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NNW <br /> Table VI - 5 compares the County ' s current LOS to the LOS standards established by the <br /> FLA . <br /> Table VI -5 <br /> Comparison of IRC Current LOS to FLA Standards <br /> Library Materials and Computers <br /> IRC LOS FLA Public Libraries Standards(2) <br /> (per 1 ,000 <br /> Item Residents)( ') Essential Enhanced Exemplary <br /> Buildings (square feet) 580 600 700 11000 <br /> Library Materials(3 ) 3 , 2001 21000 31000 4 , 000 <br /> Computers 0 , 71 0 , 31 0 . 51 1 . 0 <br /> ( 1 ) Source : Table VI-4 <br /> (2 ) Source : FLA , Standards for Florida Public Libraries, 2004 <br /> (3 ) Library materials include books , online resource subscriptions , and other library items . <br /> IRC ' s current level of service for buildings does not meet the FLA ' s essential standards . <br /> However, the County ' s LOS for library materials and computers is between the enhanced <br /> and exemplary LOS standards established by the FLA . Given these figures , the County <br /> decided to adopt the current LOS for buildings , materials , and computers . <br /> The following table provides a comparison of the current IRC LOS to those of <br /> surrounding counties . IRC ' s LOS is higher than surrounding counties in all areas , except <br /> for library buildings . In terms of building square footage , IRC ranks second after <br /> Brevard County . <br /> Table VI -6 <br /> Comparison of IRC LOS to Surrounding Counties <br /> ( Per 1 , 000 Residents ) <br /> Per 1 ,000 Residents <br /> IRC <br /> Existing ' St. <br /> LOS Measure LOS (2) ` Brevard (3) Osceola (3) Okeechobee (3) Lucie(3) <br /> Library Buildings (square feet) 580 723 451 424 310 <br /> Library Materials ( 1 ) 39200 21389 1 , 775 11277 11525 <br /> Computers 0 . 71 0 , 31 0 . 5 N/A 1 0 . 3 <br /> ( 1 ) Library materials for IRC include books , CDs , DVDs , videos , print and online resource <br /> subscriptions . Library materials for other counties include books , serial subscriptions , <br /> audio and video volumes . <br /> (2 ) Source : Table VI -4 <br /> ( 3 ) Source : Department of State — Division of Library & Information Services , 2002 Library <br /> Directory with Statistics <br /> Note : IRC figures are for 2004 while the figures for other Florida counties are for 2002 . <br /> Tindale -Oliver & Associates , Inc . Indian River County <br /> May 2005 VI - 8 Impact Fee Study <br />