Primary Department: County Library
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Edward Melton
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Library for approval to submit an application to the George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation for grant funds in the amount of $20,000, with no required match, for the FY26 Summer Reading Program-Hamman Foundation.
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Background and Discussion:
The Summer Reading Program began in hopes of combatting the tendency for children to lose reading skills over the long summer break. HCPLs Summer Reading Program has grown into an annual event for the whole family. Each summer has a theme and all HCPL branches present a wide variety of programs and special events designed to promote reading for pleasure and to spark the imagination. Participants logbooks or time read and other activities and are awarded books and other prizes for reaching reading milestones.
Expected Impact:
It is our hope that by offering high-quality books as incentives, as well as engaging programming, we will be able to increase the percentage of registered participants who fully complete the two-month literacy program.
Alternative Options:
We could not apply for the grant and, in turn, not have funds to purchase items needed
to host a successful Summer Reading Program.
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