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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2b: Accept Donations from Community in support of Summer Reading Program at LibraryAugust 17, 2010 SUMMARY DISCUSSION 3M / Unitek Advantage Ford Adventure City AMF Bowling Square Lanes American Premier Bank STAFF REPORT Library and Museum Services Department TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Carolyn Garner - Reagan, Director of Library and Museum Services C L By Darlene Bradley, Library Services Manager g SUBJECT: Accept donations from the community in support of the Summer Reading Program at the Library Thirty -three community donors gave a total of $2,000 and a variety of items for prizes for the Children's Summer Reading Program. The Library's Summer Reading Program for children was once again very successful, with 1,880 children participating. With the theme of "Make a Splash @ Your Library", babies through age 14 were encouraged to be read aloud to 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 $2,000 were also received and much of these funds were used to purchase additional materials and supplies, which help staff 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. Applebee's Restaurant Aquarium of the Pacific Arcadia Chinese Association Arcadia Friends of the Library Arcadia Rotary Club Auntie Anne's Pretzels Barns and Noble Casa del Rey Restaurant Citizen's Business Bank Claim Jumper Dairy Queen /Orange Julius Golf 'N Stuff Hometown Buffet Jump N Jammin Children's Ent. Center Kids Island Children KidsArt Kidspace Children's Museum Los Angeles Dodgers Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Old Spaghetti Factory Ralph's Grocery Company Round Table Pizza Rubio's Baja Grill Six Flags Magic Mountain Souplantation Teri & Yaki Asian Comfort Food All gifts to the Library are subject to approval by the City Council pursuant to City Charter article VIII section 809 (d). FISCAL IMPACT There is no impact to the City's budget. The Library Board approves expenditures of all donations. RECOMMENDATION Accept the donations from the community in support of the Summer Reading Program at the Library. Approved by: L •--ccL Pc � Donald Penman, City Manager