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