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 $32,868 in designated grant funding received from California Library Literacy Services.
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2. SUMMARY
Grant funds from California Library Literacy Services will be used to enhance and expand the Library's Adult Literacy Program.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Accept into the City's revenue budget $32,868 in grant funds from California Library Literacy Services to General Fund (100) as follows:
100.2001.45290.30249 California Literacy Grant FY25 $32,868
2. Authorize the appropriation of $32,868 from California Library Literacy Services to General Fund (100) as follows:
100.2001.50312.30249 Part-time Miscellaneous Salaries $24,000
100.2001.53001.30249 Materials and Supplies $8,868
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City. The additional revenue received from California Library Literacy Services will fund the expense for these services.
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
History
In Fall 2016, the Orange Public Library (Library) was awarded a $41,000 literacy grant by California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), a program of the California State Library, to establish a literacy program for adults. The goal of the Adult Literacy Program is to improve the reading skills of adult, English speaking community members through the recruitment and training of literacy tutors. A Library Literacy Coordinator was hired to oversee the program, and the first group of literacy volunteers was trained in Spring 2017, and subsequently matched with adult learners.
Orange Public Library has received the CLLS grant for the past nine years. Each y...
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