Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City to Manager to Apply For and Accept, if Awarded, a Grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, through the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, to Purchase a Scanner
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: March 6, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Library
CONTACT: Susan Kusterbeck, Librarian Supervisor
Spencer Smith, Director McKinney Public Library System
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approve Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The library would like to apply for grant funds to purchase a scanner in order to digitize City and County local history as part of the Library’s Five Year Long Range Plan.
• The library has a collaboration agreement with the Collin County History Museum and The North Collin County Genealogical Society to achieve the goals of the program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The City of McKinney has received and successfully completed grants through the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) in previous years
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The total project cost is estimated to be $37,036.11. The grant will provide $35,000. The remaining $2,036.11 will come from account # 018-8701-456.92-30.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A