LSTA Grant Awards, 2012-2013
June 12, 2012
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 2012-2013. 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.
This year’s $4,322,143 federal allotment will be distributed on behalf of North Carolina’s libraries through programs and services available under the LSTA Five-Year Plan.
- EZ Library Outreach & Innovative Services Grants
- EZ Planning Grants
- EZ Strengthening Public & Academic Library Collections Grants
- EZ Technology Grants
- Statewide Leadership Grants
- Project Digitization Grants
- Project Library Outreach & Innovative Services Grants
- Project Technology Grants
- Special Project Grants
Click on the library name for a description of the project.
Library Name |
Location |
Amount
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EZ Library Outreach and Innovative Services Grants |
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| Appalachian Regional Library | West Jefferson Counties: Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes |
$ 14,480 |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | Charlotte County: Mecklenburg |
$ 25,000 |
| Randolph County Public Library | Asheboro County: Randolph |
$ 13,500 |
|
$ 52,980 |
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EZ Planning Grants |
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| Duplin County Public Library | Kenansville County: Duplin |
$ 20,000 |
| Gunn Memorial Library (Caswell County) | Yanceyville County: Caswell |
$ 20,000 |
| H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library | Henderson County: Vance |
$ 20,000 |
| High Point Public Library | High Point County: Guilford |
$ 20,000 |
| High Point University / Smith Library | High Point County: Guilford |
$ 4,200 |
| North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics / Borden Mace Library | Durham County: Durham |
$ 14,570 |
| Orange County Public Library | Hillsborough County: Orange |
$ 20,000 |
| Pender County Public Library | Burgaw County: Pender |
$ 20,000 |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | Smithfield County: Johnston |
$ 20,000 |
| Randolph Community College, Library | Asheboro County: Randolph |
$ 20,000 |
| Robeson County Public Library | Lumberton County: Robeson |
$ 20,000 |
| Rockingham County Public Library | Eden County: Rockingham |
$ 2,875 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury Counties: Cabarrus, Rowan |
$ 20,000 |
| Wayne County Public Library | Goldsboro County: Wayne |
$ 20,000 |
|
$ 241,645 |
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EZ Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections Grants |
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| Bladen County Public Library | Elizabethtown County: Bladen |
$ 10,000 |
| Buncombe County Public Libraries | Asheville County: Buncombe |
$ 20,000 |
| Cleveland Community College / Jim and Patsy Rose Library | Shelby County: Cleveland |
$ 20,000 |
| East Carolina University / Joyner Library | Greenville County: Pitt |
$ 15,000 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College / Paul H. Thompson Library | Fayetteville County: Cumberland |
$ 20,000 |
| Fontana Regional Library | Bryson City Counties: Jackson, Macon, Swain |
$ 20,000 |
| Franklin County Library | Louisburg County: Franklin |
$ 15,000 |
| H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library | Henderson County: Vance |
$ 20,000 |
| Montreat College / Library | Montreat County: Buncombe |
$ 10,000 |
| Neuse Regional Library | Kinston Counties: Greene, Jones, Lenoir |
$ 20,000 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College / Pearsall Library | Rocky Mount County: Nash |
$ 20,000 |
| Northwestern Regional Library | Elkin Counties: Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin |
$ 10,000 |
| Pettigrew Regional Library | Plymouth Counties: Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington |
$ 20,000 |
| Pfeiffer University / G. A. Pfieffer Library | Misenheimer County: Stanly |
$ 12,000 |
| Robeson County Public Library | Lumberton County: Robeson |
$ 20,000 |
| Rutherford County Library | Rutherfordton County: Rutherford |
$ 20,000 |
| Sheppard Memorial Library | Greenville County: Pitt |
$ 20,000 |
| Western Carolina University / Hunter Library | Cullowhee County: Jackson |
$ 5,000 |
| Wilkes Community College / Pardue Library | Wilkesboro County: Wilkes |
$ 20,000 |
| Wilson County Public Library | Wilson County: Wilson |
$ 20,000 |
|
$ 337,000 |
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EZ Technology Grants |
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| Bennett College / Thomas F. Holgate Library | Greensboro County: Guilford |
$ 24,878 |
| Burke County Public Library | Morganton County: Burke |
$ 15,416 |
| Catawba County Library System | Newton County: Catawba |
$ 19,881 |
| Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center | Fayetteville County: Cumberland |
$ 25,000 |
| Forsyth County Public Library | Winston-Salem County: Forsyth |
$ 8,835 |
| H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library | Henderson County: Vance |
$ 11,960 |
| Iredell County Public Library | Statesville County: Iredell |
$ 23,528 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University / Carl A. Rudisill Library | Hickory County: Catawba |
$ 24,999 |
| Mauney Memorial Library | Kings Mountain County: Cleveland |
$ 12,038 |
| McDowell County Public Library | Marion County: McDowell |
$ 18,888 |
| Methodist University / Davis Memorial Library | Fayetteville County: Cumberland |
$ 14,739 |
| New Hanover County Public Library | Wilmington County: New Hanover |
$ 23,996 |
| Pettigrew Regional Library | Plymouth Counties: Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington |
$ 14,523 |
| Roanoke Rapids Public Library | Roanoke Rapids County: Halifax |
$ 5,392 |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton County: Robeson |
$ 25,000 |
| Rutherford County Library | Spindale County: Rutherdord |
$ 2,325 |
| Sheppard Memorial Library | Greenville County: Pitt |
$ 25,000 |
| UNC-Charlotte / Atkins Library | Charlotte County: Mecklenburg |
$ 18,914 |
|
$ 315,312 |
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Project Digitization Grants |
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| Duke University / Divinity School Library (Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection - Year 1 of 3) |
Durham County: Durham |
$ 110,000 |
| New Hanover County Public Library (The Cape Fearians Collections Digital Project) |
Wilmington County: New Hanover |
$ 32,000 |
| North Carolina State University / NCSU Libraries (Cultivating a Revolution: Science, Technology, and Change in North Carolina Agriculture, 1950-1979 - Year 2 of 3) |
Raleigh County: Wake |
$ 75,000 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill / Wilson Library (Content, Context, and Capacity: A Collaborative Digitization Project on the Long Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina - Year 2 of 3)) |
Chapel Hill County: Orange |
$ 150,000 |
| UNC-Greensboro / University Libraries (Textiles, Teachers, and Troops: Greensboro, North Carolina 1881-1945 - Year 1 of 2) |
Greensboro County: Guilford |
$ 203,910 |
| Western Carolina University / Hunter Library (A Sense of Place) |
Cullowhee County: Jackson |
$ 71,574 |
|
$ 642,484 |
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Project Library Outreach and Innovative Services Grants |
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| Forsyth County Public Library (Library Services to the Homeless - Year 1 of 3) |
Winston-Salem County: Forsyth |
$ 50,000 |
|
$ 50,000 |
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Project Technology Grants |
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| Appalachian Regional Library | West Jefferson Counties: Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes |
$ 61,011 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte County: Mecklenburg |
$ 100,000 |
| Haywood County Public Library | Waynesville County: Haywood |
$ 99,966 |
| Lincoln County Library | Lincolnton County: Lincoln |
$ 100,000 |
| Neuse Regional Library | Kinston Counties: Greene, Jones, Lenoir |
$ 68,800 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury Counties: Cabarrus, Rowan |
$ 87,064 |
| Sandhill Regional Library | Rockingham Counties: Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond |
$ 44,184 |
| Transylvania County Library | Brevard County: Transylvania |
$ 71,824 |
| Western Carolina University / Hunter Library | Cullowhee County: Jackson |
$ 52,536 |
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$ 685,385 |
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Special Project Grants |
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Project |
Library Name |
Amount
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| NCLA 2012 Leadership Institute | North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) | $ 35,000 |
| North Carolina Literary Festival | North Carolina State University / NCSU Libraries | $ 40,000 |
| North Carolina Digital Heritage Center | UNC-Chapel Hill / University Library | $ 390,770 |
| North Carolina Literary Map | UNC-Greensboro / University Libraries | $ 21,880 |
$ 487,650 |
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Statewide Leadership ProjectsState Library of North Carolina |
|
Project |
Amount |
| Digital Preservation of State Government Information (ASGII-A) | $ 174,000 |
| Access to State Government Publications (ASGII-B) | $ 172,000 |
| Community Needs Assessment | $ 128,000 |
| eLearning and Technology Trends | $ 36,000 |
| Master Trainer | $ 100,000 |
| NC Cardinal | $ 652,000 |
| Ncpedia Expansion (year 2 of 3) | $ 187,000 |
| Raising the Bar | $ 150,000 |
| Virtual Reference | $ 150,000 |
| LSTA Administration | $ 172,886 |
$1,921,886 |
