2014 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Competitive Grant Award Recipients
The Minnesota Department of Education, State Library Services is pleased to announce the 2014 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) competitive grant-awarded projects. We received 26 applications from public libraries, academic libraries, special libraries, and school libraries that requested a total of $1.8 million. Of those applications, State Library Services is able to fund eight projects for a total of $630,000. Funding goes to four school library projects, two public library projects, one academic library project, and one collaborative project that benefits a school library and public library system. Funded grant projects were selected by a review panel of Minnesota library professionals.
- Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools – $142,105, “Project 2M”
- Lake Superior College Erickson Library – $54,713,“Tech Connects: Digital Literacy & Collaborative Learning”
- Moorhead Public Schools – $51,327,“Access for Engagement”
- Rochester Public Library – $32,661,“Rochester Reading Champions”
- Saint Paul Public Schools – $143,850, “Building Media Resources in Saint Paul Public Schools”
- Sauk Rapids-Rice School District – $134,244,“Accessible Digital Literacy for All Middle School Learners”
- Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) – $51,981,“Data-Driven Collection Development”
- Southeast Library System (SELS) – $19,118,“Community School Media Centers as Online Partners, 2014”
