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FROM: Anne Marie Gold, County Librarian
DATE: October 3, 1997
SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Apply to and Accept Approval from the California
State Library for participation in Gold Rush:A Literacy Exploration
Sesquicentennial Reading and Discussion Group, FY 97-98
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Contra Costa County Librarian to apply to and accept approval from the California
State Library for participation in the California State Library and the California Council for the
Humanities commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold (1848) and statehood
(1850) by sponsoring reading and discussion groups centered around the definitive anthology on the
period, Gold Rush: A Literacy Exploration, at the San Ramon Branch Library.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No matching funds are required
BACKGROUND:
The California State Library and the California Council for the Humanities anticipates that 40 library
sites will be able to participate in this exciting program. The library will receive up to thirty
complementary copies of the anthology, publicity and promotional materials, an additional $100
towards publicity, and a stipend of up to $400 for a local scholar to lead the discussion. Discussion
groups must be completed by September 2000.
This is an opportunity for public libraries in the state to play a major role in stimulating discussion
about the historic events that have and continue to shape California.
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AYES: NOES: OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Contact: Rose-Marie Kennedy,646-6421 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OFVi�BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
cc: County Library
County Administrator By ,DEPUTY
County Auditor
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