Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.16. 3/8/2022 File #: 22-0124
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Thomas R. Hatch, Interim City Manager
FROM: Dave Curtis, Library Services Director
1. SUBJECT
Appropriation of $26,000 in designated donation funding received from the Friends of the Orange Public Library.
2. SUMMARY
This $26,000 donation will be used to provide equipment to preserve City of Orange history, books to enhance and expand the Library’scollections, and purchase comfortable furniture for use by the public.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept into the City’s revenue budget a $26,000 donation from Friends of the Orange Public Library into revenue account number 100.2001.48390.19990, General Fund - Friends of the Library.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $26,000 to the following expenditure account numbers in the General Fund for Friends of the Orange Public Library (19990):
$ 5,000 100.2001.53301.19990 Library Books
5,000 100.2001.55131.19990 Furniture, Machinery, and Equipment 1,000 100.2016.53340.19990 Craft Supplies
15,000 100.2016.55131.19990 Furniture, Machinery, and Equipment $ 26,000
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriations for this donation are funded by the additional revenue received from the Friends of the Orange Public Library.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community e: Develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to enhance and promote quality of life programs, projects, and services.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Friends of the Orange Public Library (Friends) is donating $26,000 to meet various Library needs, including:
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Item #: 3.16. 3/8/2022 File #: 22-0124
1. $5,000 to purchase adult nonfiction for the three Library locations.
2. $5,000 to purchase tables, chairs, and displays for the Library’s public areas.
3. $1,000 for the 2022 Orange Public Library Comic-Convention.
4. $15,000 for a microfilm reader/scanner and attached desktop computer for the History Center to provide in-house digitization of microfilm and microfiche.
The Orange Public Library will publicize the Friends’contributions in a variety of ways, including bookplates where appropriate, and credit for programming support on the Library’swebsite, flyers, and social media.
7. ATTACHMENTS
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