20B - LAURA BUSH - FUND THE SEEDS TO TREES PROGRAM

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REQUEST FOR _ ` ; COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JULY 19, 2010 TITLE: APPROVED APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR THE O As Recommended INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY O As Amended SERVICES GRANT ,LAURA BUSH 21ST O ordinance on ~s` Reading ~ Ordinance on 2"d Reading CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM TO O Implementing Resolution FUND THE SEEDS TO TREES PROGRAM O Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $626,767 in the Federal Grant-Direct revenue account (no.15311002 52000) and appropriating same to the Federal Grant-Direct expenditure account (no. 15311156 various). 2. Authorize the City Manager to take all actions necessary to accept the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Laura Bush 21St Century Opportunity Program grant in the amount of $626,767 to fund the Seeds to Trees program. DISCUSSION The Santa Ana Public Library was awarded a Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant in the amount of $626,767 as part of the agency's Laura Bush 21St Century Librarian Program. The grant will fund the three-year project, "Seeds to Trees: Growing the Librarians of Tomorrow from High Schoo/ Oip/oma to ML/S with the Santa Ana Pub/ic Library and Orange County Reforma'; which will provide Santa Ana teens and young adults with part-time employment and career development opportunities in the Library. The long term goal of the program is to offer these young people an opportunity to learn about libraries and the library profession and to pursue successful careers as librarians. In addition, the project will create a guide for future use that can serve as a teaching tool for libraries seeking to develop and train librarians who speak the languages and share the cultural backgrounds of their communities. The grant will pay the part-time salaries of approximately 30 staff per year to serve as library management interns, library clerks, and library pages. In addition, the grant will provide funding to support Reforma in creating semiannual career workshops for these employees and other interested students recruited by the library from local high schools. Reforma is a national organization for Hispanic library professionals that promotes career development and programs for Spanish-speaking library patrons. The grant will also provide tuition reimbursement for students in Library Science Masters programs, memberships in professional organizations, and travel to Reforma and American Library Association national events- The Library will use in-kind personnel costs to provide the required grant match. 20B-1