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Santa Ana Public Library <br />Seeds to Trees Academy <br />WIOA Youth Program <br />1. Experiences and Qualifications <br />The Seeds to Trees Academy apprenticeship program will be operated by the Santa Ana Public <br />Library in partnership with Santa Ana College. The experience and qualifications of both <br />agencies will be described in this section. <br />A. Briefly describe your organization- Santa Ana Public Library: <br />The Santa Ana Public library (SAPL) is a division of the City of Santa Ana's Parks and <br />Recreation Department (PRCSA). SAPL's purpose is to respond to our community's <br />informational, educational, and personal interest needs using books, materials, technology, and <br />professional expertise. The library is subdivided into 4 primary departments: young adult <br />services, adult services, youth services and technology and support services. <br />B. & C. Last the facility address and address of headquarters if different location. Please <br />include major cross streets. Indicate hours of operation for facility. <br />• The Santa Ana Public Library Main Branch located at 26 Civic Center Plaza, at the cross - <br />streets of Civic Center and Ross in Santa Ana will be headquarters for the program. Hours: <br />10 am -9 pm Monday - Thursday and 10 am — 6 pm Friday and Saturday. Computer labs and <br />classroom space available to students are located in the TeenSpace, the basement of the Main <br />Library, and the Mezzanine. All three areas are wired for data transmission using the City's <br />public access Internet. <br />• The Digital Media lab and Teen Center at Garfield Joint Use Conummity Center located at <br />850 Brown St. at the cross - streets of 4 "' Street and Lacy. Hours: 3:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. <br />Monday - Friday. Facility is equipped with a digital media production studio and a classroom- <br />structured computer lab utilizing state of the art Mac computers. <br />• The TeenSpace at Jerome Recreation Center located at 726 S. Center Street, at the cross - <br />streets of Center and McFadden. Hours: 3:00 pin — 8:00 pm Monday - Thursday and 3:00 pm - <br />6:00 pm Friday. <br />D. Briefly indicate what makes your facility youth friendly and suitable for the proposed <br />program. <br />All three locations offer young adults a designated, specially designed space for them to train, <br />learn, work, relax, do homework and meet friends, and are ADA compliant. <br />E. Provide brief information on the following elements: <br />1. Average annual operating budget and sources of revenue — The Library's allocation of <br />City General Fund monies for 2014 -15 was $3,194,170. Other sources of revenue include a <br />CDBG block grant of $250,000 to support Homework Help Centers. We anticipate an equivalent <br />CDBG grant for the 2015 -2016 fiscal year and were recently awarded a $495,000 IMLS grant for <br />history related programing. <br />2. Brief description of staff - The library employs 10 full -time librarians, 8 full -time <br />paraprofessionals and 8 full -time clerical personnel. We currently employ 70 part time clerks <br />and tutors in children's, teen and adult programs. Some of our part- timers are paid through the <br />EXHIBIT A <br />