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TD: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM Ernest Siegel, County Librarian Contra
Costa
DATE: October 10, 1989 CAr^
SUBJECT: FEDERAL GRANT--FILIPINO INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Contra Costa County Library to apply for and
accept Federal funding in the amount of $67 ,932 for the period
October 1, 1989 - September 30, 1990 to establish new library
programs targeted toward the Filipino community in Pinole/
Hercules.
BACKGROUND:
Funds have been made available through the Library Services
and Construction Act to finance demonstration projects which
enhance and expand current library service to ethnic groups
under. a new grant program entitled: Partnerships for Change.
This project will allow the Contra Costa County Library to
improve library service to the Filipino community in Pinole/
Hercules by:
1. hiring a bilingual, bicultural Library Assistant I
to work in the Pinole Library.
2 . acquiring materials in Tagalog and English to meet
Filipino information needs , and creating a Filipini-
ana corner in the Pinole Library.
3. offering workshops for adults on topics such as job
interviewing techniques and immigration law.
4. offering family programs , using Filipino and multi-
ethnic storytellers.
5. creating a directory of Filipino resources using the
BAIRS database.
6. designing and carrying out a comprehensive public
relations campaign to increase the community ' s
awareness of library services.
No matching funds are required. The Library ' s contribution
will include staff time for training staff , acquiring and
processing materials , duplicating and other clerical activities,
and some branch library funds to strengthen the business
reference collection.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Library ATTESTED OCT 31 lggg
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83