Gold Coast Library Network
Membership Criteria

Adopted by the Core Planning Group with addition April 20, 2000.

Based on Education Code Section 18830(a), Article 4:

A library applying for membership in Gold Coast Library Network must:

Provide a written mission statement and service objectives.

Be in a fixed location in or adjacent to San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, or Ventura County.

Have established hours of service.

Provide an organized collection of information and materials accessible for use by its primary clients.

Demonstrate willingness to share resources with other libraries in the Gold Coast Library Network.  Resource sharing may include one or more of the following: lending materials; supplying copies of materials; providing access to materials on site; providing materials in digital form; and offering staff expertise.  Each member library will explain and describe how and to what extent it will share its available resources within the Gold Coast Library Network and the Library of California. 

Have paid library staff in the library, at least one of whom shall have a master’s degree in library science or, in the case of public schools, a California library media teacher credential issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Equivalent graduate education or demonstrated professional experience may be substituted for either of these requirements.

Have an established funding base.