20A - AGMT FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR KNOW MO

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Approve a Grant Agreement with the California State Library and MOU with SAUSD August 18, 2020 Page 2 DISCUSSION The Fiscal Year 2019-20 California state budget contains $8 million for the State Library to provide grants to local public library jurisdictions to implement early learning and after school programs, and to support mobile library solutions. These new grant programs will increase Californians' access to health, educational, workforce and other services, while also increasing the mobility and accessibility of public libraries. The City of Santa Ana Public Library (SAPL) was awarded an $80,000 grant by the California State Library to procure books, audiovisual materials, technology and supplies needed for a new mobile library unit that is being financed by the Cannabis Public Benefit Fund. The new vehicle will provide a combination of traditional library services as well as new technologies such as 3D printing, robotics, virtual reality headsets and wireless internet access to serve children and families where they live, work, learn and play. Project benefits will include improved public library access to under - served populations in Santa Ana, the ability to bring new technology and hands-on learning activities directly to the community, while still promoting a love of reading and literacy for all people. Indirect and overhead costs are not funded by the grant (Exhibit 1). SAPL and the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) are dedicated to serving the educational needs of all students within the City of Santa Ana. The California State Library grant received by SAPL requires the grantee to establish a partnership that focuses on serving Santa Ana residents. As a result, SAPL and SAUSD plan to implement a special Student Success Library Card Program along with a collaboration, via a Memorandum of Understanding (Exhibit 2) that delivers quality bookmobile services to local schools. This partnership is a first step in improving library access to many underserved students in Santa Ana. The partnership will also serve as an example for how SAPL will develop additional partnerships with other schools and organizations that also serve students throughout the City of Santa Ana. The Student Success Library Card Program will provide every student in the SAUSD with access to physical library materials and online resources such as downloadable e-books, magazines, audiobooks, and video streaming. This will be done by using SAUSD student issued identification numbers or student IDs as the Student Success Library Card account number. The Library will not issue a physical library card since students will use their school issued identification number or Student ID to access all library services. The Student Success Library Card will have modified borrowing privileges of physical materials and will be limited to five (5) items, which must be returned before additional items can be checked out. However, overdue fines and other fees will not be charged on any materials checked out with the Student Success Library Card. The SAPL will waive existing fines/fees if students already have a card, in order to give them a new library card and a fresh start. The Student Success Library Card Program will begin as a pilot project with SAUSD, and based upon the success of the partnership, will roll out to other districts and schools that serve Santa Ana students. 20A-2