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ADDITION <br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF • • <br />* <br />REGULAR <br />.?'fit cAR� + � 1 AUGUST 15 2 <br />1 <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />New Business <br />SUBJECT: <br />Library - Request to Accept LSTA Grant Award <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The State Library of North Carolina awarded the library system a Library <br />Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant in the amount of $27,468 with <br />$7,630 in matching funds provided by the Cabarrus Literacy Council (total <br />funding amount of $35,098). The grant was written to provide improved <br />library services to the Spanish- speaking residents of Cabarrus County <br />through outreach, enhanced collections, access to bilingual programs and <br />technology, and a part -time Bilingual Library Assistant position (20 hours <br />per week). <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to accept grant funds and approve the Bilingual Library Assistant <br />position, and to approve the related budget revision. <br />EXPECTED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: <br />10 Minutes <br />SUBMITTED BY: <br />Emery Ortiz, Library Director <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: <br />Yes <br />COUNTY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATIONS /COMMENTS: <br />G -4 Page 219 <br />