HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2d: Accept $28,879.92 Gift from Arcadia Public Library Foundationn for Programs and Services at the LibraryAugust 3, 2010
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Carolyn Garner - Reagan, Director of Library and Museum Services
SUBJECT: GIFT OF $28,879.92 FROM THE ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT THE LIBRARY
Recommended action: Accept the donation
SUMMARY
The Arcadia Public Library Foundation, as part of its ongoing mission to support the Library's
goals and objectives, is donating $28,879.92 to the Library for programs and services.
DISCUSSION
The funds being donated will be used for the following purposes:
STAFF REPORT
Library and Museum Services Department
• Chamber music concert series. This very popular series of four free concerts on
Wednesday evenings will continue to feature world -class musicians. The series
coordinator, Paul Stein, is a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
• Live Homework Help: This will be the Library's fifth year of providing access to this site
which provides excellent one on one online tutoring for students of all ages. For the
second year in a row, the total cost of $19,256.50 will be shared equally by the
Foundation and the Arcadia Unified School District. A grant of $9,000 was received by
the Foundation from the Berger Foundation and will help fund the Foundation's half of
the cost.
• English Conversation Class: Funds will be used to provide tutor materials and the
monthly Easy English News for the English Conversation Class held at the Library each
Monday. These materials enrich the class experience for both tutors and the
approximately 100 students who attend each week.
• Playaways: The Library will use funds to establish a collection of "Playaways ", which
are self- contained audiobooks.
• Materials for Children's Services: Funds will be used to support early education
materials and audiovisual equipment for use in children's programming.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the City's budget. The Library Board approves expenditures of all
donations.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the donation.
Approved by: 3 1 ?e.,.•'`""+"
Donald Penman, City Manager