HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11172015 - C.28RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of
$15,000 from the Pacific Library Partnership to create a Regenerative, Self-Assembling Open-Source 3D Printing
System for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Library Fund match. The cost of a new 3D printer is approximately $450. The cost for the 3D printer to regenerate
itself once is about $60 (which includes the cost of the tools purchased as well as the filament). Labor for assembly
will be provided by library staff at no additional cost as part of a public education program.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Library is requesting funds from the Pacific Library Partnership to support the creation of a
Regenerative, Self-Assembling Open-Source 3D Printing System. In order to ensure universal patron access to
technology and to keep current with popular innovations, the Contra Costa County Library plans to have a 3D printer
in every community library available for patron use, library programming, and small-scale fabrication of replacement
parts. This grant will allow the Library to purchase the components to construct a RepRap “Prusa Mendel i2” 3D
printer. One of these printers can produce an identical copy of itself using 3D printing files freely available online,
which will allow the Library to equip all 26 community libraries of the Contra Costa County Library with a 3D
printer.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/17/2015 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: Alison McKee,
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: November 17, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 28
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Jessica Hudson, County Librarian
Date:November 17, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant to Library from Pacific Library Partnership
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Contra Costa County Library will not be able to purchase a RepRap “Prusa Mendel i2” 3D printer that will create
25 copies of itself, one for each community library.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This grant will support the outcomes Children Ready for and Succeeding in School and Communities that are
Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families. Having a 3D printer permanently located at
every branch as regular library equipment will make 3D printing available for ordinary patron use and help facilitate
creativity, design, and STEM/STEAM education as well as spur innovation through providing universal public
access to emerging technology. This program will also offer valuable electronics and mechanical assembly experience
and science-based literacy to volunteers and other participants that will enrich their lives and enhance their future job
opportunities with hands-on experience through library programming.