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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2000-R0056 - LSTA Grant - TSLAC - Lubbock City-County Library - 02_24_2000Resolution No.2000-R0056 February 24, 2000 Item No. 29 RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock any and all documents related to the Library Services Technology Acts (LSTA) Grant to support the Lubbock City -County Library with a new LSTA Grant, attached herewith, by and between the City of Lubbock and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and any associated documents, and shall be included in the minutes of the Council. Passed by the City Council this 24th day of February , 2000. Max Ince, Mayor Pro Tem APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: 46yyv��� le Tommy Go alez Managing Director Civic Services APPROVED AS TO FORM: Assistant City Attorney JMK:cp Cityatt/John/ISTA-Grant.Res February 14, 2000 0 Resolution No. 2000-R0056 Item No. 29 Attachment A February 24, 2000 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION (TSLAC) APPLICATION FOR STATE/FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICANT INFORMATION: Library Name Lubbock' City -County Library Applicant/Legal Entity City of Lubbock (Official name of city, county, nonprofit, or university) Street/P.O. Box P . 0. Box 2000 City Lubbock. State Texas Zip Code 79457 County Lubbock Contact Person Jeff Rippel Phone Number (806) 775-2822 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17 5_ 6 0 0 0 5 9 0 600 TYPE OF PROJECT: (check one) Cooperation Interlibrary Loan x Special Projects Establishment TexTreasures Systems BEGINNING DATE OF PROJECT/GRANT; September 1, 2000 PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCES: a. TSLAC grant b. Other federal gov't funds c. Other state gov't funds d. Local funds e. Program income f. Miscellaneous g. TOTAL 35,365 $ $ $ 63,806 IS THE APPLICANT DELINQUENT ON ANY FEDERAL DEBT? Yes X No To the best of my knowledge and belief, data in the entire application packet is true and correct, the application has been duly authorized by the governing body of the applicant and the applicant will comply with the Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) if the assistance is awarded. Printed Name Jeffrey A. Title Library Director Date Signed 02-15-2000 Attachment B BUDGET Applicant/Legal Entity: City of Lubbock (Official name of city, county, nonprofit, or university) Lubbock. . Budget Categories Grant Funds Other Funding Sources Total Costs Personnel $ $ 16,066 $ 16,066 Fringe Benefits Travel 293 1,540 1,833 Equipment/Property 1,100 1,100 Supplies 11,592 9,735 21,327 Contractual Services 19,351 19,351 Other 1,200 1,200 Total -Direct Charges $ 32,E+36 $ 28,441 $ 60,877 Indirect Charges Rate: 9.03 % Base: 2,929 2,929 TOTALS $ 35,365 $ 28,441 $63,806 Note: Amounts should be rounded to the nearest dollar. Signature f Fiscal staff Date Attachment C COSTS REQUIRMG PRIOR APPROVAL Applicant's Legal name: City of Lubbock (Official name of city, county, nonprofit, or university) Library/Organizational Unit: Lubbock City —County Library INSURANCE (if not required by the grant): Budgeted Cost; N/A $ REARRANGEMENTS & ALTERATIONS OF FACII.ITIES: (if indurred specifically for the grant project) NIA $ EquipmenuProperty is an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $1,000 or more. (There are S exceptions to this threshold: stereo systems, still and video cameras, facsimile machines, VCRs and VCRfrV combinations, and cellular and portable telephones. These items must be maintained on your inventory if S500 or more). If the Grantee's capitalization level established for financial statement purposes is lower than S 1,000, the lower amount should be used. Equipment/ Property includes furniture, library materials, etc. purchased wholly or in part with grant funds. The equipment/property should be recorded at the capital expenditure amount which means the cost of the equipment/property including the cost to put it in place (the net invoice price of the equipment/property, including the cost of any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired). Item descriptions should be detail since additional cost documentation should not be submitted. Computer example: processor and speed, RAM, hard drive size, monitor size, modem speed, type of network card (Pentium II, 300 MHz, 64 ME RAM, 1GB HD, 17" monitor, 56K modem, Ethernet network card). Detail Description # of Units Unit Cost Extended t N/A� $ - Use additional sheets as necessary. Applicant's Capitalization Level: $ Signature: Date: Attachment D Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Lower Tier Covered Transactions This Certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 34 CFR Part 85, Section 85.510, Participant's responsibilities. The regulations were published as Part VII of the May 26, 1988 Federal Register (pages 19160-19211). Copies of the regulations may be obtained by contacting the person to whom this proposal is submitted. (BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE) (1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntary excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in :his certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. Name and Titie of Authorized Representative Jeffrey A. Rippel, Library Director PA 2_ntlyJ -1S-o Signatf3r Date City of Lubbock Applicant/Legal Entity (official name of city, county, nonprofit, or university) Lubbock City -County Library Library Name INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION 1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below. 2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed at the time of this transaction. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. 3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the persons to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstance. 4. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "lower tier transaction," "participant," "person," "primary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntary_ excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations. 5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated. 6. The prospective Iower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titles "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions. 7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List. 8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. 9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. Attachment E EXAA[PLE OF ASSIGNMENT OF COSTS TO EXPENSE CATEGORIES This is a basic list of frequently found local expense codes which have been assigned to the budget/expense categories. While not a definitive list, it may help you categorize your expenses. If your accounting system categorizes any of these costs differently, then make the necessary changes on your Budget so that your Budget reflects the costs as follows: Personnel Salaries - Full and Part-time Overtime Pay Longevity Pay Fringe Benefits Workmen's Compensation Retirement Insurance - Life and Health FICA (Social Security & Medicare) Unemployment Accrued Vacation/Sick Leave Pay (if documented as a component in the municipality's package and subject to audit verification) Supplies (Consumables) Office Supplies Books Audio -Visual Materials Periodicals Computer Software Contractual Equipment Rental Equipment Maintenance and Repair Audit . OCLC Membership Fees and Charges Contracts for Professional Services For example: workshop speakers, graphics design, advertising agencies Delivery (courier) Services Contract Building Rental Internet Service Other Operating Expenses Insurance Postage Telephone Printing Photocopying Charges (not rental) Membership Fees Registration Fees (conferences, training) Freight/Delivery Charges Reproduction Services Contracted Temporary Help Training Allowance Internet Service ravel Mileage Public Transportation Per Diem Expenses or Actual Expenses for Meals and Lodging Equipment/Property Office Furniture Office Equipment Computer Hardware Computer Software ' EquipmentlProperty is an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of S 1.000 or more. (There are S exceptions to this threshold: stereo systems, still and video cameras, facsimile machines, VCRs and VCR/TV combinations, and cellular and portable telephones. These items must be maintained on your inventory if S500 or more). If the Grantees capitalization level established for financial statement purposes is tower than $1,000, the lower amount should be used. Equipment/Property includes furniture, library materials, etc. purchased wholly or in part with grant funds. The equipment/property should be recorded at the capital expenditure amount which means the cost of the equipment/property including the cost to put it in place (the net invoice price of the equipment/property, including the cost of any modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired). Attachment i Protest Procedure Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 TAC 2.55) (a) An aggrieved person who is not satisfied with a decision, procedure, or service received from the staff of the Texas State library and Archives Commission or who is an actual or prospective bidder, grantee, or contractor aggrieved in connection with a solicitation, evaluation, or award may file a protest with the Director and librarian in accordance with this rule. (b) A protest must be submitted to the Director and librarian within 21 days after the person brows or should have known of the matter which is protested. The Director and librarian has the discretion to allow a protest filed after 21 days if the protestant shows good cause for the late filing or if the protest raises an issue significant to the general policies and procedures of the commission. (c) The protestant shall mail or deliver a copy of the protest to all interested persons. The Director and librarian will fumish a list of interested persons to a protestant. For protests of a competitive selection (bid, contract, or grant), interested persons shall include all persons who have submitted a bid, proposal, or application. (d) A protest must be in writing and identified as a protest under this section, and contain the following: (1) a description of the protestant's interest in the natter, (2) the issue(s) to be resolved and remedy(s) requested; (3) the protestant's argument supporting the protest, including a statement of relevant facts and applicable law, specifying the statutes, rules, or other legal authority alleged to have been violated; (4) the protestant's affirmation that facts set forth in the protest are true; and (5) a certification That a copy of the protest has been mailed or delivered to all interested persons. (e) Upon receipt of a protest conforming to the requirements of this section, the commission shall not proceed with the solicitation, award, or contract until the protestis resolved, unless the Director and librarian makes a written determination that delay would harm the substantial interests of the state. (f) The Director and Librarian has the authority to decide, settle, or resolve the protest and will make a written determination. The Director and librarian may solicit written responses to the protest from other parties. The Director and librarian shall inform the protesting parry and other interested parties by letter of his determination, and how to appeal the determination to the commission. (g) An interested parry may appeal the determination of the Director and Librarian An appeal must be in writing and conform to paragraphs (1) - (3) of this subsection: (1) the appeal must be received in the office of the Director and Librarian no later than 15 days after the date the determination is mailed to interested parties; (2) a copy of the appeal must be mailed or delivered by the appealing party to all interested parties and contain a certification of mailing or delivery; (3) the appealing parry must state whether or not an opportunity is requested to make an oral presentation to the commission in open meeting. (h) The Director and Librarian shall refer the matter to the commission for their consideration at an open meeting. (i) The chair of the commission has the discretion to allow an appeal filed more than 15 days after the Director and Librarian's determination if the appealing party shows good cause for the late filing or if the appeal raises an issue significant to the general policies or procedures of the commission. Q) An interested parry may file a response to an appeal of the determination of the Director and Librarian no later than seven days after the appeal is mailed or delivered. (k) Copies of the appeal and responses of interested parties, if any, shall be mailed to the commission by the Director and Lbrarian. (1) The chair of the commission has the discretion to decide whether or not a request for -oral presentations will be granted and will set the order and amount of time for oral presentations that are allowed. The chair also has the discretion to decide whether presentations and written documents presented by Commission staff and interested parties will be allowed. (ter) The commission will determine properly filed appeals and make Its decision in open meeting. The commission shah vote to uphold or reverse the decision of the Director and Ubmrian. Failing a majority vote of a quorum of the commission, the Director and Librarian's decision is upheld. The commission's decision is final and not subject to judicial review under the statutes governing the commission. (n) A decision issued either by the commission in open meeting or in writing by the Director and librarian shall be the final administrative action of the commission. (o) Documentation concerning a protest of a competitive selection is part of the commission's records series for that selection and is retained in accordance with the commission's approved records retention schedule. May is, m Attachment G OMB Approval No. 0348.0( ASSURANCES - NON -CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS Public reporting burden for this collection of information Is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewin instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection c information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions fc reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0040), Washington, DC 20503. DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY. NOTE: Certaln'of these assurances may not be applicable to your project or program. If you have questions, please contact th awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If suc is the case, you will be notified As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I certify that the applicant: 1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance and the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including funds sufficient to pay the non -Federal share of project cost) to ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project described in this application. 2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General c' the United States and, If appropriate, the State, though any authorized representative, access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards or agency directives. 3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain. 4. Will Initiate and complete the work within the applicable time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency. S. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 7. 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit systems for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F). 6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title Vi of the Civil Rights Act. of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. §§1681- 1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended. relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) §§523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§290 dd-3 and 290 ee 3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h) Title . Vlll of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 'et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental ' or financing of housing; p) any other nondiscrimination provisions In the specific statute(s) under which application for Federal assistance is being made; and, (j) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to the application. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property Is acquired as a result of Federal or federally -assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in purchases. S. Will comply, as applicable, with provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole of in part with Federal funds. Previous Edition Usable Standard Form 424E (Rev. 7, Authorized for Local Reproduction Prescribed by OMB Circular A- 9. Will comply. as applicable, with the provisions.of the Davis - Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §§276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. §276c and 18 U.S.C. §874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. §§327- 333), regarding labor standards for federally -assisted construction subagreements. 10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood Insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood Insurance 9 the total cost of Insurable construction and acquisition is $10,000 or more. 11. Will comply with' environmental standards which may be prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of environmental quality control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 11988; (a) assurance of project consistency with the approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. §§1451 at seq.); (f) conformity of Federal actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§7401 at seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-523); and, (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93- 205). 12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act a 1968 (16 U.S.C. §§1271 at seq.) related to protectin5 components or potential components of the nationa wild and scenic rivers system. 13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. §470). EO 11593 (identification and protection of historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. §§469a-1 at seq.). 14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of human subjects involved in research, development, and related activities supported by this award of assistance. 15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 6§2131 et seq.) pertaining to the care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of assistance. 16. Will comply with the Lead -Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. §§4801 at seq.) which prohibits the use of lead -based paint In construction or rehabilitation of residence structures. 17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No. A-133, 'Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non -Profit Organizations.' 18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal laws, executive orders, regulations, and policies governing this program. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICIAL TITLE MAX INGE 0 Mayor, City of Lubbock Pro Tem IZATION City of February 24, 2000 ATTEST: ty-Secretary Standard Form 4248 (Rev. 7-97) 8 Appendix C SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT UNIFORM STATISTICAL REPORT Library: Lubbock City -County Library Date: February 15, 2000 End- Year- % of Target of -Year QUARTERS to -Date Attained Target 1 2 3 4 Total To Date MATERIALS ACQUISITION (Reports are required on all materials purchased with ran funds.) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LITERACY, ESL SESSIONS, CLASSES PROGRAM SERVICES SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT UNIFORM STATISTICAL REPORT INSTRUCTIONS This is a standard reporting form for library statistics. The State Library uses these statistics to report to the Texas Legislature and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on library activities sponsored by the State Library. The End - Of -Year Targets were taken from your grant application; you must report on those targets. We ask that you report on all categories that apply, even those where an end -of -year target is not shown. For Lines 1-5, report all materials purchased with gMnt funds. Line 1: Books Received. A monographic volume is a "physical unit of any printed, typewritten, handwritten,' mimeo- graphed, or processed work contained in one binding, or portfolio, hardbouhd or paperbound, which has been cataloged, classified, and/or made ready for use." Under this definition, the Books In Print and the Subject Guide to Books in Print would be counted as seven volumes or seven pieces of library material. Line 2: Subscriptions Purchased. Count the number of periodical, magazine, and newspaper subscriptions ordered (a one-year subscription = 1). Line 3: Videocassettes Received. Report the number of videocassettes purchased with grant funds. Line 4: Microforrns Received. For periodicals and newspapers on microform, count the number of volumes (years). For monographs on microform, count the number of volumes. For any other publications on microform, count the number of volumes or years, if possible. In the case of census records on microfilm, it will be necessary to count the number of rolls. In the case of business services or other such information on microfiche, substitute the number of titles. Line 5: Other Materials Received. Count any library materials (e.g., audio cassettes, art prints, filmstrips, microcomputer software for public use, etc.) which are not specified above. Exclude equipment, catalog card sets, and supply items. Line 6: Pieces of Publicity Distributed. Include the total number of pieces of promotional, public relations, and other printed materials which the grant program distributed. Posters, book bags, bookmarks, brochures, flyers, news releases, bumper stickers, buttons, signs, and stationery produced by the grant should be included. Lines 7 and 7A should be filled in if the grant project provides formal training for staff and volunteers. Lines 8-9 should be rrlled In only for programs providing literacy or ESL Instruction. Line 7: Number of Student Hours in Training Sessions. Enter on this line the number of hours of instruction provided in training tutors, staff, and volunteers, multiplied by the number of tutors, staff, and volunteers who attended the training sessions. Line 7A: Number of Persons Attending Training Sessions. Enter on this line the number of persons attending sessions. This measure is not limited to the number of unique individuals; rather, it is a head count of all persons attending each session. Line 8: Number of Student Hours in Literacy or ESL Sessions. Enter on this line the number of hours in which students and instructors met in tutoring or class sessions multiplied by the number of students who attended those sessions. Include here all kinds of literacy -related classes, such as reading -readiness, family literacy, etc. Line 9: Number of Persons Attending Literacy or ESL Sessions. Enter on this line the number of persons participating in tutoring or class sessions. This measure is not limited to the number of unique individuals; rather, it is a head count of all persons attending each session. Lines 10-13 are all activities which libraries count. However, for the purposes of this form, use only the portion of these activities which can be attributed to the grant project. Line 10: Materials Circulated. Enter here the number of circulations which can be attributed to the grant project. This may be the number of circulations of materials purchased with grant funds, or the number of circulations to persons in the population targeted by the grant project. Line 11: Persons Attending Special Programs. if the grant project sponsors and presents cultural exhibits, puppet shows, special topic programs, displays, or workshops for the public, report here the number of persons who attended these events. If the grant program arranges and invites individual or group visits to the library, report the number of visitors. Line 12: Reference Questions Handled. If the grant project offers reference services or information and referral services, report here the number of questions answered and the number of referrals made. Line 13: Persons Receiving a Library Card for First Time Due to This Project Report here the number of library cards issued to new patrons which can be attributed to this grant program. Appendix B LSTA SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS PROGRAM NARRATIVE DATE February 15, 2000 LIBRARYNAME Lubbock City -County Library APPLICANT NAME _ City of Lubbock PROJECT LOCATION Lubbock City -County Library, 1306 9th St., Lubbock, TX 79401 PROJECT TITLE "Read With Me" PROJECT DIRECTOR _ Shelly Morris AMOUNT REQUESTED $35, 365 Has the TSLAC, Library Development Consulting Staff reviewed a draft of this application? ' Yes Consultant's Name Wendy Clark ' No PROGRAM ABSTRACT (Do not exceed space provided) This project is designed to be a cooperative endeavor between the Lubbock City -County Library (LCCL), the Lubbock Independent School District (LISD), the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy (LACFL, housed in the main library), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and KTXT-TV (local PBS station). The project also meets criteria of the Strategic Youth Plan for the City of Lubbock: "Services to meet child and family development needs must have these basic characteristics: continuity, comprehensiveness, flexibility, integrated service networks, culturally and linguistically appropriate programming, family -centered activities, and full community involvement." This is a second -year funding request for this project. LCCL currently has children's storytimes at all four library locations in the four quadrants of the city. Presenting these storytimes to the kindergarten students at the Title I Elementary Schools will reach many families who are not presently library users and do not know what kinds of programming the library has to offer. LISD Title I schools currently'have a "Brown Bag Day" for elementary schools in which families bring their lunch and eat with their child, while teachers present programs on learning activities to do at home and encourage parental involvement. The Literacy Coalition has a Family Reading Program which increases family literacy, encourages parental involvement in their children's education, and encourages parents to continue their own educational goals. Bringing the LISD Brown Bag program, children's storytimes, and the Family Reading Program together will increase family literacy while it acquaints family members with public library programming and the child's school. Families from the 22 Title I schools will attend a library tour at one of the four locations, receive packets containing information about all library programs and be given the opportunity to get a library card, to check out books and become a future library user. In addition, the librarians will conduct story hours for all the kindergarten children at the Title I schools and give each child a free book. This program will reach 660 parents and children who tour the library and 1100 students at kindergarten storytimes. Community Profile (0 -15 Points} —One Page Describe the GREATER community that the library will serve. Describe in detail the segments of that community which will be served by this grant. Identify a service that might be used if it were available. Provide demographic statistics, library records, or surveys to support these statements. 1. Community Profile. The Lubbock City -County Library, consisting of a main library and three branches, serves an area of approximately 254,000 people. Current library programming includes storytimes for two year olds, storytimes for three to five year olds and a Saturday matinee (films) for all ages. Adult programs include a monthly book discussion group, a speaker series and a GED prep class. The 1990 census report found that adult residents of Lubbock County had significant literacy deficits. Of those 25 years of age and. older, 12% had completed fewer than nine years of school, and an additional 14% had not completed high school. These figures were even higher among African American and Hispanic populations. The average number of families at or below the poverty level in the service area of the proposed project is 92%, compared to 54% district -wide. School district records indicate that low academic achievement for these economically disadvantaged students is more prevalent on the 26 Title I school campuses. For these children, pre-school skills will lag behind their peers by as much as two years. These are the children who,are "at -risk", because they are more than three times as likely to drop out of school before acquiring a sixth grade level of competence in reading, writing and computing. Seventy percent of the children in the targeted area are below the state mandated reading level. A portion of the project's service area is limited by physical location and a lack of resources. Since the program takes place during the school lunch hour, bussing the families to the library location for the tour is not only a convenience, but a necessity, as many of the families in the project area lack other dependable transportation. The service area is one of high poverty and high crime, but efforts are being made by the residents and the business community to correct some of the community problems. The Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy is also participating in the efforts of the Lubbock Housing Authority and the Texas Workforce Commission to develop services in these areas. This project, Read With Me, by working in partnership with the school district, can reach many families. Direct service is only the beginning of a fanuly literacy program —influence on other family members may not become known until long after the project concludes. The Literacy Coalition's current family literacy programs include the Tiny Tots Read A Lot (birth through 3 years), Guadalupe and Parkway Neighborhood Centers "We Can Read" program, and the "Share A Book With a Child" library reading programs at the Mahon Library, Patterson Branch Library and the Copper Rawlings Community Center. Special annual events are also held to encourage families to spend time together in reading and other related learning activities. The library literacy program served approximately 4,000 people in 1998 with its existing programs and special events. New Services (0 -15 Points) —Two Pages Describe the services, programs, activities, and material to be purchased. Describe the location where the new sen•ices will be offered. Explain how these services will attract new library users. 2. New Services. Read With Me will provide books for the family members to read with their child and a trained volunteer will teach reading strategies with the stories. Special activities at the five sessions will include: 1) introduction to the Read Vith Me program; 2) presentation by KTXT of the Ready to Learn initiative, including continued quality children's programming of eight hours each weekday, value messages during program breaks, and services/materials component for families and teachers including free children's book for each family, 3) demonstration of healthy nutritional meal - planning for the family by a community professional; and 4) two story -related crafts to share and take home. At the fifth session, both adults and children will be bussed to one of four library locations. Each session is planned to have approximately 30 minutes of reading and discussion time and 15 minutes for the special programs. During Read With Me program sessions, good reading skills will be modeled for the parents by the reading volunteer who has been trained by the Executive Director of the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy and the Volunteer Coordinator. Each reading program volunteer will receive three hours of training in reading aloud to children and using good reading skills and strategies to stimulate discussion. These skills will include using voice inflection and modulation and good reader strategies, including raising questions while reading, creating a story from pictures, connecting reading with one's own experience and background, making predictions, rereading, and linking new information with information already known. Books such as The Little Red Hen and Tell Me a StoryMama may be used in the project. These are quality children's books which lend themselves to positively developing a child's emerging character and creating a common history for parent and child. Reading with the children at home will be encouraged, and family members with literacy needs will be encouraged to enroll in basic skills classes or sign up for one-on-one tutoring. The good nutrition program will be accompanied by a book provided by LISD. Good nutrition plays a vital role in a child's ability to learn. Most of the families in the targeted service areas have incomes below the poverty level and also have limited literacy skills. By focusing on nutritional meal planning, this project has the opportunity to encourage good nutrition and explain its importance to learning, and by presenting the program orally, low literacy parents receive the information in an understandable format. Two six page brochures about nutrition, one in English and one in Spanish, will also be included in the packet the parents receive at the library. RSVP will provide many of the volunteers who go into the schools and read the stories to the families, modeling good reader strategies, and encouraging communication. RSVP volunteers who are confined to assisted living centers become involved in the Read nth Me program by providing much of the busy -work involved in duplicating craft activities for hundreds of children. The PBS Ready to Learn program has three primary elements: 1) 8 hours each weekday of quality children's programming; 2) value messages during program breaks; pririietime breaks will promote suggestions for parental actions which can assist in learning readiness; and 3) a family outreach component to help families take full advantage of the educational and developmental concepts presented during programs. One ofPBS's highest priorities is "to reach the most vulnerable, at -risk families in the community...." The Ready to Learn Coordinator will work with the parents during her life -skills presentation, encouraging the parents to be interactive with their children including during TV viewing. The Lubbock City -County Library will host a library tour as one session for each school's program, which will be guided by a professional librarian. A part of each library tour is a visit to the circulation desk where the benefits ofhaving a library card are explained. For many of these parents, this will be their first experience with a public library. Each adult is provided with an application for a library card and one for New Services (Continued) their child. Each family is given a bag containing a free magazine from Lubbock Parent Home & Family, nutrition brochures in both Spanish and English, a flyer announcing volunteer opportunities, a bookmark, flyers advertising activities for adults, children and families, and additional information about library locations, times and activities. It is anticipated that one-half of all participants will become library users. As a city volunteer -site, the library can expect to gain some volunteers from among the parents, while the parents gain practical skills for the workplace. Children's storytimes will be presented to kindergarten age students by librarians at each of the 22 Title I Elementary Schools. Self-esteem will be the suggested topic for this book and every child will receive a free book for their home library. Approximately 1100 children will be served. The Literacy Coalition is a non-profit corporation/library literacy program. It currently provides 'one-on-one tutoring sessions for adult learners, holds two Literacy/ABE classes and three ESL classes, sponsors three Share -a -Book With a Child programs and holds one Tiny Tots Read -a -Lot program. It has a computer tutoring lab at the main library is offered two afternoons per week for adult learners. Parents and children will be bussed from their respective schools to one of four library locations. A Spanish-speaking library staff member will be available during the library tour should any of the participants require an interpreter. While a librarian conducts a tour of the library for the parents and introduces them to the resources available, the children will gather in the community room where the trained reading volunteer will read them a story using the reading strategies. After the tour, the parents will join the children for lunch or refreshments. The children will receive a free copy of the featured book and craft and the parents will evaluate the program orally and discuss different aspects of the program. Parents will be encouraged to register for a library card and also register their child. Information on continuing library programs and adult and family literacy programs will be presented and they will be encouraged to enroll in a variety of programs to benefit the family. LISD school/community liaisons will coordinate with the children's regular teachers and the project coordinator. LISD will also provide the bus transportation for the library tours, space for the project, art supplies for the crafts, and books to be given away at two of the reading sessions. The cost of the books for LISD is figured at 25 books for 22 schools (550 books) at $5.00 per book times @ two sessions at each school, for a total of $5,500.00. The books provided by the library for the Children Storytimes is figured at 1100 students times $5.00 per book, for a total of $5,500.00. In addition, the books provided by the project for the library tour are figured at 550 books @ $5 per book for a total of $2,750.00. The books and other materials provided by the PBS Ready to Learn program total $3,185.00. As a family literacy project, one aim of the library is to work with both the parents and their young children. Many parents are in need of basic literacy support or pre-GED preparation in order to meet educational levels necessary to assist their children's learning process. One goal of the project is to provide educational opportunities and learning materials for adults with the library literacy learning program. One- on-one tutoring sessions at library locations, classes for pre-GED, GED, or ESL instruction, and individualized assessment and follow-up, strive to assure this goal. Personnel (0 - 5 Points) --One Page Which financial staff will administer/oversee the funds. Who will provide the services. How much time will be spent by each position on assigned duties. How do the qualifications of each person relate to their job duties. 3. Personnel. 1) Personnel from the City of Lubbock Accounting Office will administerand oversee the funds for the project. 2) Under the direction of the Library's Public Services Director, librarians will present children's storytimes to all of the kindergarten children at each of the 22 Title I Elementary Schools. Professional librarians and library assistants will spend approximately 79 hours preparing for and conducting the library tours. 3) The Library will contract with the Literacy Coalition for other personnel. The Executive Director of the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy will act as project coordinator, in conjunction with the Library's Public Services Director, and will be responsible, along with the Volunteer Coordinator, for training the volunteers who will be presenting the programs at the schools and during the library tour. The project coordinator has developed instructional curriculum for adults and children across all academic disciplines; instructed students on study skills, time and resource management; administered academic assessment tests; taught literacy to adults of varied racial and cultural backgrounds; and provided all educational services and support for adolescents in a drug/alcohol rehabilitation program. With the children's librarian, she will choose and order the books to be given out during the library tours and at the children's storytimes. The project coordinator will also train the tutors who will work with the adult students, coordinate classes and place students with tutors or assign them to appropriate classes. The project coordinator will also keep receipts for all expenditures for forwarding to the LCCL Secretary for payment from the City Accounting Office and record attendance and compile the data for project evaluations. The project coordinator will spend approximately 405 hours on the project. 4) The volunteer coordinator, who contracts with the Literacy. Coalition, has extensive public relations experience, in project coordination and reporting. She is experienced in the children's book field and is a trained adult literacy tutor. The volunteer coordinator will coordinate the tours with the volunteers and the school liaisons, as well as coordinate the activities and reporting of the adult tutors. The volunteer coordinator will be available to speak at the targeted schools to recruit parents for the adult literacy/ESL programs. The volunteer coordinator will spend 675 hours on the project. 5) -Two adult instructors will each work 128 hours teaching literacy, pre-GED and ESL instruction. The adult instructors may be certified teachers and have been trained to work with adult literacy students. The Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy is a non-profit 501(c(3) corporation, and although it is not a part of the library as such, it has been housed in Lubbock's main library since its inception in 1989. The library and the literacy office have always maintained a close working relationship —the LCCL Library Director is on the Board of the Literacy Coalition; the Literacy Coalition's Executive Director serves on library committees; the Literacy Coalition' Administrative Assistant is on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Library, and both fully support the library's mission and activities. In a cooperative effort, some of the library staff serve as volunteers with the Literacy Coalition in family literacy programs and adult tutoring programs and fully support the mission and activities of the Literacy Coalition, while other library staff members serve their community as reading mentors at some Title I schools, serve on the Board of Directors of the Early Learning Centers and in other positions which support the goals of this project. Timetable (0 - 5 Points) —One Page Present a timetable for project activities within the focal year, including: A list of activities with a date by which they will be accomplished; verification that facilities will be available and that equipment and materials will be delivered in time; explanation of how the staff will be hired and trained in time to perform the listed services. 4. Timetable. August 2000 — Training of volunteers will be held; coordination with school liaisons will - begin. Books for the library tour sessions and storytimes for the first semester will be chosen and ordered. September 2000 - December 2000— Books for the fall semester will be ordered. The "Read With Me" programs will be conducted in the first 11 Title I elementary schools. A total of 5 programs will be held at each school, including the library tour. September 2000 — December 2000—Lubbock City -County Library librarians will visit 11 of the Title I elementary schools with a storytime and free book for each kindergarten child. September 2000 — December 2000—Adult literacy and ESL classes will be held. November 2000-December 2000 — Library tours for the first 11 schools will be held. December.2000 - Evaluations will be compiled for a mid -project report. Books for the library tour sessions for the second semester will be chosen and ordered. January 2001— Training of additional volunteers for the second semester will be held. Storytimes, conducted by the librarians, will begin. "Read With Me" programs will be conducted in the remaining 11 Title I elementary schools, with a total of five programs in each school, including the library tours. January 2001— May 2001— The "Read With Me" programs will be conducted in the remaining 11 Title I elementary schools. A total of five programs will be held at each school, including the library tour. January 2001— May 2001—Lubbock City -County Library librarians will visit 11 of the Title I elementary schools with a storytime and free book for each kindergarten child. January 2001— May 2001—Adult literacy and ESL classes will be held. April 2001 - May 2001— Library tours for the remaining 11 schools will be held. June 2001 - July 2001 - Final evaluations will be compiled for a final report on the project. Objectives (0 -10 Paints) —One Page Setachievable, measurable objectives. Describe how the objectives will demonstrate expanded library services. Present a method to collect the data. Objectives. The purpose of this project is to develop a Family Literacy Program which places equal emphasis on teaching both adults and children to read, including intergenerational reading activities that will meet the following goals: Goal 1: Increase the children's participation in literacy events in the community and increase the availability of books and other printed materials in the home. Objectives: **Introduce the adults and children to the City's library system by a field trip to a library. **To have at least 50% of the participating families secure library cards and become library users. **Utilize technological media usage in the libraries for both parents and children to increase their reading, writing, math and science skills. "Increase the outreach services of the library by holding storytime for the children in kindergarten at 22 Title I schools. Statistics will be generated through tracking of individual library card usage by circulation staff. Goal 2: Encourage parents to actively participate in their children's educational development. Objectives: **Recruit 25 families per campus at 22 Title I schools **Encourage adult participants to become educational role models and to take an active part in their child's educational development **To reach the most vulnerable, at -risk families Sign -in sheets kept by the LISD liaisons will track the number of attendees, and oral assessments will be made at the end of the program. goals. Goal 3: Introduce parents to programs to improve their reading skills or meet other educational Objectives: **To provide educational opportunities for adults with the LACFL library literacy adult learning program using one-on-one tutoring sessions at library locations, or classes for literacy, pre-GED, GED, or ESL instruction, and referral to other agencies when appropriate. **To recruit 25 - 50 adults who will enroll in adult education programs. **To increase the reading skill level of20 - 30 adults through adult literacy programs. Records kept by the project coordinator will show how these objectives have been met. Goal 4: Provide more opportunities for children to develop pre -reading and language skills. Objectives: **Provide 1650 books to participating families and provide a sound introduction to good literature that can be continued in the home. **Introduce participating families to the PBS Ready to Learn initiative. **Increase the amount of time parents spend reading with their children at home. Surveys at the end of the program will demonstrate these statistics. Reaching the Hard -to -Reach (0 -10 Points) --One Page Submit a plan for: Introducing the new library services to traditionally hard -to -reach non -users; publicizing and communicating the new services. 6. Reaching the Hard -to -Reach. Participants will be recruited through the school district's regular back -to -school activities bulletin, flyers sent home with students, flyers sent to project area churches for inclusion in church bulletins, and other media sources, such as radio and television community calendars. The Library hosts a web site on the internet, with a link to the LACFL's home page. These programs will be posted to both well in advance as a "coming attraction." A schedule will be posted as soon as it is available, to both of these web sites, as well as the LISD web page. While many of the parents in the targeted service area;have low literacy skills, the use of the web page may encourage others to refer them to library andliteracy programs. Public service announcements will be sent to local area papers. Pens and note pads advertising the library, the literacy program, and the Read With Me project will be included in the packets the parents receive at the library tours. Pens, note pads and colorful flyers will also be left at the community health centers located in the targeted service areas, and will be given out at each speaking engagement by project personnel. The Library's Public Services Director, the Literacy Coalition's Executive Director and the Volunteer Coordinator will secure public speaking engagements in the targeted neighborhoods, which will likely include school parent/teacher organizations, church groups and others. Flyers will also be distributed at meetings of the "Women's Empowerment Project" Advisory Board. The members of this board are affiliated with groups who work with a large percentage of households in the target areas. Expenses Justified (0 -15 Points) —One Page Fully justify the budget by describing every item included in each budget category and how each item will contribute to the new services. Give sources for the costs—city/county pay classification for staff, city/county bid list for equipment, etc. Explain why the costs are reasonable to achieve project objectives. Expenses Justified. Contractual Services: Project Administrator/Trainer: $15.00 per hour for 405 hours = $6,075 Volunteer Coordinator: $14.38 per hour for 675 hours = 9,076 Two Adult Instructors: $16.40 per hour for 256 hours = 4,200 Mileage: 20 miles per week for 45 weeks @ 32.5 cents per mile for 2 staff members 293 Supplies: Books:: 25 books x 22 schools x $5.00 per book = 2,750 Books. 1100 x $5.00 per`book = 5,500 Copying and Printing expense: 1,342 Adult Materials for Literacy/ESL: 1,500 Portfolios and other supplies 500 Other: Promotional Expense: 1,200 Indirect Charges: In -direct Costs: City of Lubbock 9.03%: 2,929 TOTAL: $35,365 Other Funding Sources: Personnel: Librarians-79 hours @ $17 per hour $1,343 Other Library Staff-39 hours '@ $9.50 per hour 370 RSVP Volunteers 18 @ $13 per hour 234 22 school/community liaisons x 3 hours @ $7.50 495 44 Volunteers to read @ $13 x 2 hrs. 1,144 15 one-on-one tutors to work with adult students @$13 12,480 (2 hrs. per week x 32 weeks) Travel: Bus Transportation: 22 @ $70 = 1,540 Equipment/Property: Facilities: Meeting Room at $25 x 22 = 550 LISD Classrooms at $25 x 22 = 550 Supplies: LISD Title I —Books 25 x 22 x $5 = 5,550 Other copying expense = 1,000 KTXT-TV Books and supplies = 3.185 TOTAL: $28,441 9 Adequacy of Resources/Future Funding (0 -1S Points) —One Page Describe the local resources that will be used to support this expansion of services during the grant year. Submit estimated costs for continuing the expanded services next year. Explain how the library will assume the costs for continuing the services in the future. Adequacy of Resources. The project will be held in existing facilities belonging to the City of Lubbock or the Lubbock Independent School District. Accountability tools and procedures are already in place at both the library and the literacy office. A computer lab has been established for client use in the literacy office area of the Lubbock City -County Library, to train adult students. LISD Title I schools have or will supply the required craft materials. Volunteers will be recruited from the rolls of RSVP volunteers, from current LISD volunteers and from the community at large, including the target service areas. The library literacy program will provide trained volunteer tutors to work with the adult literacy/ESL students. If the project. proves successful, other grant opportunities will be sought to enable the library to continue this expanded family library/literacy service. LISD will support the project in the future with Title I funds when available, facilitating volunteer training sessions, purchasing books and craft materials, and continuing the support the schools' Brown Bag Lunch program. 10 Evaluation (0 -10 Points}— ne Page Present a survey instrument or other method to count the number of new users and measure the effectiveness of the new service. If the project proposes to educate individuals, describe educational outcomes and their measurement_ Evaluation. The library will track the number of new library cards issued to participants, the number of participants who sign up for the Family Learning Center, the number of participants who enroll in the library's Family Learning Center's GED prep classes, the number of participants who registered for the library volunteer program'to obtain work experience, and library card usage for program participants for an indication of use of circulating materials. The progress of any library volunteers for work experience will be assessed using a modified performance review. A Reading Attitude Survey, provided by LISD, for both pre- and post -program will be distributed for the parents to fill out. The Coalition will have an oral evaluation in Q&A format to test the effectiveness of the overall project, and will pre -and post-test each new adult student using the San Diego Quick Test and the TABS. Some of the questions these evaluation tools should answer include: 1. How many families were recruited from the 22 schools? 2. How many adults participated? 3. How many adults and children attended the library tours? 4. How many applied for library cards? 5. How many returned to use the library after the field trip? 6. How many registered to use the Family Learning Center or the literacy computer lab? 7. Do these adults feel that their attitude toward education has changed? 8. Have the attitudes of adult participants toward television programs changed? 9. Did the participating families spend more time watching quality educational television programming? 10. Have the adult participants acquired additional awareness of healthier eating habits and their value to the family? 11. Were 1650 books provided to participating families? Were these books of a quality to be considered good literature for children? 12. Did parents increase the amount of time they spend reading to their children. 13. Were adult participants recruited for educational opportunities or referred to other agencies? How many? 14. Did adult participants increase their reading skill level through adult literacy programs? 15. Have reading, writing math or science skills of participants improved because of the use of technological media in the Family Learning Center or the literacy computer lab? 1E FEB -14' 00 (MON) 18: 05 FED PROGRAMS LI SO TEL : 806 766 1253 P. 002 =� Ztllaaa w rAXUq9WW SCHOOL 01mar - — � AM Flannel, T1tle I Parental Involvement apftlanst Fodero' P lame TelephCrw, 8DS 76&11W M.'a5annftllubbacicklZbLus February 14, 2800 TSLAC ATTN: Special Omits Program P.O. Banc 12927 Austin, TX 78711 RE: TSLAC SPECIAL GRANTS PROGRAM, LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT DMSION To wham It My Cawm- This letter Is to Inform you that twenty three Title I Lubbock Independent School Distrkt elementary school campus management teems have chosen to participate In the program as outlined In the grant proposal. It was chosen as a strategy for irnprcving parental Invohmment and Wormy. The Lubboick Independent School DistrW wlil support the collaboration of the Lubbock City -County Ubrary, The Radred a Genior Volunteer Program of Texas Tech University, Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy, and KTXT-TV in a partnership to obtain a grant from the TSLAC Special Grants Program, Library Development Division. The Lubbock Independent School Dlstnct, Federal Programs will. provide space, ataff for coordination of meetings, and transportation In the program of reading wNh children and work with their parents attending library tours as a part of the 'Read With Ma' sessions. The paktnership between the school district And the Lubbock City -County Library and the library IRency program Is grooving as we airtve to promote more Intense family Mersey. We know each year we are reaching more families, building stronger literacy habits, building community1dandshlps as we do intergenerational mentoring, and getting better uWlzetion of our resources as we collaborate. Of course, the best satisfaction comes when we watch families with minimal literacy skills become comfortable and famlliar with the resources avallable to tram In the community as this program is designed In sudh a non-threswning format. sincerely, Ann Hannel *W w.. L1" M11111W Pb^ J&.. w�. Hia", k%W"WMffWC4W DISTRICT OFFICES; IMB 1% 3-mar, rue = Tow 76+01.4r Tejmme091768-1= (FAKe08ire6.1= 02/1"0 07:16 KTXT—TV 002 A&O KTXT-TV, Channel S iiducaticmai ,rck-viHkm Box 42161 I.ublx4k, Texts 79409-2161 Cb0(}t 742-2209 February 14, 2000 To: TLAC Gpccial Crmits Program PO Box 12927 Austin TX 78711 Regarding: "Read with Me" project It is with great enthusiasm that I write this letter of support for the collaborative effort of the Lubbock City -County Library, the Texas Tech Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy and the Lubbock Independent School District. For the last two years we have participated in this program and have been delighted with the positive responses of parents, children, and school teachers/administmtors. The "}lead with Me" project is a perfect partner for our station's Ready to Learn (RTL) outreach initiative. The RTL program encourages parents to interact with their children in the Boma with rending Cxpzricncc:s and activities connected with what they view on television. TV is a most pzrvasive presence in the home. Speaking from our experience, it Is often a new concept that parents should be particular about what their children watch, Interact with their children while viewing and then expand upon that learning. Reading and learning are especially fun and psychola&ully powerful when experienced by the very young child in the home environment. KTXT-TV furnishes workshop participants with First Books, activity books and other inatcrials that encourage good fluntly interaction and learning. it would be most rewarding to see the "Read with Me" project continua to empower South Plaims' families in making the roading/learning together experience a common happening. Sincerely, Christine Hobbs, Ph. D. Manager of Instructional TV & Ready to Learn Coordinator An ITO1Afj'tnWHUcAction lras M44iun RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Spots and By Tdaaj Tech UnivenIty / CoHW of Human Sciences &m 41162,Lubbock, Texas 79409.1162 Mom, QW) 742.2425 * FAX (W6) 742-1639 February 10, 2000 TSLAC ATTN' Special Grams Program P.O. Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711 To Whom It May Concern; The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Texas Tech University will support the collaboration of the Lubbock City -County Library, Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy and KTXT-TV in partnership to obtain a grant from the TSLAC Special Grants Program, Library Development Division, The RSVP office will solicit senior citizens 55 years of age or over to provide volunteers to read with children and work with their parents attending library tours as a part of the "'Read With Me" sessions. RSVP has been pleased to work with the Lubbock City -County Library and the Coalition for Literacy in this progam for the last two years. It has been a rewarding experience to see the library usage increase and the level of literacy rise in the older as well as younger members of the Lubbock community through our endeavors. Sincerely,, Bonne Phillips Director L) `- LUBBOCK AREA COALITION FOR LITERACY 1306 9th Street / Lubbock, Texas 79401 747-READ February 15, 2000 TSLAC Attn: Special Grants Program P. O. Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711 The Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy fully supports the collaboration of the Lubbock City -County Library, Lubbock Independent School District, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Texas Tech University and KTXT-TV in a partnership to obtain a grant from the TSLAC Special Grants Program, Library Development Division. LACFL has been a library -based literacy program since its beginning. We have formed many partnerships with other businesses and groups in the area. By sharing resources and experience, we can accomplish more than if we worked alone. Literacy for parents and children is vital to their individual development and to the future development of our community. Sincerely, Shelly Morris Executive Director SM:kk Ulffmdfto •• • tw•••°• "Read To Achieve"