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Report regarding a resolution accepting $5,263.11 from the South San Francisco Friends of the Library to support Library collections, programs, and services, amending the Library Department's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget and approving Budget Amendment Number 26.032. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director)
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Report regarding a resolution accepting $5,263.11 from the South San Francisco Friends of the Library to support Library collections, programs, and services, amending the Library Department's Fiscal Year 2025-26, and approving Budget Amendment Number 26.032
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The South San Francisco Friends of the Library (FOL) do most of their fundraising through book sales in the Main Library. In addition to a daily sale in the lobby, the FOL schedules two larger book sales each year. Their Spring Book Sale on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6, in the Community Room, Library I Parks and Recreation Center, brought in nearly $2,200. The FOL directs funds to support special library programs, collections, supplies, and staff and volunteer appreciation. At their quarterly general membership meeting, the FOL typically approves funding requests from Library staff. At the FOL meeting of October 14, 2025, members in attendance approved $4,963.11 in funding for library programs and supplies at Main and Grand Libraries. An additional $300 was donated to the Library via the FOL to purchase e-Books.
The $5,263.11 in FOL donations include support for:
Makerspace - mBot Robot
$164.82
Makerspace - Glowforge Laser Cutter Filter
$274.70
eBook collection purchases
$300.00
America250 Programming
$350.00
Makerspace - 3D Printer Core
$373.59
Film screening for Fil Am History Month
$400.00
Grand Ave Library Programming (Supplies and performers)
$500.00
Lunar New Year Lion Dancers - annual event
$500.00
Youth Poet Stipend for 2024-2025
$500.00
Youth Library Programming (Supplies and performers)
$1,900.00
FISCAL IMPACT
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