STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life, Arts & Culture
AGENDA DATE: November 13, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Library
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the?(1)?acceptance of two grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Service through the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025?TSLAC TexTreasures Original 2025 (Grant No. TXT-25003/Federal ID No. LS-256843-OLS-24, Assistance Listing No. 45.310) in the amount of $35,674.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and an ILL Lending Reimbursement 2024 (Grant No. 904061/FAIN No. LS-253655-OLS-23, Assistance Listing No. 45.310) in the amount of $19,799.00 for library lends made between August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024;?(2)?establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $35,674.00 in the TSLAC TexTreasures Original 2025 and $19,799.00 in the ILL Lending Reimbursement 2024;?(3)?receipt and deposit of funds from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in an amount not to exceed $35,674.00 in the TSLAC TexTreasures Original 2025 and $19,799.00 in the ILL Lending Reimbursement; and (4)?execution of the grant agreement??and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the grant agreement?- Total not to exceed $55,473.00 - Financing: Texas State Library and Archives Commission TexTreasures Original 2025 Fund ($19,799.00) and Texas State Library and Archives ILL Lending Reimbursement 2024 Fund ($34,674.00)
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BACKGROUND
The TSLAC awards competitive grants to libraries across the state to public and academic libraries to support literacy and educational initiatives. The City of Dallas, Dallas Public Library, has been awarded one of these grants.
The TSLAC Texas Treasures grant will allow digitization of the Juanita Craft Collection to meet the demands for access with the opening of the redesigned Juanita J. Craft Civil ...
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