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Library Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize acceptance of a local assistance grant of $25,000 from the California State Library to be utilized for a Community Hub Communication contract for the implementation of the Early Learning Mentor Library and Community Hubs Connect project;
2) Authorize the Library Director, or designee, to sign the Financial Claim and Grant Award Certification required to accept this grant funding for expenditures in Fiscal Year 2022-23; and
3) Authorize the Library Director, or designee, as the authorized representative to execute and submit any subsequent grant-related documents as necessary to administer and implement the grant project, including any amendments to the grant agreement that do no extend the term or impact Net County Cost, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.
FUNDING: Stronger Together: Early Learning Mentor Libraries local assistance grant administered by the California State Library.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The California State Library is currently funding Stronger Together: Early Learning, a state-funded opportunity that provides grants to help local libraries strengthen their roles as early learning community hubs and improve or expand early learning programs and services in their communities. The purpose of these grants is to support the critical role that libraries play in providing much needed wraparound services and resources, ensuring equitable access to opportunity for young children and their families across the state. Early Learning grants ($3 million) are aimed to connect children, youth, families and caregivers with the services they need to thrive, by building or enhancing early learning hubs and wraparound services. By further integrating the work of libraries and other community service providers, these grants will help ensure that Californians will be connected to the resources they need where and when they need them. As trusted, stigma-fre...
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