TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Bonnie Hagan, Acting City Manager
FROM: Dave Curtis, Library Services Director
1. SUBJECT
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Appropriation of $33,874 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 a $33,874 grant from California Library Literacy Services, into revenue account number 100.2001.45290.30170, General Fund - California Library Literacy Services Grant.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $33,874 to California Library Literacy Services Grant into the following expenditure account numbers:
$12,000
100.2001.50312.30170
Part-time Misc. Salaries
21,874
100.2001.53001.30170
Materials and Supplies
$33,874
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriations for this grant are funded by the additional revenue received from the State of California.
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 was 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 six years. Each year, the Adult Literacy Pr...
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