Awards List, 2008-09

LSTA Grant Awards, 2008-2009
June 12, 2008

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 2008-2009. One hundred and seventy-five (175) applications were considered in eleven categories and requests for funds totaled $4,500,538. One hundred sixty (160) projects have been approved for funding totaling $4,243,389. 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.

The following libraries received funding:

Basic Equipment Grants	Library Outreach Services Grants
LSTA Project Planning Grants	NC ECHO Digitization Grants
NC ECHO Heritage Partners Grants	School Library Collection Development Grants
Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections Grants	Technology Grants
Technology Planning Grants	Special Grants
Statewide Leadership Grants

Provisional Grants: Notification letters to libraries will explain the requirements or conditions that must be met before awards are final.

Library Name	Location	Amount Awarded	Comments
Basic Equipment Grants
Alamance Community College, Learning Resources Center	Graham County: Alamance	$18,000
Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library	Burnsville County: Avery, Mitchell, Yancey	$21,399
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center	Fayetteville County: Cumberland	$9,632
Elizabeth City State University, G. R. Little Library	Elizabeth City County: Pasquotank	$17,516
Fontana Regional Library	Bryson City County: Jackson, Macon, Swain	$25,000
New Hanover County Public Library	Wilmington County: New Hanover	$25,000
Onslow County Public Library	Jacksonville County: Onslow	$21,119
Pettigrew Regional Library	Plymouth County: Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington	$24,069
Rowan Public Library	Salisbury County: Rowan	$17,030
Warren County Memorial Library	Warrenton County: Warren	$24,929
Wilkes Community College, Pardue Library	Wilkesboro County: Wilkes	$24,044
		$227,738
Library Outreach Services Grants
Braswell Memorial Public Library (year 3 of 3)	Rocky Mount County: Nash	$50,000
Forsyth County Public Library (year 3 of 3)	Winston-Salem County: Forsyth	$39,312
Sandhill Regional Library	Rockingham County: Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond	$50,000
Wayne County Public Library (year 2 of 3)	Goldsboro County: Wayne	$50,000
		$189,312
LSTA Project Planning Grants
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center	Fayetteville County: Cumberland	$15,000
		$15,000
NC ECHO Digitization Grants
Appalacian State University, Belk Library & Information Commons (year 2 of 2)	Boone County: Watauga	$49,782
East Carolina University, J. Y. Joyner Library (year 1 of 2)	Greenville County: Pitt	$35,715
Johnson C. Smith University, James B. Duke Memorial Library	Charlotte County: Mecklenburg	$44,813
North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries (year 2 of 2)	Raleigh County: Wake	$75,330
UNC-Chapel Hill, Davis Library (year 2 of 2)	Chapel Hill County: Orange	$74,759
UNC-Chapel Hill, Davis Library (final year)	Chapel Hill County: Orange	$26,075
UNC-Chapel Hill, Wilson Library (year 1 of 3)	Chapel Hill County: Orange	$68,881
UNC-Greensboro	Greensboro County: Guilford	$74,616
Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library (year 3 of 3)	Winston-Salem County: Forsyth	$90,117
		$540,088
NC ECHO Heritage Partners Grants
UNC-Chapel Hill, University Libraries (year 2 of 3)	Chapel Hill County: Orange	$148,410
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library (final year)	Cullowhee County: Jackson	$90,616
		$239,026
School Library Collection Development Grants
A. C. Reynolds High School	Asheville County: Buncombe	$10,000
A. C. Reynolds Middle School	Asheville County: Buncombe	$10,000
Apple Valley Middle School	Hendersonville County: Henderson	$10,000
Avery's Creek Elementary School	Arden County: Buncombe	$10,000
Bandys High School	Catawba County: Catawba	$10,000
Bessemer City Central Elementary School	Bessemer City County: Gaston	$10,000
Bethel Elementary School	Bethel County: Pitt	$10,000
Blowing Rock School	Blowing Rock County: Watauga	$10,000
Career Center High School	Winston-Salem County: Forsyth	$6,000
Celeste Henkel Elementary School	Statesville County: Iredell	$10,000	Provisional
Central Davidson Senior High School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
Central Elementary School	Statesville County: Iredell	$10,000
Chadbourn Middle School	Chadbourn County: Columbus	$10,000	Provisional
Charles B. Aycock High School	Pikeville County: Wayne	$9,180
Chocowinity Middle School	Chocowinity County: Beaufort	$10,000
Churchland Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
Club Blvd. Humanities Elementary School	Durham County: Durham	$10,000
Clyde A. Erwin Middle School	Asheville County: Buncombe	$10,000
Concord High School	Concord County: Cabarrus	$10,000
Costner Elementary School	Dallas County: Gaston	$10,000
D. C. Virgo Middle School	Wilmington County: New Hanover	$10,000
Davis-Townsend Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
Denton Elementary School	Denton County: Davidson	$10,000	Provisional
Dobson Elementary School	Dobson County: Surry	$10,000
Douglass Elementary School	Eden County: Rockingham	$7,500
E. Lawson Brown Middle School	Thomasville County: Davidson	$10,000	Provisional
East Lee Middle School	Sanford County: Lee	$10,000	Provisional
East Lincoln High School	Denver County: Lincoln	$10,000
Eastern Elementary School	Washington County: Beaufort	$10,000
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School	Salisbury County: Rowan	$10,000	Provisional
Fred T. Foard High School	Newton County: Catawba	$10,000
Friedberg Elementary School	Winston-Salem County: Davidson	$10,000
Granville Central High School	Stem County: Granville	$10,000
Grover Elementary School	Grover County: Cleveland	$10,000
Guideway Elementary School	Tabor City County: Columbus	$10,000
Haw Creek Elementary School	Asheville County: Buncombe	$10,000
Helena Elementary School	Timberlake County: Person	$10,000
Hertford County High School	Ahoskie County: Hertford	$10,000
Jacksonville Commons Elementary School	Jacksonville County: Onslow	$6,812
John Motley Morehead High School	Eden County: Rockingham	$8,000	Provisional
Johnston Elementary School	Asheville County: Buncombe	$10,000
Lakeshore Middle School	Mooresville County: Iredell	$10,000
Ledford Middle School	Thomasville County: Davidson	$10,000
Ledford Senior High School	Thomasville County: Davidson	$10,000
Leesville Road Middle School	Raleigh County: Wake	$10,000
Marion Intermediate School	Shelby County: Cleveland	$8,000
Midway Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
Millbridge Elementary School	China Grove County: Rowan	$10,000	Provisional
Millers Creek Elementary School	Millers Creek County: Wilkes	$10,000
Myrtle Grove Middle School	Wilmington County: New Hanover	$10,000
North Brunswick High School	Leland County: Brunswick	$10,000
North Davidson High School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
North Drive Elementary School	Goldsboro County: Wayne	$10,000
North Elementary School	Roxboro County: Person	$10,000	Provisional
North End Elementary School	Roxboro County: Person	$10,000	Provisional
North Iredell Middle School	Statesville County: Iredell	$10,000
North Surry High School	Mount Airy County: Surry	$10,000
Northside High School	Pinetown County: Beaufort	$10,000
Northwest Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
Oakley Elementary School	Asheville County: Buncombe	$10,000
Old Dock Elementary School	Whiteville County: Columbus	$10,000
Person High School	Roxboro County: Person	$10,000
Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton County: Rutherford	$10,000	Provisional
Pisgah Elementary School	Candler County: Buncombe	$10,000
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Burlington County: Alamance	$10,000
Providence High School	Charlotte County: Mecklenburg	$10,000
Pumpkin Center Primary School	Lincolnton County: Lincoln	$10,000	Provisional
Reeds Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000	Provisional
Rockingham County High School	Wentworth County: Rockingham	$10,000
Silver Valley Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
South Columbus High School	Tabor City County: Columbus	$10,000
South Davidson Middle/High School	Denton County: Davidson	$10,000
South Elementary School	Roxboro County: Person	$10,000	Provisional
South Granville High Schools SLCs	Creedmoor County: Granville	$10,000
South Harnett Elementary School	Bunnlevel County: Harnett	$10,000
South Iredell High School	Statesville County: Iredell	$10,000
Southern Middle School	Roxboro County: Person	$10,000
Southside High School	Chocowinity County: Beaufort	$10,000
Southwood Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
St. Stephens High School	Hickory County: Catawba	$10,000
Stories Creek Elementary School	Roxboro County: Person	$10,000
Swain County High School	Bryson City County: Swain	$10,000
Terrell Lane Middle School	Louisburg County: Franklin	$10,000
Third Creek Elementary School	Statesville County: Iredell	$10,000	Provisional
Triton High School	Erwin County: Harnett	$10,000
Tyro Middle School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000
Union Elementary School	Clinton County: Sampson	$10,000
Walkertown Middle School	Walkertown County: Forsyth	$10,000
Wallburg Elementary School	Winston-Salem County: Davidson	$10,000	Provisional
Weaverville Elementary School	Weaverville County: Buncombe	$10,000
Welcome Elementary School	Lexington County: Davidson	$10,000	Provisional
Wendell GT Elementary School	Wendell County: Wake	$10,000
West Columbus High School	Cerro Gordo County: Columbus	$10,000
West Elementary School	Kings Mountain County: Cleveland	$10,000	Provisional
West Pender Middle School	Burgaw County: Pender	$10,000
Western Harnett High School	Lillington County: Harnett	$10,000
Western Rockingham Middle School	Madison County: Rockingham	$10,000
Williams Township School	Whiteville County: Columbus	$10,000
Wilton Elementary School	Franklinton County: Granville	$10,000
Woodland Elementary School	Semora County: Person	$10,000
York Elementary School	Raleigh County: Wake	$10,000
		$995,492
Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections
Central Piedmont Community College	Charlotte County: Mecklenburg	$9,970
Harnett County Public Library	Lillington County: Harnett	$8,000
Methodist University, Davis Memorial Library	Fayetteville County: Cumberland	$10,000
Neuse Regional Library	Kinston County: Greene, Jones, Lenoir	$10,000
Northwestern Regional Library	Elkin County: Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	$10,000
UNC-Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library	Charlotte County: Mecklenburg	$10,000
		$57,970
Technology Grants
Albemarle Regional Library	Winton County: Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	$28,601
Caldwell County Public Library	Lenoir County: Caldwell	$18,735
Chatham County Library System	Siler City County: Chatham	$77,295
Davidson County Community College	Lexington County: Davidson	$30,432
Davidson County Public Library	Lexington County: Davidson	$18,923
East Albemarle Regional Library	Elizabeth City County: Camden, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank	$21,580
Fontana Regional Library	Bryson City County: Jackson, Macon, Swain	$15,100
Franklin County Library	Louisburg County: Franklin	$100,000
George H. & Laura E. Brown Library	Washington County: Beaufort	$12,636
McDowell County Public Library	Marion County: McDowell	$17,687
Neuse Regional Library	Kinston County: Greene, Jones, Lenoir	$100,000
New Hanover County Public Library	Wilmington County: New Hanover	$100,000
Stanly County Public Library	Albemarle County: Stanly	$53,275
		$594,264
Technology Planning Grants
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center	Fayetteville County: Cumberland	$20,000
Iredell County Public Library	Statesville County: Iredell	$19,500
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Pearsall Library	Rocky Mount County: Nash	$19,500
		$59,000

Special Grant Projects
Project	Library Name	Amount
Cataloging North Carolina Library Resources for Improved Access	State Library of North Carolina	$36,170
Foreign Language Center Services and Collection	Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center	$153,764
HBCU Special Collections Project	North Carolina Central University, James E. Shepard Memorial Library	$81,254
NC Health Info Consumer Health Portal	UNC-Chapel Hill, Health Sciences Library	$103,934
North Carolina Literary Festival	UNC-Chapel Hill, University Libraries	$40,000
UNC System Libraries Virtual Library Catalog and Resource Sharing	North Carolina State University Libraries (on behalf of the UNC Libraries)	$130,000
		$545,122

Statewide Leadership Projects State Library of North Carolina
Project	Amount
Access to State Government Information	$164,268
Collaborative Virtual Reference Project - NCknows	$182,000
North Carolina ECHO Exploring Cultural Heritage Online	$258,064
LSTA Administration (4% of allotment)	$176,045
	$780,377

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