2011-2012 LSTA Grant Awards List

LSTA Grant Awards, 2011-2012
June 14, 2011

The State Library of North Carolina, a Division of the Department of Cultural Resources, is pleased to announce Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awards for 2011-2012. Two hundred nineteen (219) applications were considered in nine categories and requests for funds totaled $5,346,910. One hundred twenty-six (126) projects have been approved for funding totaling $4,396,400. These awards are made possible by LSTA grant funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal grant making agency.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Funded libraries must not commit or expend any grant or matching funds until representatives of the library and the State Library sign grant agreements.

NC ECHO Digitization Grants

Planning Grants

School Library Collection Development Grants

Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections Grants

Technology Grants

 

Special Project Grants

Statewide Leadership Grants

 

Library Name

Location

Amount Awarded

Basic Equipment Grants

 

Buncombe County Public Libraries

Asheville
County:  Buncombe

$ 19,451

Davidson County Public Library System

Lexington
County:  Davidson

$ 17,690

Durham Technical Community College, Library

Durham
County:  Durham

$ 25,000

Fontana Regional Library

Bryson City
County:  Jackson, Macon, Swain

$ 21,168

Forsyth County Public Library

Winston-Salem
County:  Forsyth

$ 12,051

Halifax County Library

Halifax
County:  Halifax

$ 7,640

Methodist University, Davis Memorial Library

Fayetteville
County:  Cumberland

$ 18,395

Neuse Regional Library

Kinston
County:  Greene, Jones, Lenoir

$ 25,000

Pettigrew Regional Library

Plymouth
County:  Washington

$ 10,573

Polk County Public Library

Columbus
County:  Polk

$ 18,896

Randolph County Public Library

Asheboro
County:  Randolph

$ 17,910

Rowan Public Library

Salisbury
County:  Rowan

$ 11,079

Sheppard Memorial Library

Greenville
County:  Pitt

$ 25,000

Warren Wilson College / Pew Learning Center & Ellison Library

Asheville
County:  Buncombe

$ 2,795

 

 

$ 232,648

Library Outreach Services Grants

 

Avery Mitchell Yancey Regional Library

Burnsville
County:  Avery, Mitchell, Yancey

$ 50,000

Greensboro Public Library

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 20,000

 

 

$ 70,000

NC ECHO Digitization Grants

 

East Carolina University, J. Y. Joyner Library
(Ensuring Democracy through Digital Access)

Greenville
County:  Pitt

$ 104,719

NC State University, NCSU Libraries
(Cultivating a Revolution)

Raleigh
County:  Wake

$ 74,060

UNC-Chapel Hill, Health Sciences Library
(NC History of Health Digital Library)

Chapel Hill
County:  Orange

$ 42,775

UNC-Chapel Hill, University Libraries
(The Long Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina)

Chapel Hill
County:  Orange

$ 150,000

UNC-Chapel Hill, University Libraries
(Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina)

Chapel Hill
County:  Orange

$ 70 656

UNC-Greensboro, University Libraries
(North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements)

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 40,356

UNC-Pembroke, Mary Livermore Library
(Elmer W. Hunt Photograph Collection)

Pembroke
County:  Robeson

$ 34,439

 

 

$ 517,005

Planning Grants

 

 

Davie County Public Library

Mocksville
County:  Davie

$ 20,000

UNC-Charlotte, Atkins Library Special Collections

Charlotte
County:  Mecklenburg

$ 6,350

 

 

$ 26,350

School Library Collection Development Grants

 

Acme Delco Elementary School

Riegelwood
County:  Columbus

$ 10,000

Belmont Middle School

Blemont
County:  Gaston

$ 10,000

Bethel Elementary School

Canton
County:  Haywood

$ 10,000

Bethesda Elementary School

Durham
County:  Durham

$ 10,000

Broadway Elementary School

Broadway
County:  Lee

$ 10,000

Cape Fear Elementary School

Rocky Point
County:  Pender

$ 10,000

Casar Elementary School

Casar
County:  Cleveland

$ 10,000

Central Elementary School

Eden
County:  Rockingham

$ 10,000

Cerro Gordo Elementary School

Cerro Gordo
County:  Columbus

$ 10,000

Charles H. Darden Middle School

Wilson
County:  Wilson

$ 4,000

Chewning Middle School

Durham
County:  Durham

$ 10,000

Chocowinity Primary School

Chocowinity
County:  Beaufort

$ 10,000

Dixon High School

Holly Ridge
County:  Onslow

$ 10,000

Durham School of the Arts

Durham
County:  Durham

$ 9,984

E. A. Alderman Elementary School

Wilmington
County:  New Hanover

$ 5,000

E. T. Beddingfield High School

Wilson
County:  Wilson

$ 10,000

East Alexander Middle School

Hiddenite
County:  Alexander

$ 9,987

Eastfield Global Magnet (Elementary) School

Marion
County:  McDowell

$ 10,000

Eastway Elementary School

Durham
County:  Durham

$ 10,000

Edgewood ElementarySchool

Whiteville
County:  Columbus

$ 10,000

Eugene Ashley High School

Wilmington
County:  New Hanover

$ 9,991

Evergreen Elementary School

Evergreen
County:  Columbus

$ 10,000

Ferndale Middle chool

High Point
County:  Guilford

$ 10,000

Fike High School

Wilson
County:  Wilson

$ 10,000

Gardner Park Elementary School

Gastonia
County:  Gaston

$ 10,000

Gardners Elementary School

Elm City
County:  Wilson

$ 10,000

Githens (Sherwood) Middle School

Durham
County:  Durham

$ 10,000

Grandview Middle School

Hickory
County:  Catawba

$ 6,000

Hardin Park Elementary School

Boone
County:  Watauga

$ 10,000

Hertford Grammar School

Hertford
County:  Perquimans

$ 8,822

Holbrook Middle School

Lowell
County:  Gaston

$ 10,000

Hunter's Creek Middle School

Jacksonville
County:  Onslow

$ 10,000

Kiser Elementary School

Stanley
County:  Gaston

$ 9,935

Lillington-Shawtown Elementary School

Lillington
County:  Harnett

$ 10,000

Malpass Corner Elementary School

Burgaw
County:  Pender

$ 10,000

McGee's Crossroads Middle School

Benson
County:  Johnston

$ 10,000

Morehead City Elementary School at Camp Glen

Morehead City
County:  Carteret

$ 9,999

Morris Grove Elementary Schools

Chapel Hill
County:  Orange

$ 10,000

Morton Elementary School

Jacksonville
County:  Onslow

$ 10,000

Mt. Pleasant Elementary School

Ferguson
County:  Wilkes

$ 10,000

Murrayville Elementary School

Wilmington
County:  New Hanover

$ 9,992

New Vision School of Math, Science and Technology

Madison
County:  Rockingham

$ 10,000

Newton-Conover High School

Newton
County:  Catawba

$ 9,775

North Cove Elementary School

Marion
County:  McDowell

$ 10,000

Northern Middle School

Roxboro
County:  Person

$ 10,000

Northwest Guilford High School

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 10,000

Oakwood Elementary School

Hickory
County:  Catawba

$ 10,000

P. S. Jones Middle School

Washington
County:  Beaufort

$ 10,000

Pasquotank County High School

Elizabeth City
County:  Pasquotank

$ 10,000

Pleasant Gardens Elementary School

Marion
County:  McDowell

$ 10,000

Robinson Elementary School

Gastonia
County:  Gaston

$ 10,000

Rosewood Middle School

Goldsboro
County:  Wayne

$ 10,000

Rural Hall Elementary School

Rural Hall
County:  Forsyth

$ 10,000

Squire Elementary School

Gaston
County:  Northampton

$ 10,000

Toisnot Middle School

Wilson
County:  Wilson

$ 9,472

Vance Elementary School

Raleigh
County:  Wake

$ 10,000

Viewmont Elementary School

Hickory
County:  Catawba

$ 10,000

W. M. Jenkins Elementary School

Hickory
County:  Catawba

$ 10,000

Wells Elementary School

Wilson
County:  Wilson

$ 9,224

West Stanly High School

Oakboro
County:  Stanly

$ 10,000

Wilson's Mills Elementary School

Wilson's Mills
County:  Johnston

$ 10,000

Woodhill Elementary School

Gastonia
County:  Gaston

$ 10,000

Woodleaf Elementary School

Woodleaf
County:  Rowan

$ 10,000

 

 

$ 612,181

Strengthening Public & Academic Library Collections Grants

Bennett College, Thomas F. Holgate Library

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 20,000

Braswell Memorial Public Library

Rocky Mount
County:  Nash

$ 20,000

Brunswick County Library

Southport
County:  Brunswick

$ 20,000

Cabarrus County Public Library

Concord
County:  Cabarrus

$ 20,000

Caldwell County Public Library

Lenoir
County:  Caldwell

$ 16,000

Central Carolina Community College Library

Sanford
County:  Lee

$ 18,505

Davidson County Public Library System

Lexington
County:  Davidson

$ 20,000

Fayetteville State University, Chesnutt Library

Fayetteville
County:  Cumberland

$ 20,000

Forsyth County Public Library

Winston-Salem
County:  Forsyth

$ 20,000

Greensboro Public Library

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 20,000

Haywood County Public Library

Waynesville
County:  Haywood

$ 18,500

Iredell County Public Library

Statesville
County:  Iredell

$ 20,000

McDowell County Public Library

Marion
County:  McDowell

$ 5,000

Nanatahala Regional Library

Murphy
County:  Clay, Cherokee, Graham

$ 8,000

NC A&T University, F. D. Bluford Library

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 20,000

Pender County Public Library

Burgaw
County:  Pender

$ 8,000

Union County Public Library

Monroe
County:  Union

$ 20,000

 

 

$ 294,005

Technology Grants

 

Appalachian Regional Library

North Wilkesboro
County:  Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes

$ 67,900

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center

Fayetteville
County:  Cumberland

$ 100,000

Guilford College, Hege Library

Greensboro
County:  Guilford

$ 64,791

Harnett County Public Library

Lillington
County:  Harnett

$ 29,311

Hyconeechee Regional Library System

Hillsborough
County:  Caswell, Orange, Person

$ 67,532

New Hanover County Public Library

Wilmington
County:  New Hanover

$ 87,000

Wilson County Public Library

Wilson
County:  Wilson

$ 47,829

 

 

$ 464,363

 

Special Project Grants

 

 

Project

Library Name

Amount Awarded

NC Digitial Heritage Center

UNC-Chapel Hill, University Libraries

$ 354,119

NC Literary Map

UNC-Greensboro, University Libraries

$ 31,892

 

 

$ 386,011

 

Statewide Leadership Projects
State Library of North Carolina

 

Project

Amount
Awarded

Access to State Government Information Initiative Part A

$ 191,858

Access to State Government Information Initiative Part B

$ 201,138

eLearning and Technology Trends

$ 92,500

Every Child Ready to Read Statewide Training

$ 35,662

LSTA 5-Year Plan Evaluation

$ 63,000

NC CARDinal (includes $164,000 in library automation awards)

$ 550,000

NC Knows

$ 147,500

NCpedia Expansion

$ 193,218

NC Public Library Needs Assessment

$ 77,100

OCLC Union Listing

$ 441

Raising the Bar (includes $30,000 in library awards for NCLA Conference attendance)

$ 75,000

LSTA Administration (4% of allotment)

$ 166,418

 

$ 1,793,835

VGW Last updated June 23, 2011