Yorba Linda History


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View the documentMany folks use local library
Yorba Linda Star July 19 1922 page 1
View the documentSecure site for new library, review growth of institution
Yorba Linda Star January 11 1924 page 1
View the documentLibrary board buys lots for future site
Yorba Linda Star February 15 1924 page 1
View the documentAll Yorba Linda is proud of library
Yorba Linda Star May 9 1924 page 1
View the documentCommunity asset in Yorba Linda library
Yorba Linda Star November 6 1924 page 1
View the documentStory hour at the public library
Yorba Linda Star March 19 1926 page 1
View the documentHow do you use your library?
Yorba Linda Star January 27 1928 page 1
View the documentGroup formed to curb flaming youth
Yorba Linda Star February 22 1929 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Library giving more service on less money
Yorba Linda Star February 16 1934 page 1
View the documentPlan `painless' new library in community
Yorba Linda Star August 16 1935 page 1
View the documentCall library bond election for Oct. 2
Yorba Linda Star September 13 1935 page 1
View the documentLibrary bond sale to be contingent on federal grant
Yorba Linda Star September 20 1935 page 1
View the documentLibrary bonds carry by small vote margin
Yorba Linda Star October 4 1935 page 1
View the documentLack of money causes library plan to shrink
Yorba Linda Star January 3 1936 page 1
View the documentLibrary plans definitely `out' Chapman says
Yorba Linda Star February 7 1936 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Library plays big role in town's culture
Yorba Linda Star October 17 1947 page 1
View the documentChamber of Commerce hears appeal for new library building
Yorba Linda Star May 2 1957 page 1
View the documentNew library plans on display as project gains headway
Yorba Linda Star May 29 1958 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Casts Enthusiastic vote for new $80,000 library
1958 page 1
View the documentLibrary bonds to go to voters July 8
Yorba Linda Star June 19 1958 page 1
View the documentLibrary will open its doors this afternoon
by March Butz,
Yorba Linda Star December 10 1959 page 1
View the documentLarge group attends impressive ceremony
Yorba Linda Star February 11 1960 page 1
View the documentMarch Butz to retire as local librarian
Yorba Linda Star June 15 1961 page 1
View the documentLibrary starts new checkout card system
Yorba Linda Star September 11 1963 page 1
View the documentBond election set by library board
Yorba Linda Star May 5 1965 page 1
View the documentLibrary bond issue approved
Yorba Linda Star June 9 1965 page 1
View the documentLibrary expansion plans discussed
Yorba Linda Star March 6 1968 page 2
View the documentTrustees seek $585,000 bond issue to enlarge library
Yorba Linda Star September 10 1969 page 1
View the documentLibrarian upholds proposed expansion
by Katherine Citizen,
Yorba Linda Star October 29 1969 page 1
View the document$585,000 library bond issue wins: incumbents re-elected
Yorba Linda Star November 12 1969 page 1
View the documentLibrary bond sale okayed by supervisors
Yorba Linda Star February 4 1970 page 1
View the documentOpen house at library Sunday
by Val Lucas,
Yorba Linda Star June 23 1971 page 1
View the documentHundreds Attend Library Opening
by Val Lucas,
Yorba Linda Star June 30 1971 section 2 page 1
View the documentLibrary cuts staff and hours to handle budget reduction
by Gisela Meier,
Yorba Linda Star June 17 1978 page 1
View the documentComputers bring library into the modern age
Yorba Linda Star February 17 1982 page 1
View the documentLibrary to undergo renovation
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star June 22 1989 page 1
View the documentLibrary set for opening
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star May 28 1992 page 1
View the documentNew computers to provide limited Internet access
by Heather McRae,
Yorba Linda Star April 16 1998 page 1
View the documentThat's what `friends' are for
by Heather McRea,
Yorba Linda Star April 16 1998 page 6
View the documentCouncil delays library project
by Shoba Spencer,
Yorba Linda Star September 23 2004 page 1-2

Library cuts staff and hours to handle budget reduction

by Gisela Meier,
Yorba Linda Star June 17 1978 page 1   Open this page in a new window

“We had hoped it wouldn't happen, but it has happened,” said Katherine Citizen, head librarian at the Yorba Linda District Library.

Since Prop. 13 has passed, Citizen is faced with a budget of $289.000, as compared to last year's budget of $493,000.

As a result, the library's board of directors last week decided to cut both the library staff and hours.

“We have lost six full-time positions and three part-time positions or 280 staff hours,” Citizen said. “We will maintain a staff of 10 full-time and 16 part-time employees.”

The library's hours of operation will be reduced from 66 to 45, she continued. Beginning on June 26, the facility will be open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 9 p.m. The library will be closed on Sundays and Mondays.

“We chose the hours and days of operation that were recommended by patrons in a survey we conducted,” Citizen explained.

Although many libraries are phasing out their children's programs, Citizen said, the Yorba Linda library will maintain its summer reading program.

“The materials have already been ordered and received and there's no use in them gathering dust on the shelves,” Citizen said. “Besides, that would almost be a punitive thing for the children and I couldn't go along with that.”

The professional librarian of the young adult section has been laid off, and that department will be combined with the adult section, she continued. The audio visual department will remain open, although no new films will be ordered.

There probably won't be any orders for new books either, since the book budget has been cut from $60,000 to $10,000.

“That will only take care of newspapers, periodicals, standing orders and possibly some new books,” Citizen explained.

The library may attempt further savings by taking out a phone line, and Citizen hopes that utility bills will be reduced through the cut in hours.

If the reduced staff cannot handle the work load, she added, volunteer services may be used. Several residents have already offered their time, she said.

As yet, no alternative funding methods have been found by the board of directors. According to Citizen, the Education Code states specifically that public libraries must be free, so fees for the use of books have been ruled out.

Fund-raising events by the Friends of the Library, such as the recent book sale, may raise several hundred dollars, she said, but do not compensate for the loss of $200,000.

Since Citizen estimated that $135,000 would be available to the library if Prop. 13 passed, she included last year's reserve funds in this year's “Jarvis budget.”

“This means we wiped out our reserve,” she said. “I'm afraid to think of what will happen next year when we have no reserve. Hopefully the legislature will have come up with a solution that we can work with and still maintain a library.”

Meanwhile, Citizen said, the staff hopes to do the best job for the residents of Yorba Linda at the highest level of service possible.

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