Network Status Granted

 

GOLD COAST IS A NETWORK!

 

At its regular meeting in Irvine, CA, on Friday, August 18, 2000, the Library of California Board acted favorably on the Network Status Application for the Gold Coast Library Network.

 

Moved and carried unanimously:  that the Library of California Board accept the application of the Gold Coast Library Network, as it meets all the legal requirements of the Library of California Act and Regulations, and that the Gold Coast Library Network be approved effective immediately with State funded operations to begin no sooner that January 1, 2001, and that the decision on state funding of the allocation for Gold Coast Library Network's initial year of operations be postponed until the benefits for their participating libraries commence no sooner than January 1, 2001.

Cate School, CA Institute of the Arts, Krotona, Lucia Mar Unified

School District-Arroyo Grande HS, Naval Facilities Engineering Service

Center, Cuesta College, SB Botanic Garden, SB City College, SBHS

District-San Marcos HS & SBHS Library Media Center & Dos Pueblos Sr. HS,

SB Museum of Natural History, College of the Canyons, Santa Maria-Bonita

School District IMC, SM Jt Union HS District-Ernest Righetti HS, Santa

Maria Public Library, Thacher School Library, UCSB Libraries, Westmont

College.

 

A second group of members will be approved at the November Board Meeting provided all required documents are filed by the next deadline, approximately October 20.  The precise deadline date will be announced as soon as it is confirmed.

 

Two other Networks were also approved on August 18:  Golden Gateway

Library Network, Region II and Cascade Pacific Library Network, Region I.