TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Brian Ambrose, Community Services Director
PREPARED BY: Gretchen Sedlacek, Assistant Management Analyst - Library
SUBJECT:
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Library Zip Books Grant Funding
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RECOMMENDATION
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Authorize the City Manager to accept grant funding from the California State Library for the Zip Books program for Fiscal Year 2024/25 in the amount of $31,627; and
Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget to allocate the grant funds.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On December 7, 2021, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing an application for and receipt of the California State Library Zip Books program grant and amending the Fiscal Year 2021/22 Operating Budget (Vote: 5-0).
On August 2, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 22-4599, authorizing and ratifying the application for California State Library’s Zip Books grant (Vote: 5-0).
On May 2, 2023, the City Council authorized the Library’s grant application for the California State Library’s Zip Books program and authorized the City Manager to amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget (Vote: 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Coordinate and deliver responsive, effective community services.
BACKGROUND
The Murrieta Public Library was recently notified by the California State Library that its application for the Zip Books program was awarded a total of $31,627. The Zip Books program is a statewide project funded by the California Library Services Act. The program serves as an alternative model for interlibrary loan service that bridges the gap between a library’s regular collection development practice and an outreach/home delivery service. This service is especially beneficial to the City of Murrieta’s vulnerable, elderly, and underserved population that has difficulties visiting the Library. This is the fourth year that the Murrieta Public Library has received grant funding for this program.
Under the Zip Books program, patrons request books that the Library does not currently own within their collection. The Library then orders the book from Amazon, and the book is shipped directly to the patron’s home. When the patron is finished with the book, the book is returned to the Library by the patron and added to the collection. The purpose of the Zip Books program is to provide Library patrons with speedy access to materials they might not otherwise be able to get through the Library, without the long wait times often associated with Interlibrary Loan requests. It also adds a patron-driven collection development approach to a library’s usual process, resulting in a collection more closely matched to the needs of the local community.
FISCAL IMPACT
Establish a revenue budget of $31,627 in the Library Grant (357) Intergovernmental Revenue State Reimbursement account 3570050-42221 and establish expenditure appropriations in various expenditure accounts. Please note that there is no match or cost share required for participation in the Zip Books Grant program. The City has received an advance payment of $28,465, which represents 90% of the total grant award. The remaining 10%, amounting to $3,162, will be retained by the Grantor until the conclusion of the grant period and the approval of the final report.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Award Agreement