TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Anthony Halstead - Director of Library Services & Community Outreach
REPORT BY: Leah Doyle-Stevens - BOS Staff Assistant
SUBJECT: Proclamation for September 2022 as Library Card Sign-up Month in Napa County
RECOMMENDATION
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Presentation of a Proclamation to be received by Anthony Halstead, Director of Library Services & Community Outreach, recognizing September 2022 as “Library Card Sign-up Month” in Napa County.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With four active locations, the Napa County Library provides the residents of the community with library services in the best tradition, maintaining materials dealing with the region's agricultural history while striving to provide materials of current interest. Leaders and members of the community concur that the library holds the ability to serve as a place for the community to grow collectively and come together in times of emergency. The goal of the library is to provide materials, services and programming that is both educational and inspiring, yet provide diversity and awareness for our community: To enrich people's lives with books and information.
Proclaiming September 2022 as "Library Card Sign-up Month" in Napa County celebrates and acknowledges the wealth of resources, services and programs the library has to offer and presents an opportunity for all Napa County residents to visit their local library, sign up for a library card, and learn all that this essential resource has to offer.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Collaborative and Engaged Community |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Since 1987, National Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. It is a time when the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning.