Grand jury takes a look at Stanislaus County library

The 2016-17 Stanislaus County civil grand jury issued a report on the county library system.

According to the report, issued last week, the grand jury decided to take a look at the library because a grand jury hadn’t done so for more about 15 years.

The report is generally favorable, finding that the library provides “numerous high-quality, professional services and programs to an ever-changing county.”

Jurors had some concerns that the library is dependent on a special tax that goes before voters regularly, and encouraged officials to find a more stable stream of revenue. The report also suggested that the library need a technology update and should look for ways to donate discarded materials.

This story was originally published March 13, 2017 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Grand jury takes a look at Stanislaus County library."