LSTA Grant Awards, 2009-2010
June 12, 2009

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 2009-2010. Two hundred forty-four (244) applications were considered in ten categories and requests for funds totaled $5,432,142. One hundred eighty-five (185) projects have been approved for funding totaling $4,717,109. 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

NC ECHO Digitization Grants NC ECHO Heritage Partners Grants

Planning Grants

School Library Collection Development Grants

Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections Grants

Technology 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

 

 

 

Bladen County Public Library

Elizabethtown
County: Bladen

$4,950

 

Buncombe County Public Libraries

Asheville
County: Buncombe

$25,000

 

Cleveland County Memorial Library

Shelby
County: Cleveland

$8,400

 

Harnett County Public Library

Lillington
County: Harnett

$18,808

 

Hyconeechee Regional Library

Hillsborough
Counties: Caswell, Orange, Person

$8,410

 

Iredell County Public Library

Statesville
County: Iredell

$23,000

 

Johnston Community College Library

Smithfield
County: Johnston

$8,127

 

Lenoir-Rhyne University, Carl A. Rudisill Library

Hickory
County: Catawba

$10,111

 

Livingstone College, Andrew Carnegie Library

Salisbury
County: Rowan

$15,407

 

Montgomery Community College  Library

Troy
County: Montgomery

$6,456

 

Neuse Regional Library

Kinston
Counties: Greene, Jones, Lenoir

$25,000

 

New Hanover County Public Library

Wilmington
County: New Hanover

$20,934

 

UNC-Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg

$8,851

 

Union County Public Library

Monroe
County: Union

$14,237

 

 

 

$197,691

 

Library Outreach Services Grant

Braswell Memorial Library; “Computer Classroom on Wheels (CCOW)”

Rocky Mount
County: Nash

$50,000

 

Greensboro Public Library; 
“McGirt-Horton Library Teen Leadership Project”
(Year 1 of 3)

Greensboro
County: Guilford

$50,000

 

Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library and partner;
“Preserving Forsyth’s Past Outreach Project”

Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth

$33,151

 

Wayne County Public Library;
“Latino Engagement Partnership Project”
(Year 3 of 3)

Goldsboro
County: Wayne

$50,000

 

 

 

$183,151

 

NC ECHO Digitization Grants 

East Carolina University, Joyner Library, and partners; 
“Ensuring Democracy Through Digital Access”
(Year 1 of 2)

Greenville
County: Pitt

$124,693

 

East Carolina University, Joyner Library;
“Seeds of Change: the Evolution of Post-War Eastern North Carolina”
(Year 2 of 2)

Greenville
County: Pitt

$15,579

 

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries, and partners; 
“Beaux Arts to Modernism: Early Twentieth Century Architecture in North Carolina”
(Year 1 of 2)

Raleigh
County: Wake

$145,749

 

UNC-Chapel Hill, Health Sciences Library;
“North Carolina History of Health Digital Library”
(Year 1 of 3)

Chapel Hill
County: Orange

$34,850

 

UNC-Chapel Hill, University Library;
“Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina”
(Year 1 of 2)

Chapel Hill
County: Orange

$74,553

 

UNC-Chapel Hill, Wilson Library;
“Creating Online Access to Legacy Finding Aids”
(Year 2 of 3)

Chapel Hill
County: Orange

$73,695

 

 

 

$469,119

 

NC ECHO Heritage Partners Grants

UNC-Chapel Hill, University Library, and partners;
“North Carolina Maps”
(Year 3 of 3)
Chapel Hill
County: Orange

$144,284

 

 

 

$144,284

 

Planning Grants

Appalachian State University, Belk Library

Boone
County: Watauga

$12,078

 

Barton College, Willis N. Hackney Library

Wilson
County: Wilson

$20,000

 

Braswell Memorial Library

Rocky Mount
County: Nash

$20,000

 

Catawba County Library System

Newton
County: Catawba

$22,000

 

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center

Fayetteville
County: Cumberland

$20,000

 

H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library

Hendersonville
County: Vance

$34,400

 

Hyconeechee Regional Library

Hillsborough
Counties: Caswell, Orange, Person

$20,000

 

New Hanover County Public Library

Wilmington
County: New Hanover

$20,000

 

Pettigrew Regional Library

Plymouth
Counties: Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington

$20,000

 

Sandhill Regional Library System

Rockingham
Counties: Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond

$20,000

 

Shaw University, James E. Cheek Learning Resources Center

Raleigh
County: Wake

$20,000

 

 

 

$228,478

 

School Library Collection Development Grants  

A. L. Stanback Middle School

Hillsborough
County: Orange

$10,000

 

Albemarle Middle School

Albemarle
County: Stanly

$7,500

 

Alleghany High School

Sparta
County: Alleghany

$10,000

 

Anson Middle School

Wadesboro
County: Anson

$10,000

 

Archer Lodge Middle School

Wendell
County: Johnston

$10,000

 

Avery Middle School

Newland
County: Avery

$10,000

 

Ayden-Grifton High School

Ayden
County: Pitt

$10,000

 

B. T. Bullock Elementary School

Sanford
County: Lee

$10,000

 

Balfour Elementary School

Asheboro
County: Randolph

$10,000

 

Bethel Middle School

Waynesville
County: Haywood

$10,000

 

Brawley Middle School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

Provisional

Briarcliff Elementary School

Cary
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Broadview Middle School

Burlington
County: Alamance

$10,000

 

Brunson Elementary School

Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth

$10,000

 

Bugg Creative Arts & Sciences Magnet School

Raleigh
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Bunker Hill High School

Claremont
County: Catawba

$10,000

 

Burgaw Elementary School

Burgaw
County: Pender

$10,000

 

Burnsville Elementary School

Burnsville
County: Yancey

$10,000

 

Camden County High School

Camden
County: Camden

$10,000

 

Camden Middle School

Camden
County: Camden

$10,000

 

Cane River Middle School

Burnsville
County: Yancey

$10,000

 

Carthage Elementary School

Carthage
County: Moore

$10,000

 

Carver High School

Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth

$10,000

 

Cary High School

Cary
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Central Davidson Middle School

Lexington
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

Chapel Grove Elementary School

Gastonia
County: Gaston

$10,000

 

Chestnut Grove Middle School

King
County: Stokes

$10,000

Provisional

Chicod Elementary School

Greenville
County: Pitt

$7,000

 

Cleveland Elementary School

Cleveland
County: Rowan

$10,000

 

Cool Spring Elementary School

Cleveland
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Cove Creek Elementary School

Vilas
County: Watauga

$10,000

 

Cranberry Middle & Freedom Trail Elementary Schools

Elk Park
County: Avery

$7,600

 

Currituck County High School

Barco
County: Currituck

$10,000

 

Deep River Elementary School

Sanford
County: Lee

$10,000

 

Dixon Elementary School

Holly Ridge
County: Onslow

$8,000

 

Dixon Middle School

Holly Ridge
County: Onslow

$10,000

 

E. K. Powe Elementary School

Durham
County: Durham

$10,000

 

East Davidson High School

Thomasville
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

East Lincoln Middle School

Iron Station
County: Lincoln

$10,000

 

East Yancey Middle School

Burnsville
County: Yancey

$10,000

 

Eastern Alamance High School

Mebane
County: Alamance

$10,000

 

Eastern Elementary School

Greenville
County: Pitt

$10,000

 

Edneyville Elementary School

Hendersonville
County: Henderson

$10,000

 

Edwin M. Holt Elementary School

Burlington
County: Alamance

$10,000

 

F. D. Jack Kiser Intermediate School

Lincolnton
County: Lincoln

$10,000

 

Fair Grove Elementary School

Thomasville
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

Fallston Elementary School

Fallston
County: Cleveland

$10,000

 

Franklinton High School

Franklinton
County: Franklin

$10,000

 

Fuquay-Varina High School

Fuquay-Varina
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Gentry Primary School

Erwin
County: Harnett

$10,000

 

Glade Creek School

Ennice
County: Alleghany

$10,000

 

Grandy Primary / Camden Intermediate Schools

Camden
County: Camden

$10,000

 

Hargrove Elementary School

Faison
County: Sampson

$10,000

 

Harmony Elementary School

Harmony
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Harry L. Hallyburton Elementary School

Drexel
County: Burke

$10,000

 

Hasty Elementary School

Thomasville
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

Haw River Elementary School

Haw River
County: Alamance

$10,000

Provisional

Hobbton Middle School

Newton Grove
County: Sampson

$9,929

Provisional

J. C. Sawyer Elementary School

Elizabeth City
County: Pasquotank

$10,000

 

J. Glenn Edwards Elementary School

Sanford
County: Lee

$10,000

Provisional

J. R. Ingram Jr. Elementary School

Sanford
County: Lee

$10,000

 

James E. Shepard Magnet Middle School

Durham
County: Durham

$10,000

 

John J. Blair Elementary School

Wilmington
County: New Hanover

$10,000

 

John Small Elementary School

Washington
County: Beaufort

$10,000

 

John W. Neal Middle School

Durham
County: Durham

$10,000

 

King Elementary School

King
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Kingswood Elementary School

Cary
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Lacy Elementary School

Raleigh
County: Wake

$10,000

 

LaFayette Elementary School

Kipling
County: Harnett

$10,000

 

Lake Norman Elementary School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Leesville Road Elementary School

Raleigh
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Louisburg Elementary School

Louisburg
County: Franklin

$10,000

Provisional

Louisburg High School

Louisburg
County: Franklin

$10,000

 

Mangum Elementary School

Bahama
County: Durham

$10,000

 

Marion Elementary School

Marion
County: McDowell

$10,000

 

Marvin Ridge High School

Waxhaw
County: Union

$10,000

Provisional

Mooresville High School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Mooresville Middle School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Morehead Montessori Elementary School

Durham
County: Durham

$10,000

 

Mount Olive Elementary School

King
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Mountain Heritage High School

Burnsville
County: Yancey

$10,000

 

Mt. Mourne (Coddle Creek) Elementary School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Nancy Reynolds Elementary School

Westfield
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

North Davidson Middle School

Lexington
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

North Iredell High School

Statesville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

North Stokes High School

Danbury
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Northside Elementary School

Elizabeth City
County: Pasquotank

$10,000

 

Page High School

Greensboro
County: Guilford

$10,000

 

Park View Elementary School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Perquimans County High School

Hertford
County: Perquimans

$10,000

 

Pilot Elementary School

Thomasville
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

Pine Hall Elementary School

Pine Hall
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Piney Creek Elementary School

Piney Creek
County: Alleghany

$10,000

 

Piney Grove Middle School

Lawsonville
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Pinnacle Elementary School

Pinnacle
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

R. J. Reynolds High School

Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth

$10,000

 

Rand Road Elementary School

Garner
County: Wake

$10,000

 

Sandy Ridge Elementary School

Sandy Ridge
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Shepherd Elementary School

Mooresville
County: Iredell

$10,000

Provisional

South Stokes High School

Walnut Cove
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Southeastern Stokes Middle School

Walnut Cove
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Sparta Elementary School

Sparta
County: Alleghany

$10,000

 

Statesville High School

Statesville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Swansboro Middle School

Swansboro
County: Onslow

$10,000

 

Tramway Elementary School

Sanford
County: Lee

$10,000

Provisional

Union Grove Elementary School

Union Grove
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Walnut Cove Elementary School

Walnut Cove
County: Stokes

$10,000

 

Weaverville Primary School

Weaverville
County: Buncombe

$10,000

 

Weeksville Elementary School

Elizabeth City
County: Pasquotank

$10,000

 

West Davidson High School

Lexington
County: Davidson

$10,000

 

West Edgecombe Middle School

Rocky Mount
County: Edgecombe

$4,400

 

West Forsyth High School

Clemmons
County: Forsyth

$10,000

 

West Iredell Middle School

Statesville
County: Iredell

$10,000

 

Western Alamance High School

Elon
County: Alamance

$10,000

 

 

 

$1,124,429

 

Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections Grants 

Appalachian Regional Library

North Wilkesboro
Counties: Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes

$20,000

 

Catawba College, Corriher-Linn-Black Library

Salisbury
County: Rowan

$20,000

 

Chatham County Library System

Siler City
County: Chatham

$20,000

 

Cleveland County Memorial Library

Shelby
County: Cleveland

$17,020

 

Elizabeth City State University,
G. R. Little Library

Elizabeth City
County: Pasquotank

$20,000

 

Greensboro College, James Addison Jones Library

Greensboro
County: Guilford

$20,000

 

High Point University, Smith Library

High Point
County: Guilford

$19,500

 

Mauney Memorial Library

Kings Mountain
County: Cleveland

$17,552

 

Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg

$11,792

 

Queens University of Charlotte, Everett Library

Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg

$20,000

 

Rockingham County Public Library

Eden
County: Rockingham

$10,000

 

Sandhill Regional Library System

Rockingham
Counties: Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond

$20,000

 

Surry Community College Library

Dobson
County: Surry

$15,125

 

Transylvania County Library

Brevard
County: Transylvania

$10,000

 

UNC-Wilmington, W. M. Randall Library

Wilmington
County: New Hanover

$20,000

 

Warren County Memorial Library

Warrenton
County: Warren

$20,000

 

Wayne County Public Library

Goldsboro
County: Wayne

$20,000

 

 

 

$300,989

 

Technology Grants  

Appalachian Regional Library

North Wilkesboro
Counties: Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes

$45,314

 

Belmont Abbey College, Abbot Vincent Taylor Library

Belmont
County: Gaston

$95,104

Provisional

Catawba County Library System

Newton
County: Catawba

$60,732

 

Forsyth County Public Library

Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth

$100,000

 

Henderson County Public Library

Hendersonville
County: Henderson

$8,064

 

McDowell County Public Library

Marion
County: McDowell

$17,692

 

North Carolina Wesleyan College, Pearsall Library

Rocky Mount
County: Nash

$54,858

 

Pettigrew Regional Library

Plymouth
Counties: Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington

$42,780

 

Sheppard Memorial Library

Greenville
County: Pitt

$100,000

 

St. Andrews Presbyterian College, DeTamble Library

Laurinburg
County: Scotland

$18,075

 

 

 

$542,619

 

 

Special Grant Projects

Project

Library Name

Amount Awarded

Foreign Language Collection Services

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center

$27,150

NC Health Info Consumer Health Portal

UNC-Chapel Hill, Health Sciences Library

$54,057

 

 

$81,207

 

Statewide Leadership Projects
State Library of North Carolina
Project
Amount Awarded

Access to State Government Information

$ 286,009

Collaborative Virtual Reference Project – NCknows

$ 194,000

Library Program Development and Support

$217,000

North Carolina ECHO Exploring Cultural Heritage Online

$ 480,280

Statewide Library Needs Assessment

$80,000

LSTA Administration (4% of allotment)

$187,853

 

$1,445,142

 

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