HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 22-047 ICfL Grant for Library Intern 2022McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 22-047
Meeting Date February 24, 2022
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Request to Approve submittal of an Idaho Commission for Libraries Grant to support a Summer Intern for the McCall Public Library
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
$1000
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
Idaho Commission for Libraries
Airport
Library
/
originator
TIMELINE:
Grant deadline: March 7, 2022
Information Systems
/
Economic Development
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In an effort to “build the capacity of a diverse, skilled workforce for the library community,” the Idaho Commission for Libraries provides grants of $1,000 to public libraries to support
an intern for the summer of 2022.
The McCall Public Library would like to apply to this program to provide a stipend of $1000 for one 2022 summer intern. Applications from high school / young adult candidates will be
recruited via MDHS, Heartland High School, McCall Rotary Club, and the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council’s workforce development efforts. The ideal candidate will
be bilingual, to help the Library’s outreach to Spanish speaking families. The selected intern will assist the Summer Reading Program (14 programs over a span of 7 weeks), help deliver
mobile Book Bike services, work with an Idaho History Room digitization project, and learn about general library operations. If the grant is awarded, the internship will begin June
14, 2022 and conclude by August 16, 2022 with a final report due September 1, 2022.
The McCall Library was awarded this grant in 2021, and it was a beneficial opportunity for both the intern and the library. Last year the internship was awarded to a graduate of MDHS
who had been away for college, then recently returned to McCall to live and work. The previous intern continues to volunteer her skills weekly at the library, even after the paid internship
was completed. The administration of this grant provided no extra challenges last year.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submittal of Idaho Commission for Libraries Grant application for a Library intern and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.
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