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Report regarding a resolution accepting $25,000 from Genentech, Inc to support the Library’s Summer Learning Challenge 2027, amending the Library Department’s fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and approving Budget Amendment Number 27.025. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director)
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting $25,000 from Genentech, Inc. to support the Library’s Summer Learning Challenge 2027, amending the Library Department’s fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and approving Budget Amendment Number 27.025.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Library has been awarded $25,000 from Genentech, Inc. to support the Library’s Summer Learning Challenge (SLC) 2027. From 2013 through 2024, the Library received SLC grants from the County of San Mateo through Measure A and Measure K countywide sales tax funds. Starting Summer 2025, the County has not designated Measure K funds to support the SLC. In 2025 and 2026, Genentech, Inc., as part of their Community Giving Priority, partnered with the Library in awarding $30,000 and $25,000 to fund free book distributions and programming.
The current SLC 2027 $25,000 award from Genentech will continue to support this annual program. The purpose of summer learning programs is to address summer learning loss among children and teens by focusing on increasing summer reading participation, advancing literacy and academic performance by engaging children, teens, and families in reading and enrichment activities, and promoting library use. This funding will be used to support free book giveaways for children and teens as well as special programs and hands-on STEM activities. Free books, in Chinese, English, Spanish, and Tagalog will be distributed in the Library, via South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) school connections, Parks and Recreation licensed preschools and summer camps, as well as at other programs and events to be scheduled from M...
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