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Cabarrus County Public Library Provide a bilingual staff member whose primary responsibilities include outreach and programming in Spanish, as well as aiding library administration in improving overall services to the Hispanic community. Due to the lack of Spanish speaking abilities among staff, the library currently offers no recurring services in Spanish, such as computer classes, story times, or career labs. The primary responsibilities of this added position would include planning and conducting these programs. With the addition of a part - time Bilingual Library Assistant, the library would offer at least one program in Spanish per month after beginning employment, for an estimated total of 10 programs minimum during the project year, with the goal of an average of 5 attendees per program minimum. To ensure knowledge of the library's Spanish services were widespread, outreach will also be a key component of the Bilingual Library Assistant position. Identified locations would include churches, schools and preschools, local businesses, and area organizations with high need (Cabarrus Health Alliance, Department of Human Services, etc.). Outreach services will include workshops, pop -up libraries, and mobile services, with the goal of at least one outreach event scheduled per month for a total of 10 events. • Increase English language literacy services to ESOL /LEP identifying individuals in the community including group language classes, digital literacy workshops, and bilingual family programs. CCPL currently works with the Cabarrus Literacy Council (CLC) in providing space and resources for language tutors, ESOL classes, and other specialized services. Although the Council has had great success with ESOL tutoring and group classes —there are currently 3 active group classes and 130 individuals —other organizations and students are currently on a wait list, as no other community organization provides free literacy services for Spanish - speaking adults. With the library intending to bring all current services offered by the CLC under its realm of service, the demand necessitates an increase in programs offered. Recruitment of new tutors —and appropriate training of current tutors —would be a primary focus, with the goal of matching at least 80% of students with a tutor (currently there are enough tutors to serve about 60% of students). The Cabarrus Literacy Council, CCPL's partner in this project, has agreed to assist in these efforts through drives at their major fundraisers, hosted events, and community networking opportunities. Another desired metric is the expansion of community classes EZ Literacy & Lifelong Lea ning e,t number 1 \n G -4 Page 224