HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04092013 - C.66RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $4,500
from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association to provide materials,
training, and funding for the “Let’s Talk About It” reading and discussion series for the period of September 1, 2013
through August 31, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No library fund match.
BACKGROUND:
The American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities promote cultural and community
programming as an essential part of library service in all types and sizes of libraries. The “Let’s Talk About It” grant
will allow the Pleasant Hill Library to maximize the Bridging Cultures Muslim Bookshelf materials already received
by the county library system, engaging a diverse array of adults throughout Contra Costa County in reading Muslim
Bookshelf texts and providing a platform for discussing the works collectively as they relate to current social and
cultural issues.
The
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/09/2013 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: Kathy Middleton;
925-927-3290
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 9, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 66
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Barbara Flynn, Library
Date:April 9, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Apply for and accept “Let’s Talk About It” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American
Library Association.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Pleasant Hill Library will use the “Let’s Talk About It” grant to partner with a local PhD scholar, as well as the city of
Pleasant Hill’s newly remodeled Senior Center, to lead the community in five discussion sessions aimed at promoting
an understanding of and mutual respect for people with diverse histories, cultures, and perspectives within the U.S.
and abroad.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The library will not implement the “Let’s Talk About It” Muslim Bookshelf reading and discussion series.