TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Amy Harpster, Interim Library Services Director
1. SUBJECT
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Appropriation of $12,758 in designated grant funding received from the California Library Association and California State Library.
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2. SUMMARY
Grant funds from the California Library Association and California State Library will be used to enhance and expand the Library's programming and resources.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Accept into the City's revenue budget $12,758 in grant funds from California Library Association and California State Library to:
100.2001.45495.30121 Other Grant Revenue Lunch at the Library
2. Authorize the appropriation of $12,758 to:
100.2016.53340.30121 Craft Supplies Lunch at the Library
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City. The additional revenue received from the California Library Association and California State Library will fund the expense for this program.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community
e: Develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to enhance and promote quality of life programs, projects, and services.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Orange Public Library has been awarded a $12,758 Lunch at the Library Grant for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (FY24). The California Library Association and California State Library have generously provided support to our Library to ensure children's bodies and minds are well-fed this summer. This program is made possible through the dedication of trained Library staff and by a collaboration with Orange Unified School District, which also distributes food at lunchtime to other locations around the community. For many children in low-income communities, the stability and nutrition offered by the lunches they get at school ends with summer vacation. Summer meal programs like Lunch at the Library help combat childhood hunge...
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