Project Videonet
Survey of Videoconferencing Usage Among U.S. Public Libraries
Equipment Funding Source – California Libraries
| Library name |
Source of funding |
Contact name |
Contact number |
Contact email address |
| Alpine County Library |
CSAC |
Bessie Platten |
530-694-2120 |
|
| Auburn-Placer County Library |
Grant |
Jon Torkelson |
530-886-4544 |
|
| San Benito County Library |
Rural Initiative |
Jo Wahdan |
831-636-4097 |
|
| Bear Valley Library |
Rural Initiative |
Thea Schoettgen |
209-753-6219 |
|
| Beverly Hills Public Library |
LSTA Grant |
Michael Steinfeld |
310-288-2220 |
|
| Brawley Public Library |
State Library Grant |
Marjo Mello |
760-344-1891 ext. 10 or 21 |
|
| Butte County Library |
Grant |
Oliver Allen |
530-891-2723 |
|
| Calaveras County Library |
State Library Grant |
Maurie Hoekstra |
209-754-6701 |
|
| Camarena Memorial Library |
Rural Initiative |
Sandra Tauler |
760-768-2170 |
|
| Cerritos Public Library |
City Capital Building Project |
Jackie Stetson |
562-916-1348 |
|
| Colusa County Public Library |
County Office of Education |
Susan Rawlins |
530-458-7671 |
|
| Corona Public Library |
IMLS Grant |
Chris-Tina Smith |
909-379-3796 |
|
| El Dorado County Library |
State Grant |
Gary Parks |
530-621-5541 |
|
| Humboldt County Library |
CA State Library Initiative – LSTA Grant |
Lisa Naef |
707-269-1921 |
|
| Huntington Beach Public Library |
Clean Air Grant |
Renee Brown |
714-375-8425 |
|
| Imperial County Library |
LSTA Grant |
Connie Barrington |
760-482-4791 |
|
| Kern County Library |
LSTA Grant |
David Yonaki |
661-868-0740 |
|
| Kern county Library – Wanda Kirk Branch |
Pacific Bell Education First |
Vicki Brown |
661-256-3236 |
|
| Mission Viejo Public Library |
Grant |
Valerie Macginnis |
949-830-7100/ext. 4002 |
|
| Mono County Library – Mammoth Lakes |
Rural Initiative |
Diane Hurlburt |
760-934-8670 |
|
| Mono County Library – Bridgeport |
LSTA Grant |
Vineca Hess |
760-932-7482 |
|
| National City Public Library |
LSTA Grant |
Anne Campbell |
619-336-4350 |
|
| Nevada County Library – Nevada City |
CA State Library Grant |
Mari Wolf |
530-470-2533 |
|
| Nevada County Library – Truckee |
CA State Library Grant |
Lauri Ferguson |
530-582-7846 |
|
| Palm Springs Public Library |
Grants and Local Donations |
Robin Ptacek |
760-322-7323 |
|
| Pasadena Public Library |
Pacific Bell Education First; upgraded with General Fund $$$ |
Wolf Hodgkinson |
626-744-4008 |
|
| Paso Robles Public Library |
State Library Grant (Gold Coast Library Network) |
Annie Robb |
805-237-3871 |
|
| Plumas County Library |
Rural Initiative |
Margaret Miles |
530-283-6269 |
|
| Sacramento Public Library |
Pacific Bell Education First |
Karin Mathis |
916-264-2899 |
|
| Salinas Public Library – Cesar Chavez Branch |
State Library Grant |
Sue Burk |
831-758-7319 |
|
| San Diego Public Library |
General Operating Funds |
Margaret Kazmer |
619-236-5873 |
|
| San Luis Obispo City/County Library |
LSTA Grant |
Judi Rohr |
805-781-5783 |
|
| Santa Maria Public Library |
Gold Coast Library Network |
Francisco Pinneli |
805-925-0994 |
|
| Shasta County Library |
LSTA Grant |
Estelle Short |
530-245-6620 |
|
| Stanislaus County Library |
State Library Grant |
Suzanne Foster |
209-604-2919 |
|
| Sunnyvale Public Library |
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
Jane Dimpel |
408-730-2746 |
|
| Sutter County Library |
Rural Initiative |
Steve Lim |
530-822-7137 |
|
| Tulare County Library |
Grant |
Brian Lewis |
559-733-6954 x201 |
(Note: Tulare did not provide contact information on the survey – this is from our CA Library List) |
| Ventura County Library |
Region VII of Library of California |
Mark Lager |
805-641-4429 |
|
| Woodland Public Library |
LSTA Grant |
Marie Bryan |
530-661-5984 |
This research project is a component of Project Videonet, which is working to build a framework for cooperation among the more than 40 California public libraries equipped with interactive videoconferencing. Project Videonet is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information about Project Videonet, contact project manager Dan Theobald of i2i Communications at 415-431-0329 or via email at dtheobald@i2icom.com.
