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FROM: Ernest Siegel , County Librarian Cmtra
Costa
DATE: May 22 , 1990 Co ��
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT �'� ��1
STATE FUNDING
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECCMMENDATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Contra Costa County Library to apply for and accept
State Library funding in the amount of $32 , 300 for the period
from July 1 , 1990 through June 30 , 1991 to increase the level
of literacy activities for adult literacy parents and their young
children in Pittsburg , Concord and San Pablo.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No matching funds are required. The Library ' s contribution will
include staff time for training and conducting storytimes , pro-
viding tours of the library , and acquiring picture books ,
BACKGROUND:
Funds have been made available through the California Education
Code and California Library Services Act to finance Families for
Literacy projects which enhance and expand the library based
literacy projects to include the entire family . This project will
allow the Contra Costa County Library and its literacy project ,
Project Second Chance , to provide literacy activities for .adult
literacy parents and their young children , to raise the awareness
of these .parents of basic techniques for increasing the reading
readiness skills for these same children by :
1. Offering special programs in the Pittsburg, Concord and
San Pablo libraries , designed to teach adult literacy
students why and how to read aloud to their children
2 . Encouraging Families for Literacy families to participate
in regular library services .and programs
3 . Offering special programs for the teen mothers enrolled
in the Pittsburg Adult School , designed to teach .them
how to read aloud to their children,
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT! YES SIGNATURE: /
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO D COMMI EF_
APPROVE OTHER
S I GNATURE f S I:
ACTION OF BOARD ON � n.'�_.-2 _.1JJ_ll APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED Y
OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - - ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION .TAKEN
AYES: _ NOES'.__ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: _ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED June 5 , 1990
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Library SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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