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C. 35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:	December 17, 2019

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County

Subject:

Grant in the amount of $10,000 from Southern California Library Cooperative

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/17/2019

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: December 17, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $10,000 from Southern California Library Cooperative to provide a Design Plan for Antioch Library's needed improvements for the period January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This grant requires a $11,000 match that will come from the Library Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The California State Library was established in 1850 by the California State Legislature. They collect, preserve, generate and disseminate a wide array of information. Additionally, they direct state and federal funds to support local public libraries.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Southern California Library Cooperative, the grantor, is a consortium of libraries in Southern California who work together to provide better services to library users. The grant will provide supplemental funds to improve the library space and access to services for our patrons in the Antioch Library.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the Antioch Library will not be able to make needed improvements to update the space for patrons. The grant proposal is supplementing funds, so a greater number of improvements may be made than would otherwise be possible.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The grant will meet the outcome: Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families: By providing a dedicated area for teens to utilize within the library we anticipate the teen area being more dynamic and useful to the teens, better enabling their activities such as studying in groups, browsing books, and using library computers/laptops.