Title
Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager and the Library Director to accept a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) CopyCat grant award from the California State Library to receive $19,320 for the Library to purchase equipment and provide training to establish a Memory Lab.
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to agree to the terms set forth in the CopyCat grant award agreement from the California State Library (CSL) to the San Leandro Public Library (Library), which runs from January 2022 through August 2022, whereby the Library would receive $19,360 for purchasing equipment and supplies to:
(1) build a Memory Lab at the Main Library and
(2) purchase additional equipment for use at the Museum and at community sites.
Staff further recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute all documents and appropriate the funds.
BACKGROUND
A. The California State Library is the central reference and research library for state government and the Legislature. It has an extensive collection of documents from and about the State's rich history and is one of the major genealogical reference libraries on the West Coast. It also directs state and federal funds to support local public libraries and statewide library programs and services. The State Library's CopyCat Grant program is a competitive, small-grant program that enables libraries to duplicate successful projects of other California public libraries, helping libraries easily implement tried-and tested-programs. CopyCat grants are Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants that are federally funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and are awarded by the State Library to eligible California libraries.
B. History: The Library has received many grant awards from the California State Library, including a previous CopyCat grant to create a craft program for adult...
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