HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2b: Accept Donations from Community in support of Summer Reading Program at LibraryAugust 17, 2010
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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