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FROM: Anne Marie Gold, County Librarian
DATE: August 27, 1993
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FEDERAL FUNDING
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the County Librarian to apply for and accept federal government funding in the amount of$15,000
for the period from October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1994 to increase the number of materials in the
communities of Brentwood, Concord and San Pablo which provide assistance to Spanish-speaking and
Vietnamese new immigrants in the process of their adaptation to the United States.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No matching funds are required. The Library's contribution will include staff time for selecting, acquiring, and
processing the materials.
BACKGROUND:
The communities served by the Brentwood and Concord libraries have an increasing Spanish-speaking new
immigrant population and the San Pablo library serves a large Laotian population. Many of these are new
immigrants with a need for materials that will help them in their process of adaptation to the United States.
In particular demand are resources to help new immigrants learn English, find employment or housing, and
to respond to medical, legal our household repair concerns. These grants will enable the library to purchase
multiple copies of these materials to meet the demand of the large new immigrant population.
Continued on Attachment: SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
`RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON SEP 2 11993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER_
VgTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
✓UNANIMOUS (ABSENT CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Attested SEP 2 11993
Contact: Rose-Marie Kennedy, 646-6421
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Cc: County Library Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator County Admini rator
County Counsel
By Deputy Clerk
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