DATE: February 26, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kelley Worman-Landano, County Librarian
SUBJECT: Retroactive California State Library Application/Grant Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively authorize the County Librarian's previous submittal of an application to the California State Library for a Library Services and Technology Act Grant;
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to ratify the County Librarian's previous execution of a retroactive application/agreement and acceptance of grant funds from the California State Library, effective January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 ($10,000);
3. Authorize the County Librarian, or their designee, to sign expenditure forms and activity reports for this agreement; and
4. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2018-19 appropriations and estimated revenues in the Library Grants Org 7517 in the amount of $10,000 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The California State Library (CSL) has awarded a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the Library in the amount of $10,000, effective January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. The grant application was submitted contingent upon your Board's approval. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Library to accept the grant funds, which will provide the Library the opportunity to create portable, circulating Learning2Go kits that will contain books, manipulatives, and resources with a common theme that can be used in various settings. This grant will allow the Library to provide a successful program to support early childhood education and literacy by reaching out to caregivers with limited library access due to distance, lack of transportation, or lack of knowledge of resources via the WithOutWalls Mobile Library (WOW). This item is Countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to decline the grant award from the CSL, which will result in the Librar...
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