To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Accept Friends of the Orinda Library Donation for supporting eBook collections
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to accept a donation in the amount of $15,000 from Friends of the Orinda Library to support eBook collections.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$15,000 Library Fund. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The Library Department has received a $15,000 donation from Friends of the Orinda Library to augment eBook collections. Per Administrative Bulletin 117.7, Gifts and Bequests to the County, "receipt of each gift or bequest having a value of $10,000 or more requires acceptance or rejection by the Board of Supervisors."
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Library will be unable to receive the donation revenue.