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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:	October 9, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant for $15,000 from the Pacific Library Partnership

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/09/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Walt Beveridge 925-608-7730

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 9, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to accept a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Pacific Library Partnership to hire a consultant to create service standards to meet the direct needs of library users, for the period September 1, 2018 through July 1, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of the consultant is $50,000. This grant will cover 30% of the amount. The other 70% ($35,000) will require the use of Library Funds.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Library will have to fund the entire cost of hiring the consultant using library funds.

BACKGROUND:

To meet expressed needs of the community, Contra Costa County Library is embarking on the Readers Initiative to reintroduce an important relationship between individuals and their fondest library memories (what the strategic plan refers to as the ‘evocative library’). By reestablishing this critical relationship the library will be well positioned to greet current and lapsed users while also creating relationships with new users. Central to this is making sure the library is a welcoming place in how it greets people and how it presents products and services. This grant will facilitate contracting with a library consultant to provide assessments and recommendations for the user experience in library spaces as well as provide a plan for implementation and staff training on best practices.