HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 23-035 ICfL Grant for Library Intern 2023
McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 23-035
Meeting Date February 23, 2023
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:
$1500
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
Idaho Commission for Libraries
Airport
Library
/
originator
TIMELINE:
Grant deadline: March 6, 2023
Information Systems
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Economic Development
supporter
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In an effort to “build the capacity of a diverse, skilled workforce for the library community,” the Idaho Commission for Libraries will grant up to $1,500 to public libraries to support
an intern for the summer.
The McCall Public Library would like to apply to this program to provide up to $1500 for one 2023 summer intern. Applications from candidates between the ages of 16 and 28 will be recruited
via MDHS, Heartland High School, McCall Rotary Club, City websites, and the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council’s workforce development efforts. The ideal candidate
will be bilingual, to help library 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 newspaper and photos digitization project and learn about general library operations. If the grant is awarded, the internship
will begin in June, 2023 and conclude by the end of August, 2023 with a final report due September 1, 2023.
The McCall Library was awarded this grant in 2021 and 2022, and it was a beneficial opportunity for both the interns and the library. The administration of this grant provided no extra
challenges.
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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