HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06152010 - C.09RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian to accept a donation of $59,500 from the
Walnut Creek Library Foundation for the opening day collection for the new Walnut Creek
Library.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The donation will provide $59,500 for the purchase of books and other material for the new
Walnut Creek Library.
BACKGROUND:
The Walnut Creek Library Foundation successfully completed a $5 million capital
campaign for the new Walnut Creek Library. The Foundation is also raising funds through a
community campaign for the library's collections, technology and furnishings. On March 9,
2010, the Friends of the Walnut Creek Library presented a $100,000 check to the Board of
Supervisors for the opening day collection. The grand opening of the new Walnut Creek
Library is July 17, 2010.
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Action of Board On: 06/15/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Anne Cain
(925) 927-3201
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: June 15, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
C. 9
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anne Cain, Librarian
Date:June 15, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Acceptance of a $59,500 donation for the opening day collection for the new Walnut Creek Library
Ed De Beccaro, President, and Kristin Anderson, Executive Director, of the Walnut Creek
Library Foundation will present the donation to the Board of Supervisors.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
ACCEPTED a donation of $84,500, reflecting a recent donation of $25,000 from the
Thomas J. Long Foundation.