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).1
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).2
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, pa...
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