HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02081994 - 1.44 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Anne Marie Gold, County Librarian
DATE:: January 24, 1994
SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Apply For and Accept LSCA Funding as a
participant*in the Reference and Information Resources Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the County Librarian to apply for and accept an LSCA grant award of up to
$120,000 under the Reference and Information Resources Program. Funds would be
allocated to enhance information resources in the area of employment, small business
management and life survival skills. Reference materials purchased through the grant
would be located at the Central Library in Pleasant Hill and at the Pinole, Antioch and
San Ramon Branch Libraries. Circulating materials would be made available at all library
locations via the county library's shared.library catalog.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No matching funds are required. The library's contribution would include staff time for
processing and cataloging the materials and hardware costs for CD-ROM materials.
BACKGROUND:
The California State Library has allocated 1993/94 Library Services and Construction Act
(LSCA) Title I funds for the purchase of reference and information resources to
supplement existing collections. Emphasis is to be placed on resources to address the
statewide need for up-to-date information on job hunting, small business management
and life survival skills. The Contra Costa County Library has been invited to apply for a
grant award of up to $120,000.
Continued on Attachment: SIGNATURE: /RECOMMENDATION OF OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON x�i f y�APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XOTHER_
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
LUNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
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Attested
Phil Batchelo ;/Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
ByQ0-41�t Deputy Clerk
Contact: Rosemarie Roen, 646-6429
CC: County Library
County Administrator
County Auditor
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