RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $1,000 from the Richmond Community Foundation to provide bilingual Spanish storytime, musical performance and books for participants in a summer reading celebration to be held at the El Sobrante Library, for the period July 1 through July 31, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Library Fund match.
BACKGROUND:
Receipt of this grant will benefit the children of the community by increasing the participation in the library’s Summer Reading Program. Participation in the program will help to foster a love of reading in children, engage families and share strategies for reading together at home and give every child their own book to keep.
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