Sacramento Public Library Foundation • P.O. Box 160547 • Sacramento, CA 95816 • (916) 836-3540

August - September 2019FOUNDATION

SACRAMENTOPUBLIC LIBRARY

www.saclibraryfoundation.org

Foundation Board of DirectorsPresident, James DeeringerVice President, Elvia RamirezTreasurer, Ahamadou BocarJulius AustinKaty BoaseAshley BoultonJeanne PetersonDenise TimmonsEx Officio, Councilmember Darren Suen

Library LeadershipLibrary Director, Rivkah SassDeputy Director, Jarrid KellerDeputy Director, Kathy Middleton

Foundation StaffExecutive Director, April L. JavistOperations Manager, Dejan Zbur

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Mission: To enhance the Library’s ability to serve the community by raising private funds.

Vision: The Foundation will increase endowments and total revenues to fund programs that promote children’s literacy.

Our Goals: Increase total annual revenues with an emphasis on funding children’sliteracy programs without sacrificing traditional program funding. Develop approaches to increase funding for Foundation operations independent of funds raised for the library. Enhance the capacities of leadershipparticularly in the area of fundraising.

August is the month the Board of Directors comes together to evaluate our strategy and develop action items

for the coming year. In 2013, the Foundation developed a strategy focused on children’s literacy and endowment growth. Because we have a small staff, thinking and working strategically has allowed staff and the Board of Directors to create both near term support for children’s literacy, primarily through Summer Reading support, and long-term support through the Children’s Literacy Endowment.

Our strategy on behalf of children’s literacy came from learning that Summer Reading was one of three critical components needed to achieve grade-level reading. In the last 10 years, Summer Reading at the Library has increased dramatically. We are proud of the work the Sacramento Public Library has done and we are grateful to the thousands of donors who have given the Library the support it needs to grow.

Co-launching the Walk4Literacy fits into our strategy by helping us meet new supporters and establish relationships with literacy organizations. The Library has enormous reach and many of Sacramento’s literacy nonprofit organizations have great depth. Merging this breadth and depth could be the winning combination for Sacramento. We are thrilled to announce the sixth annual Walk4Literacy, which will be held October 26, 2019 and will end on the Sacramento State University college campus.

Creating the Community Literacy Map has become a great tool for the Library, for literacy providers and for philanthropists, and it too fits right into our strategy to increase children’s literacy in Sacramento. The 2nd Annual Literacy Report Card created from the Map shows a positive story with significant increases in 3rd grade reading levels. Together we are achieving positive results for our children.

And finally, our wealth building strategy to grow endowments is being realized in the work we are doing to grow the Children’s Literacy Endowment. Endowment building challenges us to think long-term and secure children’s literacy opportunities at the Library into the future.

Our strategic effort to increase our impact both short-term and long-term are steadily, albeit slowly, making a difference. Together with others, we have helped 28,000 more children read at grade-level since 2014. There are still 138,000 children in Sacramento who are not reading at grade-level so we will stay on our strategic path and rely on you to stay with us.

Strategy. strat·e·gy

1. a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim. “time to develop a coherent economic strategy”

Read for Sacramento Kids - 2019 Summer Reading Challenge..........By Christie Hamm, Youth Services Manager, Sacramento Public Library

Half of Sacramento 3rd-graders aren’t able to read at grade level. We’re working to change that by challenging all of Sacramento to be an example for young readers by signing up for Summer Reading. Be part of a community reading 650,000 books this summer.

Summer Reading is for all ages. Anyone can participate whether you’re reading to your newborn, are a brand new reader or reading is your lifelong passion. Join anytime. Summer Reading starts on June 1 and ends on August 15.

The Library’s annual Summer Reading initiative is reaching all corners of Sacramento and making reading even more rewarding for people of all ages. As of July 10, 25,603 people have signed up, 13,504 have finished by reading 5 books or more, the number associated with reducing summer learning loss, and the community as a whole has read over 320,000 books, well on our way to our goal of 650,000.

Finishers are up 13% and books read up 27%, which speaks to the engagement summer readers continue to have with the program and the library. The Library is spreading the word through radio advertising (including Spanish language), digital ads, transit and more.

The Sacramento Public Library Foundation’s generous support allows the purchase of prize books, book bags, and medals, as well as the grand prizes that help encourage kids to keep reading all summer long.

Be part of the Summer Reading community by signing up now – saclibrary.org/summer

Women Paving the Diplomatic Way....... Step into the Diplomat Steakhouse for an extraordinary assembly of California’s female history makers alongside authors Suzie and Steve Swatt, Jeff Raimundo and Rebecca LaVally, who all coauthored Paving the Way: Women’s Struggle for Political Equality in California. Rub elbows with some of the women paving the way today

while enjoying a breathtaking view of the Capitol behind you and dine on delightful American fusion cuisine prepared by The Diplomat, paired with a brand-new signature drink right in front of you.

Tickets are $100 per person. You can buy tickets over the phone at 916-836-3540 or online at saclibraryfoundation.org.

Good News: More Kids are Reading at Grade-Level........

2nd Annual Literacy Report Card for Sacramento County Released

The Sacramento Public Library Foundation announced the update to the Sacramento County Community Literacy Map for 2017-18 and released the 2nd Annual Literacy Report Card for Sacramento County.

This Report Card reveals significant increases in the number of Sacramento County children reading at grade-level from last year. The good news is, 3rd grade reading levels in Sacramento County increased by 5.8 percentage points (approximately 1,150 3rd graders) between 2016/17 and 2017/18 and increased by 1.6 percentage points (approximately 3,235 children 3rd – 12th grade) in overall reading levels.

These are significant increases and reflect the tremendous effort that Sacramento literacy providers have made to increase children’s literacy.

Check it out and download the Literacy Report Card at CommunityLiteracyMap.org.

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Sacramento CountyCommunity Literacy Map

Literacy ReportIssue date: December 2018 www.communityliteracymap.org

Sacramento CountyWith the Community Literacy Map data, and resulting statistical analysis, we have statistical proof showing the connection between children who are not reading at grade-level and children who are hungry. If we are going to help all children achieve grade-level reading, we will need to make sure all children are getting the nutrition their bodies need too. We must feed the minds and bodies of children in tandem.

1 Reese, Phillip. “The highest income inequality in California? Census suggests it’s in Arden Arcade.” The Sacramento Bee 18 Feb. 2018. Web. Regression Analysis Graph prepared by: LPC Consulting Associates, Inc.

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The goal of the Sacramento County Community Literacy Map and the resulting annual 'Report Card' is to identify where literacy resources are needed most in Sacramento County. This is a community-wide effort to help ALL children achieve grade-level reading and writing.

Check out the Community Literacy Map yourself atwww.communityliteracymap.org and learn about the kind of data we are gathering.

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Not Reading at Grade-Level Correlated to Free &Reduced Price Meal Program EligibilityBy April L. Javist and Dejan Zbur We all sense the connection between poverty and children not reading at grade-level and with the help of the Community Literacy Map, we have the data to prove these instincts. The Community Literacy Map, funded by Golden 1 Credit Union and developed by the Sacramento Public Library Foundation (Foundation), is a digital destination detailing the literacy inputs and outcomes for children attending public schools in Sacramento County.

The Foundation has been focused on growing the Sacramento Public Library’s (Library) Summer Reading Program and at the same time the Library has been integrating the federal and state Summer Meals Service Program at 11 of their 28 branches. Because of this, we looked at the data layer showing the eligibility rates of the Free and Reduced Meals Program (FRMP) at each public school in relation to the English Language Arts (ELA) test scores. We ran a regression analysis (see resulting splatter chart at end of article) to see if there was a direct correlation between grade-level reading and FRMP eligibility. The results were definitive. There is a strong statistical correlation between children not reading at grade-level and children eligible for the FRMP. Children who are hungry are not able to focus on the task of reading, it is that simple.

Showing this data visually makes it easy to see that the schools and communities with the highest level of children not reading at grade-level are also the schools and communities with the highest rates of FRMP eligibility. Two elementary schools located in Arden Arcade, an area named by The Sacramento Bee in February 2018 as the community with the highest income inequality in California, reflects this correlation. Dyer Kelly Elementary School has 97% of their students not reading at grade-level and 96% of their students are eligible for FRMP. Neighboring James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary, one of the top elementary schools in the Arden Arcade community and just 2.5 miles east of Dyer Kelly, has 37% of their students not reading at grade-level and 35% eligible for FRMP.

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• Read what makes you happy and track everything you read.

• Build on the joy of reading with fun Summer Reading activities

• Everyone wins when everyone reads — and you can win prizes!

SAVE THE DATE: March 14, 2020 | 5pm – 10pm

Hyatt Regency, Sacramento

Sacramento County Literacy Day 2019...............The Literacy Movement of Sacramento is asking the Sacramento County Supervisors, City of Sacramento, City of Rancho Cordova, City of Citrus Heights, City of Elk Grove, City of Galt to sign proclamations recognizing September 8th as Sacramento Literacy Day. By signing these proclamations, our elected officials are supporting the Literacy Movement in Sacramento by helping them raise community awareness about how more than half of all Sacramento County children are not reading at grade-level, while also displaying their readiness to tackle this issue.

Walk4Literacy: We Need You!................Save the date! The Sacramento Public Library Foundation, Sacramento State University, 916Ink, and the Impact Foundry are continuing to join forces to create Sacramento’s 6th Annual Walk4Literacy and we want YOU, who already support literacy efforts, to join us on October 26, 2019 and bring your friends and family.

Literacy is a critical concern facing our country and our region, and developing literacy resources is a key factor in solving this crisis. Lace up your walking shoes and join the crowd moving Sacramento toward a more literate future!

The event kicks off at McClatchy Park, with the 4-mile route winding through Oak Park, Elmhurst and east Sacramento neighborhoods and ending at Sacramento State University with a literacy fair the entire family can enjoy. The cost to register for Walk4Literacy is $35 for adults, $20 for children and $60 for a family registration package. Teams of 20 or more receive a discount rate of $25 per registration. Walkers will receive a t-shirt but best of all the chance to positively impact grade-level reading in Sacramento. Sponsorship opportunities are available and both the website and Facebook page will keep you updated on current developments, including how to volunteer. Go to walk4literacy.org and register today!

Meet the Board.......................................The Foundation is delighted to bring Denise Timmons onto the Board of Directors. Denise moved to Sacramento more than 50 years ago with her family. She spent most of her 25-year career with Wells Fargo here in Sacramento, except for a 5-year period when she managed three different branches on the Monterey Peninsula. She would eventually move back to Sacramento when she married her husband Donald Timmons. After leaving her Wells Fargo career, Denise felt a strong desire to be

more involved in the Sacramento community and sought out volunteer opportunities aligned with her philanthropic interest to help children, whether that involved the arts, homelessness, education, health care, foster programs and hunger.

Together Denise and her husband started Restoration House in 2003, a transitional living facility for male parolees. She was the founding President from 2003-2007 and remained on the board for the next 5 years, serving as an administrative volunteer until 2016. Denise has served on the Crocker Art Museum Board from 2011-2017, chaired their Collections and Acquisition Committee for 5 years, and served on the Crocker Foundation Board from 2013-2017. Currently, she is also a board member of The Verge Center for the Arts. When asked to join the Library Foundation Board, she felt it would be a good fit for her personally and that the Foundation’s strategic focus on children’s literacy aligned with her long-term charitable contribution plan.

“I am an avid reader and want to make sure every child has the opportunity to experience the written word and how a book/story can transport you anywhere in the world,” Denise says. “The mission and vision of the Foundation is in direct alignment with my belief that every child should be reading at grade-level. The Foundation should be so very proud of the work they have accomplished and I am excited to be a part going forward.”

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Major Donors ($5,000+)Arata Brothers TrustMelanie W.S. LooGloria NorcottSacramento Region

Community FoundationJack & Lillian Sioukas

Director’s Circle ($1,000 - $4,999)Robert E. FosterMarcy MeyerRobert & Jody NelsenKaren Neuwald

Laureates($500 - $999)Bart & Suzanne EdisesMary Ellen ShayWest Campus High School

Bibliophiles($250 - $499)Sean BurkeRoger A. & Susan G. CarltonCommonwealth Cares

Fund, Inc.Antoinette De Vere WhiteDorothy H. EbiDeborah FranklinBruce Graves & Ellen

PowellJudith A. JohnstonTerrence & Marion JonesMargo KaufmanMarty & Charlotte KealeAllen & Linda Luger

Thank you......................................................................Dennis & Barbara LutherRebecca & James MayRobert & Cynthia MeyersMary Ann MisenhimerGenevieve NaumanCraig D. StevensJ. William & Carol Yeates

Literati ($100 - $249)Pat AmbroseFrances L. BardBarter Family Trust DTDBob BloomerAhamadou & Isabelle BocarElliot & Arlene BrandweinJudy BravoTerrie Bressette & Lu J. HogeEllen BromsErnest & Susan BrownBonnie BoxtonMarshall & Diane ClarkJoan L. ConzattiJim & Kathleen DeeringerMabel & Eugene ElliottGerald FarrellJeffrey & Robin FinePeter & Anne FrichettePaula FriederichsEd Cole & Cheryl FullerMichele Louise GiguiereAdrienne L. GrahamLyle S. GramlingEugene & Dorothy GualcoLeila HamlinSusan A. HarbisonCharlotte HarveyYoshiaki & Esther Hokama

Jane HowellDonald & Leah HumpalMonte & Elizabeth IkemireMarc & Karen IrishDeborah JacksonApril L. JavistLynne M. KataokaScott KenneyEsther KimMargaret LeeAlan B. LewisLarry & Linda LindelofEarlene J. LockhartFrank & Maryln LortieMaria C. LuchtNatalia Lurie, DDSCindy A. MagnessBarry & Carolyn MartinCarol J. Massey-McCantsJoan MatslerJennifer McClendonRobert & Lisa MelineMimi MillerRobert Moustakas &

Katharine BurnettBernice NielsenDr. Russell Niles & Ingrid

NilesJay & Janet PeaceMichael J. & Jill M. PeaseKarmel PengillyPete PiersonJeff Raimundo & Rebecca

LaVallyStacy RalstonJoan P. RiceStephen & Caroline

Wang Roberts

Debra RothAnn & August SaibeniPatricia SandefurTimothy R. & Esther

SandovalVera Sandronsky & Alan

A. HirschMark Schneider & Sharyn

KaplanSuzanne SchroederRichard Shallenberger &

Sheila MoneLynn Shapiro & Mark EllisNancy Sheehan & Rich

SimpsonSusan SilvaDennis SmithKurt SteinerMildred StoneThomas & Carla StyczynskiGerald & Sandra SwaffordDonald & Denise TimmonsMichael & Nancy TooleyCatherine Turrill-LupiLorraine K. Van KekerixCarole WatsonGeorge H. WehmeyerMuriel R. WemmerRuth WernerKaren WillstatterNancy E. WolfordKent J. & Nanette K. WongJack & Bernice Woo

In Memory ofCollin ClarkGary HarbisonCarl S. Harvey

Eva Z. HolmstromRyan Emilio MayDorothy McCandlessPeggy McClendonJinger NelsonLouise & Arnold NylanderPatricia Wilson

In Honor ofDonna PozziScott Sanders

Named EndowmentsBoxer Family Daniel & Rhea BrunnerDavid & Maxine Clark

Family FundSandra & Steven

FeldersteinFriends of the Sacramento

Public LibraryIndru & Pramila Kriplani

Trust Nancy Lawrence &

Gordon KleinAlex Law Memorial Fund Beth MullenDenise & Nancy MarksPersian Language Books,

Materials, and ProgramsLois Ann RosenbergJack & Lilian SioukasGeorge J. & Olga Suffal

Contributions received May 15, 2019 through July 9, 2019.

In Memory ofCollin Clark..........Robert Foster sent the card pictured here

to the Foundation in memory of Collin

Clark. Collin was a longtime supporter of

the Friends of the Library and the Library

Foundation.

We appreciate his love for libraries and the

time he devoted to improve our Sacramento

community.