DATE: January 7, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Raman Bath, County Librarian
SUBJECT: American Library Association Grant Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to ratify the County Librarian's previous execution of a grant award agreement with the American Library Association, effective upon execution through June 30, 2021 ($2,000); and
2. Authorize the County Librarian, or their designee, to sign expenditure forms and activity reports for this agreement.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The County Administrative Officer reviewed and approved the grant application pursuant to Administrative Policy Number 27. The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded a grant for the Library to display the traveling "Americans and the Holocaust" exhibition for a five to six-week loan period, with shipping costs paid by ALA and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). The exhibit will be on display at the Central Library from April 1, 2021 through June 20, 2021. The grant will also provide a $2,000 allowance for exhibition-related programming costs and will cover the expenses for a librarian to attend an orientation workshop at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in January 2020 in Washington, DC. The exhibit will be on display at the Central Library; however, the impact of this item will be countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to decline the grant award from the ALA, which will result in the Library not displaying the Americans and the Holocaust Exhibit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The grant from the ALA will provide the shipping costs to allow the Library to display the traveling exhibition for a five- to six-week loan period, a $2,000 allowance for exhibition-related programming costs, and cover expenses for a librarian to attend an orientation workshop. There is no required matc...
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