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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2o - Donation for Summer Reading ProgramftAu-per.ad ff.a S, IM • `i ++aityof~°~ STAFF REPORT Library and Museum Services Department August 18, 2009 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Carolyn Garner-Reagan, Director of Library and Museum Services CST By Darlene Bradley, Library Services Manager SUBJECT: Accept donations from the community in support of the Summer Reading Program at the Library Recommendation: Accept the donations SUMMARY Sixty-three community donors gave a total of $3,750 and a variety of items for prizes for the Children's Summer Reading Program. DISCUSSION The Library's Summer Reading Program for children was once again very successful, with 1,605 children participating. This summer's programs were in keeping with the theme "Be Creative @ Your Library". To encourage reading throughout the program, children (from babies through eighth grade) are offered incentives each week and a variety of programs are presented. Although major funding is provided by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library, additional prizes and funds are solicited from community businesses and organizations. 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 $3,750 were also received and much of these funds were used to purchase additional materials and supplies, which help staff enhance programming. Each donor was recognized with a letter of appreciation and the names appeared on the Summer Reading Program brochure and the Library's Summer Reading Program website. To make sure all of the donors are recognized, including those who donated after the brochure was printed, a poster is displayed prominently in the Children's Room which lists the following names: 3M / Unitek Arcadia Rotary Club American Premier Bank Auntie Anne's Pretzels Aquarium of the Pacific Automobile Club of Southern California Arcadia Chinese Association Bed Bath & Beyond Arcadia Partners in Rotary B.J.'s Restaurant & Brewery Broken Rhythm Kickboxing Studio Cabrera's Mexican Restaurant California Pizza Kitchen Capistrano's Restaurant Carl's Jr. - Arcadia Casa del Rey Restaurant Chili's Restaurant Citizen's Business Bank Clearman's North Woods Inn Cold Stone Creamery - Sierra Madre Discovery Science Center First General Bank Golf N' Stuff HomeTown Buffet Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Islands Burgers KidsArt Laemmle Theatre Legoland Lollicup USA, Inc. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Turf Club - Santa Anita Park Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant Mimi's Cafe Natural History Museum Old Navy Old Spaghetti Factory Olive Garden Italian Restaurant Outback Steakhouse Pacific Asia Museum Pacific Park Pasadena Ice Skating Center Pasadena Playhouse Pei Wei Asian Diner Petersen Automotive Museum Ralph's Grocery Company Real Mex Restaurant Rod's Grill Romano's Macaroni Grill Ross Stores Round Table Pizza Rubio's Mexican Grill San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe Soup Plantation Restaurant Teri & Yaki Asian Comfort Food Tommy's World Famous Hamburgers Trader Joe's Vroman's Bookstore Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Wood Ranch BBQ and Grill WorleyParsons 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:a-~ Donald Penman, City Manager