The Soldotna City Council passed an ordinance that would increase estimated revenues and appropriations by $2,200 in the general fund for a donation. The Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library received a donation from the Soldotna Library Friends.
City Manager Stephanie Queen:
“There’s a memo in the packet from City Librarian Rachel Nash, she’s with us here tonight. I want to thank Rachel for continuing to partner and work with the Soldotna Library Friends. This is a donation that will fund, in portion, our ‘One Thousand Books before Kindergarten’ program as well as providing supplies for our summer reading program. Just anecdotally, I’ll note, I looked earlier today, in the last five years, the Soldotna Library Friends have donated more than $30,000 to the city. It’s a tremendous gift in that partnership. It goes to good work and working with our staff and how to use those funds. I want to thank Rachel and her team and certainly the Friends for continuing to bring these opportunities forward.”
$800 dollars will be used to support the ‘One Thousand Books before Kindergarten’ program. $1,400 will be spent on promotional and other materials for the Summer Reading Program.
Ordinance 2021-016 unanimously passed the Soldotna City Council.
