HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01082013 - C.68RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $3000 from
the Association for Library Service to Children BWI Summer Reading Program Grant for the period January 1, 2013
through December 31, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No library fund match.
BACKGROUND:
Grant funds will allow the Library to acquire additional children’s materials on the newly acquired Axis 360 e-book
platform. Items purchased with grant funds will reflect the 2013 Summer Reading Festival theme, Reading is so
Delicious, with the purchase of children’s e-books on nutrition, cooking, and health. Items purchased will include
electronic picture books, easy readers, juvenile fiction and young adult fiction. Grant funds will also purchase two
iPad Minis. The library will use these devices to demonstrate Axis 360 to students, teachers, parents and caregivers
within county schools.
Axis 360 is the only e-book platform that successfully meets the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library
Agencies mandate that library materials be accessible to all patrons including
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/08/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
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: January 8, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C. 68
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Barbara Flynn, Library
Date:January 8, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Apply for and Accept a Grant from the Association for Library Service to Children BWI Summer Reading Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
people with disabilities. Axis 360 has been recognized by National Federation of the Blind for being an accessible
library system offering blind and other print-disabled people the opportunity to read books as effectively as sighted
people do.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the grant funds are not received then the additional materials will not be purchased.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The grant meets the Children’s Report Card elements of Children Ready for and Succeeding in School and
Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families. Materials purchased with
grant funds will support success in school by assisting with reading readiness. Materials will also expand the quality
and quantity of electronic materials available to children with disabilities and who have difficulty reading traditional
print materials.