unique geographical configuration that pre-
cludes the provision of library service$ from one central location.
Consequently, in order to provide more ibrary accessibility to the residents,
the Newport Beach library system has beien based on a library branch concept.
To fulfill this policy, the City has bgen fairly evenly divided into four
geographical areas: the Peninsula and West Newport; the Newport Heights
and Mariners area; Corona del Mar; New4ort Center, Big Canyon, Bluffs and
Harbor View Hills area. In each area, a library has met, or will be
established to meet, the reading needs of the citizenry. The four libraries
shall be: Balboa, Mariners, Corona del Mar and Newport Center.
The proposed Newport Center Library shall be the library for the Bluffs,
Spyglass Hill, Harbor View Hills and o her residential communities in the
northeast sector of the City. It shall,also be the location of administra-
tive services and technical processing,, These services are now inadequately
housed in other libraries and addition $l space is needed for efficient
functioning. With the construction ®fithis library, the need for additional
space in the library system, to cope with the projected population growth
and the requirements it places on the system to expand the scope of the
collection and increase the depth of the reference materials, shall be
fulfilled. Since this northeast area is the fastest growing area in Newport
Beach, a library should be built %in this area as soon as possible.
To finance the Newport Center Library, a minimum of one -half of the Building
Excise Tax Fund shall be earmarked for the construction of the Newport Center
Library until adequate funds have accrued to finance the building. In addi-
tion, the Library Board and Friends of the Library shall work for gifts and
contributions, and the City Council may also earmark a portion of the tax rate
to be used to help construct the Newport Center Library.
If revenues accrue as projected, it is anticipated that by the end of the
calendar year 1976 there will be adequate funds to begin building the library.
Through joint planning,, the Library and the Art Museum can compliment each
other. The City Council urges the Art Museum to work with the Irvine Company
and the City, to expedite mutually beneficial plans.
Adopted February 25, 1974
Amended November 11, 1974
Amended November 27, 1978