Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.14. 4/12/2022 File #: 22-0218
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Dave Curtis, Library Services Director
1. SUBJECT
Appropriation of $2,500 in designated grant funding received from California Library Association and California State Library.
2. SUMMARY
Grant funds from California Library Association and California State Library will be used to enhance and expand the Library’s programming and resources for children and teens.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept into the City’srevenue budget $2,500 in grant funds from California Library Association and California State Library into the following revenue account numbers in the General Fund:
$2,000 100.2001.45495.30121 - Lunch at the Library Grant $ 500 100.2001.45290.30120 - Día de los Niños/Libros Grant
2. Authorize the appropriation of $2,500 into the following expenditure account numbers in the General Fund:
$2,000 100.2016.53340.30121 - Lunch at the Library Grant $ 500 100.2017.53340.30120 - Día de los Niños/Libros Grant
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriation for these grants is funded by the additional revenue received from California Library Association and California State 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 Orange Public Library has been awarded two grants for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 (FY22). All funds must be spent or encumbered by the end of December 2022.
With the Lunch at the Library Grant, California Library Association has generously provided $2,000 in support to our Library to ensure children’sbodies and minds are well-fed this summer. This program City of Orange Printed on 4/7/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.14. 4/12/2022 File #: 22-0218
support to our Library to ensure children’sbodies and minds are well-fed this summer. This program is made possible through the dedication of trained Library staff and by a collaboration with Orange Unified School District, which also distributes food at lunchtime to other locations around the community. For many children in low-income communities, the stability and nutrition offered by the lunches they get at school ends with summer vacation. Summer meal programs like Lunch at the Library help combat childhood hunger and obesity by providing free, healthy meals to children in low- income neighborhoods while connecting them with library resources and programming. The COVID- 19 pandemic has added extra economic challenges for the community this year. This summer, children visiting El Modena Branch Library at lunchtime will receive a “graband go”lunch, “takeand make” crafts, free books, and a Summer Reading Club log to track their reading. Last year, the Library served 1,557 meals to children; families who participated in Lunch at the Library collectively experienced $6,100 in food savings.
With the Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros Grant, California State Library has generously provided $500 in support to our Library to develop and present annual programming and activities celebrating literacy, diversity, and Latin American culture. El Modena Branch Library will host a Día event on April 30 for families featuring storytime, games, and crafts. Children will also receive a free book to take home. Funds will also purchase multicultural titles for the Library’s picture book and storytime collections.
7. ATTACHMENTS
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