OAKLAND — A parcel tax measure to boost funds for Oakland’s libraries could make its way onto the ballot for city’s June primary election.

Library Services director Gerry Garzon presented a report to city council members Tuesday on the potential measure, which calls for a $75 per parcel tax for 20 years, providing about $10,000,000 annually.

The measure is an effort to make up of a shortfall in funds from Measure Q — a library parcel tax measure passed in 2004 — as well as contributions from the city’s general purpose fund.

“Over the years we have come to a point where we have exhausted Measure Q; it has become overburdened,” Garzon said during Tuesday’s Finance and Management Committee meeting.

The shortfall has reached between $3.5 million and $4 million, Garzon said.

“At this point we cannot hold off because the library has this incredible expenditure,” Garzon said, referring to the shortfall.

By making up for the shortfall under the proposed parcel tax measure, the city can avoid having to close branches. The leftover money will be used to increase branch hours, convert temporary part-time positions to full-time positions, purchase new public furniture and equipment, and improve self-service technology, increase budgets for books and other materials.

Councilman Noel Gallo, at the meeting, said he supports the measure and aims to work with the library services staff to bring it forward.

“For many of us growing up on the streets of East Oakland, the library became our home, our disciplinary location. It took us across the world to learn about Europe, to throughout the planet,” Gallo said. “I extremely value the libraries that are currently there, and if we continue to grow and develop so the other children that we do have we can take them into the future, I mean I’m excited.”

Online and phone surveys of Oakland voters suggested that 73 percent of them would vote in favor of the measure , said Emily Kirby Goodman of EMC Research. The measure needs two-thirds majority, or 66.6 percent, to pass.

“Oakland voters are invested in the future of the libraries. Voters are going to the libraries, they think the libraries are doing a good job and they see a need for additional funding,” Goodman said.