AGENDA

Board of Library Commissioners

City of Los Angeles

Regular Meeting

Thursday, February 14, 2019

11 :00 a.m.

Main Location Teleconference Location

Los Angeles Public Library Commissioner Salinas will participate from:

Central Library Board Room, 4th Floor

630 West 5th Street Westchester-Loyola Village Branch Library

Los Angeles, CA 90071 Community Room

7114 W. Manchester Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90045

Agenda: In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, you may view the agenda its attachments

at the Information Desk of the Central Library and online at www.lapl.org/about-lapl/board-librarycommissioners.

Some large agreements or attachments that may not be viewable on the website will be

available in their entirety at the Information Desk of the Central Library and provided at the Board Meeting.

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting - January 24, 2019

(Only Board Members who were in attendance are eligible to vote, unless any other

Commissioners not in attendance have reviewed the audio recording and/or transcript of

the meeting.)

3. Public Comments (Matters within the Board's Jurisdiction)

(In accordance with Board Policy, a total of 15 minutes shall be allocated for public comment

not to exceed three (3) minutes per speaker, including teleconference locations for items

not the agenda. Items arising during the public comment portion of the meeting may be

referred by the President to the staff or Board Committee for appropriate action or report

back thereon to the Board.)

4. City Librarian's Comments and Announcements

5. City Librarian's Reports

Consent Items

Commissioners who wish to discuss particular items should ask that such items be called

as Special. The remaining items will be subject to a single vote.

a. Recommendation to accept the following gift:

$1,000.00 From Carolyn Misumi for the benefit of the

Benjamin Franklin Branch Library in Memory

of Saburo Misumi

(EXHIBIT "A")

b. Recommendation to approve acceptance of California Library (EXHIBIT "B")

Literacy Services (CLLS) grant of $149,752 and additional

$80,000 designated for family literacy for the Los Angeles

Public Library's Adult Literacy Services for Fiscal Year 2018/19

c. Recommendation to approve acceptance of Institute of Museum (EXHIBIT "C")

and Library Services (IMLS) Propagating Promising Practices

grant of $42,000 for the Los Angeles Public Library's Adult

Literacy Services

Discussion ltem(s)

d. Marketing Plan Updates

6. Presentation: None

7. Various Communications: None

8. Commissioners' Comments, Announcements and

Review of Matters Pending

9. Adjournment

 

LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOARD REPORT

Board of Library Commissioners

John F. Szabo, City Librarian 0

EXHIBIT A

February 14, 2019

SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT FROM CAROLYN MISUMI IN MEMORY OF

HER FATHER, SABURO MISUMI

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Board of Library Commissioners adopts the following resolutions:

RESOLVED, That a gift of $1,000 received from Carolyn Misumi in memory of

her father, Saburo Misumi for donation to the Benjamin Franklin Branch Library be

accepted; and deposited in Trust Fund 831, Account 340; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, That a letter of thanks be sent to Carolyn Misumi,

daughter of Saburo Misumi expressing the grateful appreciation of the Board and staff

for the generous gift.

FINDINGS:

1. This gift of $1,000 will be used to purchase library materials for the Benjamin

Franklin Branch Library.

2. A letter of thanks should be sent to:

Carolyn Misumi

(address on file)

Prepared by: Kian Daizadeh, Northeast Area Manager

Reviewed by: Chad Helton, Director of Branches

LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOARD REPORT

TO: Board of Library Commissioners

FROM: John F. Szabo, City Librarian ~

EXHIBIT B

February 14, 2019

SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES

GRANT OF $149,752 AND ADDITIONAL $80,000 DESIGNATED

SUPPORT FOR FAMILY LITERACY FOR THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC

LIBRARY'S ADULT LITERACY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/19

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Board of Library Commissioners adopt the following resolution:

RESOLVED, That the Board of Library Commissioners accepts the California

Library Literacy Services (CLLS) grant of $149,752 and additional $80,000 designated

for family literacy for the Los Angeles Public Library's Adult Literacy Services for Fiscal

Year 2018/19; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the funds be deposited in Trust Fund 419,

Account 345.

FINDINGS:

1. On January 10, 2019, the California State Library announced that the Los

Angeles Public Library (LAPL) Adult Literacy Services program final payment of

the total grant allocation for the 2018/19 fiscal year is $149,752. On November 8,

2018, the Board accepted the initial baseline CLLS grant amount of $18,000.

Thus, the total grant amount for the general grant is $167,752. An additional

$80,000 designated for family literacy brings the grand total to $247,752. LAPL

and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles provide matching funds to make us

eligible for this grant.

2. These funds must be accepted by the Board of Library Commissioners to

activate this award.

3. In fiscal year 2017/18, the total spent on the library's adult literacy program was

$1,502,721, which came from the 2017/18 California Library Literacy Services

grant in the amount of $171,176 and $1,175,699 in matching funds inclusive of

in-kind services provided by LAPL and the Library Foundation.

4. Grant funds will be used to purchase print and web-based curriculum, print and

audiovisual material for 21 literacy centers, hardware to enable small-group and

one-on-one instruction for adult learners, and operational costs including design

and production of newsletters and promotional collateral, professional

development for contract and library employees, and organizational dues and

memberships.

5. Additional $80,000 funding to support family literacy is provided for the first time

this fiscal year. Funds will be used to address two focus areas identified by the

California State Library: strengthen libraries' capacity to deliver high-quality

family literacy services and create opportunities for families to develop a culture

of positive learning experiences together on a more sustained basis. Funding will

support cross-departmental staff capacity building including but not limited to an

inaugural Family Literacy Summit for Literacy Coordinators and Librarians and

augmenting existing tutor/learner relationships with age-appropriate children's

materials and activities to help adults develop confidence to be their child's first

and best teacher and create a culture of positive learning in their home

environment.

Prepared by: Kelly Tyler, Senior Librarian, Office of Education & Literacy

Reviewed by: Alicia Moguel, Principal Librarian, Department of Lifelong Leaming

Eva Mitnick, Director, Engagement & Learning Division