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Library and Museum Services Department
DATE: August 21, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mary Beth Hayes, Director of Library and Museum Services Mme'
By: Darlene Bradley, Library Services Manager C$
SUBJECT: ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF THE
SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY
Recommendation: ACCEPT
SUMMARY
Forty-four community donors gave a total cash donation of$2,050 and a variety of items
for prizes for the 2012 Children's Summer Reading Program.
DISCUSSION
The Library's Summer Reading Program for children was once again very successful.
2,161 children participated in the program with a total combined 33,947 hours read
during these six weeks.
With the theme of "Dream Big @ Your Library", younger children were encouraged to be
read to aloud by their parents, caregivers or older siblings. Older children were
encouraged to read on their own with everyone reporting their weekly progress. The
children were not only rewarded with developing a lifelong love of reading and a chance
to practice their reading skills throughout the summer break, but also with a weekly
prize to encourage them to continue reading along the way. Although major funding is
provided by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library, additional prizes and funds are
solicited from community businesses and organizations to provide additional support as
well as to foster community involvement and awareness of this important literacy based
program. Items received this year included gift certificates for free children's meals and
gift cards for meals at local restaurants, passes to a variety of entertainment venues,
and gift cards from a number of merchants.
These gifts help provide an exciting mix of prizes for the participants and the Library is
pleased to have the broad involvement of the community in encouraging its children to
read. Cash gifts totaling $2,050 were also received and much of these funds were used
ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF THE SUMMER
READING PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY
August 21, 2012
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to purchase additional materials and supplies, which help staff to enhance
programming. Donors are recognized for their contributions with a letter and business
and organization names are posted in the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room, on the
Summer Reading program calendar and on the Library's website. In addition, some
business establishments were given a placard stating that they were proud sponsors of
the Arcadia Summer Reading Program.
Community sponsors included the following businesses and associations:
3-M Corporation / Unitek Joe Ferrante Music Academy
7-Eleven Market Jumpin' Jammin
Advantage Ford Kids Art
Adventure City Kidspace Museum
AMF Bowling Lanes Legoland
Applebee's Restaurant Marie Callender's
Aquarium of the Pacific Matt Denny's Ale House
*Arcadia Chinese Association Mimi's Café
*Arcadia Friends of the Library The Old Spaghetti Factory
Arcadia Rock Climbing Olive Garden
Auntie Anne's Pretzels Pacific Asia Museum
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse Ralph's Grocery Store
California Pizza Kitchen Red Robin's Gourmet Burgers
Chuck E. Cheese's Robek's Juice
Coco's Restaurant Round Table Pizza
Cold Stone Creamery Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill
CVS Pharmacy Sizzler's Restaurant
Denny's Restaurant Souplantation
Domenico's Italian Restaurant Teri & Yaki
Fresh and Easy Togo's Eateries
Golf N' Stuff Vroman's Bookstore
Hometown Buffet Wendy's Monrovia
*These two associations.gave cash contributions not included here. They were separately
acknowledged in a previous staff report.
All gifts to the Library are subject to approval by the City Council pursuant to City
Charter article VIII section 809 (d).
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ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT_ OF THE SUMMER
READING PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY
August 21, 2012
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FISCAL IMPACT
The Summer Reading Program is funded through generous donations from the Friends
of the Arcadia Public Library, the Arcadia Chinese Association and many additional
community sponsors.
The City provides funding for staff salaries but the Children's Summer Reading Program
costs for materials, supplies, programming, performers and incentives are exclusively
based on donations from support groups and the community. The Children's Summer
Reading Program costs approximately $14,000 each year, which averages $6.48 per
child.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council accept the donations from the community in support
of the Children's Summer Reading Program at the Library.
Approved:
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City Manager