HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement A-19-074 with CCFB.pdfCalifornians: Community Conversations
with Veterans - 2019 Application
Californians: Community Conversations with Veterans 2019 is a new partnership between
California Center for the Book and Veterans Connect @ Your Library. We plan to offer 15
California libraries the opportunity to connect more closely with veterans and their families,
while also helping veterans and their families connect to the community and resources.
Expand the reach of your Veterans Resource Center with funding for books and community
programs through California Center for the Book! Collaborate with a community partner and
fellow librarians to design programs that promote the Veterans Resource Center and reach
veterans and their families in your community. Libraries who currently provide or plan to
provide Veterans Resource Centers at their location will be given first preference in the
application process.
More info at: https://calbook.org/programs/californians-community-conversations-with-veterans/
Questions? Please email: jrobbins@calbook.org
DEADLINES
November 20, 2018 – Applications due.
November 27, 2018 – Program notifications made.
Email address *
Jessica.Hall@fresnolibrary.org
Official Library System Name
Fresno County Public Library
Branch or Branches Participating (if applicable)
WithOut Walls (WoW!) Library and Betty Rodriguez Regional Library
Program Coordinator Name
Please select ONE person to serve as your Primary Program Coordinator.
Jessica Hall
Program Coordinator Title
Librarian II
Program Coordinator Phone
559-476-6569
Library/Branch Facebook
Please include the short name, NOT the URL. Example: @CaliforniaCenterForTheBook
Application/Agreement
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Agreement No. 19-074
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Have you ever participated in a Californians: Community Conversation program through
California Center for the Book?
(X) YES
( ) NO
Does your library have (or plan to have) a Veterans Resource Center
(X) YES
( ) NO
How long have you had a Veterans Resource Center at your library
( ) Still in planning
( ) 1 year
( ) 2 years
( ) 3 years
(X) 4 years or more
( ) We do not plan to have a Veterans Resource Center
( ) Other:
Partners and Programs
Participating libraries will receive from California Center for the Book: -- a collection of
veterans-related titles to use as programming inspiration ($500 value) -- Visions of Warriors
DVD with library license, discussion guide, and press kit -- $500 in programming funds paid
directly to one community partner, nonprofit, speaker, or moderator Participating libraries agree
to: -- work with a community partner, such as local nonprofit serving veterans or a local veterans
agency or service provider -- plan 2 community programs that encourage conversation and
resource sharing with veterans, their families, and/or the greater community (these programs may
also count for programming requirements for Veterans Connect @ the Library) -- communicate
best practices by actively participating and sharing with fellow librarians and CCFB program
staff
Potential Community Partner
Do you have a potential community partner in mind? If so, please list here. Limit your response
to 1 sentence.
Veterans Service Office, California Veterans Home – Fresno, Friends of the Library, Fresno
Swing Dance
Planned Programs
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Do you have 2 potential programs in mind? If so, please summarize here. Limit your response to
1 paragraph.
One program will be an art workshop, during which veterans will create pieces of art. This
artwork along with other submissions from the veteran community will be displayed at a local
library branch for one month as part of Fresno’s monthly Art Hop event and will include a
reception for the artists. Art Hop is a city wide event with multiple locations in Fresno serving as
art galleries. The second program will be an evening of music and swing dancing with a live
band. Both programs will draw in veterans as well as the general public.
What made you apply for this program? How did you determine that this program will
meet a community need? How do you plan to work with your community partner?
Please limit your response to 1 paragraph.
Fresno County Public Library (FCPL) staff facilitated three community conversations with
veterans and service providers using the Harwood method. The participants at these
conversations made it clear that veterans need a central hub of current and accurate information.
With two Veterans Resource Centers, FCPL is uniquely equipped to fill that need. The two
programs created through this grant will enhance the Resource Center services by providing
additional channels for veterans to connect with the library and the information that is available
to them. I plan to work with community partners to create and promote the programs so that they
are appealing and helpful to veterans.
Submission
By submitting this application you agree to abide by the program guidelines and deadlines. This
includes participating in the Welcome Webinar on December 7, 2018 (10am-11am), completing
2 programs between January - June 2019, communicating with CCFB staff regularly, sharing
advertising and promotional material, providing surveys to patrons, collecting survey data, and
reporting on survey data and programs by July 15, 2019. By clicking below you also indicate that
your participation is authorized by your library management. California Center for the Book is a
program of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute
of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology
Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Please check below to agree and submit.
Notifications will be made by 11/27/2018. You will receive a copy of your application via the
email you provided. We would love your input on the book list and toolkit. Please visit
https://calbook.org/programs/californians-community-conversations-with-veterans/ for more info
or email jrobbins@calbook.org. Thank you!
[X] I Agree
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Award Notification
https://calbook.org/programs/californians-community-conversations-with-veterans/
Retrieved from California Center for the Book website on 11/30/18. Posted on 11/27/18.
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California Center for the Book
GRANT: Californians: Community Conversations with
Veterans Toolkit
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first hereinabove written.
Nathan Magsig, Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Fresno
ATTEST:
Bernice E. Seidel
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Fresno, State of California
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