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<p><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Please excuse multiple postings…
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board recently awarded $114,472 in federal Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA
<a href="http://library.ohio.gov/lpd/lsta-minigrants">Minigrants</a> to seven libraries." The funded projects run the gamut from traditional library services to those embracing emergent technologies," said Missy Lodge, Associate State Librarian for Library
Development. "All have the same fundamental principle, improving access to library resources and services to end users." Public libraries receiving the grants include Adams County Public Library, Andover Public Library, Grand Valley Public Library, and Portage
County District Library. Academic and Special libraries awarded LSTA minigrants include Miami University Middletown, Ohio Historical Society, and Ohioana Library Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">The grant period is April 1, 2013 – August 31, 2013. The libraries, grant amounts, and program activities include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Adams County Public Library,
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">$24,000 for the “Expanding Our Reach” project. The library will purchase a Mobile Library van to deliver library materials to underserved populations. Targeted populations
include seniors living in senior housing or nursing homes, students attending schools with no libraries, Amish communities, and residents in remote townships. .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Andover Public Library</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">, $24,000 to allow six independent public libraries
in Ashtabula County (Andover, Rock Creek, Henderson Memorial, Harbor Topky, Conneaut, and Kingsville) to join the CLEVNET consortium. Participation in CLEVNET will allow increased resources and services for patrons. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Grand Valley Public Library</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">, $16,928 to join the SEO Library Consortium.
The grant will allow both the public library and the high school library to migrate to SEO, thus providing increased resources to the patrons. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Miami University Middletown</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">, $21,212, to develop a technology lending
hub at the Gardner-Harvey Library. The Midpointe Public Library will also pilot a technology lending hub with iPad training sessions occurring at both institutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Ohio Historical Society (OHS)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">, $7,329 for the development of an app
to increase access to quality resources regarding Ohio’s Native American history. OHS will also develop a model for future history mobile apps. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Ohioana Library Association</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">, $2081, to digitize seven scrapbooks
in the Ohioana collection and make them available through the Ohio Memory Project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="rteindent1"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Portage County District Library</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">, $18,922, for the provision of library
service in an unserved area of the county. The library is partnering with the Deerfield Township Trustees to establish a part-time computer lab in the Township Hall. A reference librarian will be available for computer training, promote library resources
and answer reference requests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62">Marketing & Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62">Fax: 614-466-3584<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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