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013 LEE C �� n E Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. II. C. 1 -5 _ Information Meeting Date: March 16, 2015 Action Item XX Consent Agenda SUBJECT Grant Applications for the Lee County Library DEPARTMENT Lee County Library CONTACT PERSON Susan Benning, Library Director REQUEST Lee County Library seeks approval to submit five grant applications that do not require matching local funds for next fiscal year. SUMMARY Summary of requested applications: #1 Cannon Foundation grant application will request $45,000 to replace some of the library furniture that is worn, damaged and soiled. The current furniture is the same furniture that was at the library on opening day in 1979/80. Application due April 2, 2015. #2 Dollar General Youth Literacy/Technology grant application would seek $4,000 to buy 10 filament cartridges for a 3D printer to be used for teen programming. The remaining $2,000 would be used to buy items for other tech programs emphasizing robotics, coding for apps, and computer games design. Application due May 2, 2015. #3 ALA Latino American grant application requesting $3,000 for programming about the heritage of Latino Americans in the United States. Application due May 20, 2015. #4 LSTA Edge Initiative Technology grant application would seek $5,000 of technology items to libraries that participated in the Edge Initiative. Lee County Library would request 10 cartridge filaments for the 3 D printer, new router to channel bandwidth, and one laptop for the 3D printer, three tablets to provide roving reference, and 10 Kindle Paperwhite e- readers. Application due June 15, 2015. #5 Redbox grant application would seek $5,000 worth of equipment to be used for an outdoor 4 -hour program storytelling festival with kids activities like jump rope, frisbee tossing, paper airplane contest, and an outdoor movie. Application due May 15, 2015. If all of these grants are awarded, the Library would receive or be able to purchase cutting edge technology equipment to increase services to the public, engage teens at the library, increase services to Hispanics, and partner with local community agencies. These grants would be administered in the new FY 2015 -16. BUDGET IMPACT N/A — no matching funds required ATTACHMENT(S) N/A PUBLIC HEARING No PRIOR BOARD ACTION: N/A RECOMMENDATION Approve the five above referenced grant applications with no matching funds required.