Recommendation Concerning Leaders Library Card Challenge - Todd Humble, Library Services Department Director
That the Board authorize the creation of the new Library Card type “STUDENT CARD," the transfer $5,000 from reserves to the current Fiscal Year budget, and accept the Urban Library Council’s Leaders Library Card Challenge by signing the “commitment letter”.
BACKGROUND:
As of April 6, 2017, sixty (60) communities in the United States have taken the Urban Libraries Council Challenge to issue every K-12 student a public library card.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
This amendment will not change the total amount in Library Fund (113), but does allocate library reserves to the current Fiscal Year budget. $5,000 is requested from library reserves to Fund 113/110501 – 54701.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:
N/A
PERSONNEL:
N/A
POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:
Authorize "student card" creation with limited rules.
IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:
Data file will be requested from school district for immediate creation of approximately 40,000 new student cards. Cards will be ordered and sorted for delivery to students in May 2017.