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FROM: Anne Cain, County Librarian
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DATE: January 17, 2006
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SUBJECT: Request for Authorization for the County Librarian to Accept Pleasant Hill
Community Grant Funds for the Technology for Teens in Transition Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST (S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
AUTHORIZE the Contra Costa County Librarian to accept $500 in grant funds from the Pleasant Hill
Community Foundation for the Technology for Teens in Transition Program for the period of January 1, 2006 to
June 30, 2006.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No matching funds are required.
BACKGROUND
The $500 received from the Pleasant Hill Community Foundation will be used to purchase paperback books for
the Contra Costa County Library's Technology for Teens in Transition outreach program. This program
introduces youth currently incarcerated in the Juvenile Hall to library resources and the Internet, providing them
with tools to help them succeed upon release.
CONTRA COSTA CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT
Reading for pleasure provides an opportunity for students to improve their reading comprehension and acquire
the literacy skills critical for academic achievement and success in life. This supports the community outcome
of Children Ready for and Succeeding in School.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ❑ YES SIGNATURE: Qcti.y
❑`RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ❑ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE ❑OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOA N 9 �� U / w�� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED [V OTHER ❑
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact:Laura O'Donoghue,Deputy County Librarian:Public Services ATTESTED 12
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