HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2t - Accept $40,000 gift from the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
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DATE: June 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director of Library and Museum Services
SUBJECT: ACCEPT A GIFT OF $40,000 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE ARCADIA
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS, AND SERVICES
FOR THE LIBRARY
Recommendation: Accept
SUMMARY
The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library are offering a gift of $40,000 for programs,
collections, and services for the Library. It is recommended that the City Council accept
the gift.
DISCUSSION
The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library (the “Friends”), as part of an ongoing mission
to support the Library’s goals and objectives, are donating $40,000 to the Library. The
Friends board members and volunteers worked six days a week throughout the year to
raise these funds through their bookstore located just inside the Library’s entrance.
The Friends gift will provide support for the Library’s children’s programming, in
particular the always very popular annual Children’s Summer Reading Program. In
addition, Friends funds will be used to support other programs throughout the year to
provide supplies, incentives, performers, and books for children, teen, and adult
programs.
The funds donated by the Friends help the Library and City provide a high level of
materials and services for the citizens of Arcadia beyond the current capacity of the
City’s General Fund. Without ongoing support and financial assistance of the Friends,
the array of Library programs and services offered to Arcadians would be diminished in
quality and quantity. The children’s, middle school, and teen summer reading programs
would be much less enticing and staff would be hard pressed to keep children and
teens reading all summer long so they are ready to return to school each fall ready to
read at or above grade level in reading.
Accept $40,000 Gift from the
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
June 20, 2017
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This gift has been recommended for acceptance by the Library Board. All gifts to the
Library over $1,000 are subject to approval by the City Council pursuant to City Charter
Section 809(d).
FISCAL IMPACT
Receipt of this gift will provide $40,000 for programs, collections, and services.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council accept a gift of $40,000 from the Friends of the
Arcadia Public Library for programs, collections, and services for the Library.