TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Leslie Hardy, Community & Library Services Director
1. SUBJECT
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Appropriation of $41,702 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 General Fund (100) revenue budget $41,702 in grant funds from California Library Literacy Services to:
100-2001-48101-262101-48 California Literacy Grant FY26
2. Authorize the appropriation of $41,702 to General Fund (100) as follows:
100-2101-53101-262101-20 Materials and Supplies $15,918
100-2101-59998-262101-10 Part-time Miscellaneous Salaries $25,784
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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 Public Communication Strategy and Quality of Life
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 ten years. Each year, the Adult Literacy Program has grown in the following ways:
* A Literacy collection of books and workbooks was established, and the Literacy Office, Reading Lab, ...
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