RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept California State Library grant funding in the amount not to exceed $20,000 to meet the operational and services expenses required by Project Second Chance, the Contra Costa County Library adult literacy program, to provide English as a Second Language (ESL) services for the period of January 1 to June 30, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds committed to Project Second Chance by the Contra Costa County Library will be matched by the California State Library. For fiscal year 2021/22, the Library has pledged ESL funds currently budgeted in the amount of $26,821 (63% Library fund and 37% California State Library).
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