Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

The Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians will purchase books and subscriptions to periodicals geared toward children to support its existing operations and to maintain core library services for its community. The librarian’s hours will be increased to 1:00-5:30 pm 1-3 days per week. Monthly reading and learning events designed to spark tribal children’s interest in Indian culture and reading will be offered, as will four events featuring a storyteller fluent in both the Cahuilla language and English. The library will measure performance by tracking the number of children, adults and elders that attend programs, and an assessor will also attend and provide suggestions on program improvement. Additionally, funding will support travel for the librarian to attend skill-enhancing professional conferences. The project will provide direct benefit to tribal members as well as the Cahuilla community.