HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04032012 - C.39RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a
California Reads Application for Additional Grant Funds from the California Council for
the Humanities in the amount of $2,000 for materials and programming in West County and
Martinez libraries for the period January 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No library fund match.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors approved the original California Reads Grant application on
November 15, 2011. This is a request for supplemental funds from the California Council
for the Humanities. California Reads is a state-wide initiative of the California Council for
the Humanities and the California Center for the Book. The purpose of the grant is to bring
diverse communities together through books and to engage Californians in challenging
dialogue around the theme of searching for democracy. The California Reads grant
programs demonstrate the power of the humanities to inspire the public and showcase public
libraries as active centers of community life. The supplemental
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/03/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Gail McPartland,
925-927-3204
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: April 3, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C.39
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Barbara Flynn, County Librarian
Date:April 3, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve and Authorize the Librarian, or Designee, to Apply for and Accept a Grant in the Amount of $2,000
from California Council for the Humanities
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
grant will provide 200 copies of Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston to be
distributed at community sites, middle and high schools and the Martinez Library. The
additional funding will provide speakers fees for Mrs. Houston to appear at the Hercules
Library, as well as curriculum and other support materials for West County and Martinez
Libraries.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The library will not be able to provide cultural and reading enrichment programming to
students and communities in West County and Martinez.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The California Reads grant meets outcomes #1, #2 and #5 established in the Children’s
Report Card. Funding from the grant will provide curriculum support for middle and high
school students to help them succeed in school and programming that will prepare them for
adulthood in a democratic society. Grant funding will provide a high quality of cultural
programming and promote civic engagement among youth and families.