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Table VI - 5 compares the County ' s current LOS to the LOS standards established by the r.w�►' FLA . Table VI -5 Comparison of IRC Current LOS to FLA Standards Library Materials and Computers .�s All e � ply Buildings (square feet) 633 600 700 19000 Library Materials(3 ) 3 ,49,01 29000 39000 49000 Computers 0 , 71 0 . 3 Mi 1 . 0 ( 1 ) Source : Table VI-4 (2) Source : FLA, Standards for Florida Public Libraries, 2004 (3 ) Library materials include books, online resource subscriptions , and other library items . IRC ' s current level of service for buildings is between the FLA ' s essential and enhanced standards . The County ' s LOS for library materials and computers is between the enhanced and exemplary LOS standards established by the FLA . Given these figures , the County decided to adopt the current LOS for buildings, materials , and computers . The following table provides a comparison of the current IRC LOS to those of , surrounding counties . IRC ' s LOS is higher than surrounding counties in all areas, except for library buildings . In terms of building square footage, IRC ranks second after Brevard County . Table VI -6 Comparison of IRC LOS to Surrounding Counties ( Per 1 , 000 Residents ) Library Buildings (square feet) 6331 7231 451 424 310 Library Materials ( 1 ) 3 ,4901 2, 3891 1 , 775 19277 1 , 525 Computers 0 , 71 0, 31 0 . 5 N/Al 0 . 3 ( 1 ) Library materials for IRC include books, CDs, DVDs, videos, print and online resource subscriptions . Library materials for other counties include books, serial subscriptions , audio and video volumes . (2) Source : Table VI-4 (3 ) Source : Department of State — Division of Library & Information Services, 2002 Library Directory with Statistics Note : IRC figures are for 2004 while the figures for other Florida counties are for 2002 . Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc . Indian River County February 2005 VI- 8 Impact Fee Study