HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11061990 - 1.47 TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1-047
FROM: Ernest Siegel, County Librarian Contra
Costa
DATE: October 17 , 1990 Canty
SUBJECT: FEDERAL GRANT--FILIPINO INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Contra Costa County Library to apply for and accept
Federal funding in the amount of $56 , 700 for the period October 1,
1990 - September 30 , 1991 to continue 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 continue the improve-
ment of library service to the Filipino community in Pinole/Hercules
which was begun October 1, 1989 by:
1. hiring a bilingual, bicultural Library Assistant I to
work in the Pinole Library
2 . continuing acquisitions of materials in Tagalog and English
to meet Filipino information needs .
3. offering workshops for adults on topics such as job
counseling and immigration law
4 . offering, multicultural programs aimed at teenagers , and
family programs , using Filipino and multi-ethnic story-
tellers '
5. promoting the library as a place to obtain community
information, using the BAIRS database
6 . continuing our public relations campaign and outreach
activities to increase the community' s awareness of
library services .
No matching funds are required. The Library' s contribution will
include a half-time bilingual Library Assistant , staff time for
training staff, acquiring and processing materials , duplicating
and other clerical activities , and some branch library funds for
materials acquisitions.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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