REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on California Library Literacy Services Family Literacy Award and Related Budget Amendment
Report
BACKGROUND
The California State Library, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS) provides an annually funded grant for ongoing operations of public library adult and family literacy programs. Council accepted and approved this year's $48,072 grant award and corresponding budget amendment on February 19, 2019 (Attachment 1). This year, CLLS provided an additional family literacy award, intended to support services to low-literate adults and their families. The Library Department qualifies for this grant through its adult and family literacy program, titled "Read Santa Clara."
DISCUSSION
For fiscal year 2018/19, the Library Department has qualified for an additional $25,000 in grant funds from CLLS which will be used to expand the services to families provided by Read Santa Clara's family literacy program. These services would include STEM-related programs for low-literate families and supporting low-literate parents/caregivers with the tools needed to help their children succeed in school. Local funding for Read Santa Clara's family literacy program is a combination of 1) donations and grants raised by the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends and 2) staff salary and expenditures for books and materials covered by the City's General Fund. A copy of the California State Library award letter is attached to this report (Attachment 2).
At the April 1, 2019 Board of Library Trustees meeting, the Board unanimously approved the Staff recommendation (Attachment 3) to accept the CLLS Family Literacy Award in the amount of $25,000 and approve a budget amendment in the corresponding amount of $25,000 to Read Santa Clara's Family Literacy program.
The CLLS grant requires that the grant award must be expended or encumbered by June 30, 2019. At the end of the fiscal year, staff evaluates any remaining unexpended f...
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