DATE: May 19, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sally Gomez, County Librarian
SUBJECT: Southern California Library Cooperative Grant Award
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize acceptance of a grant award from Southern California Library Cooperative (SCLC) through the EmPOWERing Access Project for one American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-accessible privacy booth ($22,000);
2. Authorize the County Librarian, or their designee, to accept additional grant-funded equipment under the same EmPOWERing Access Project, if awarded by SCLC, consisting of up to three family computer workstations ($11,550) and three light tables ($6,900), subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel, and approval as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector; and
3. Authorize the County Librarian, or their designee, to submit the required grant acceptance confirmation to SCLC, including confirmation of the Library's acceptance of the initial equipment distribution, contact information, and delivery locations.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended actions. SCLC has awarded the Library with one ADA-accessible privacy booth. SCLC is also working with the State Library to secure additional funding for the project which may allow the Library to receive up to three family computer workstations and three light tables through the EmPOWERing Access Project. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the County to accept the confirmed grant award, authorize the County Librarian, or designee, to accept the additional equipment if awarded under the same project, and authorize the submission of the required grant acceptance confirmation to SCLC. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended actions, which would result in the Library not accepting the SCLC EmPOWERing Access Project grant award for one ADA-accessible privacy booth. T...
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