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Library Services and Technology Act Grants in Illinois: Fiscal Year 1998 Background The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) was passed by Congress on September 30, 1996. This legislation replaces the 30 year-old Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and opens a new and exciting era in library funding by the federal government. Appropriated funds are administered by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Illinois State Library sought the assistance of the Illinois library community and other interested organizations to help in the development of a comprehensive long range plan for use of these new federal funds over a five year period extending through the year 2002. The plan was submitted to the Institute for Museum and Library Services prior to July 1, 1997. In the past, LSCA funding was restricted primarily to public libraries. The newly enacted program allows more flexibility, stressing services and technology, regardless of the type of library. The New LSTA Under the program there are a number of changes from the old Library Services and Construction Act. • All types of libraries are now eligible for grants. • The grant timelines have changed to be more in line with the federal fiscal year. (October 1 through September 30). • The Illinois State Library applies once every five years to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the use of funds, instead of annually. • Mandatory areas of funding with minimum funding levels are no longer required; instead each state determines its priorities within the framework established by the LSTA legislation. • Funding for library construction is not covered, but is funded through the state Live and Learn program. LSTA Goals in Illinois 1. To ensure that citizens of Illinois have access to information by enabling all Illinois libraries to share resources in regional and statewide databases. 2. To ensure that all Illinois libraries have access to all sources and formats of information. 3. To enrich the quality of life for the citizens of Illinois by advocating the pleasures of reading, the ability to read and the importance of reading. 4. To develop training methods and activities that will allow library personnel and Illinois citizens to become technologically literate and to have full access to information available through libraries. 5. To continue expanding the role of networks, consortia and partnerships in library development. Eligibility Library: An agency must be a member of one of the recognized twelve regional library consortia and must agree to honor the current interlibrary loan code and all current resources sharing agreements. Additionally, the library must share its collection without charge with other libraries in Illinois based on those agreements. Any library that applies for a grant must show a continued level of support for its agency for the previous three fiscal years. Library Consortia: Eligible consortia include the 12 regional library systems and other consortia whose members meet the definition of "Library" (listed above). Agencies such as library associations are eligible if their headquarters are within the state of Illinois and meet the criteria specified in Illinois' LSTA long-range plan. FY 98 Projects The FY98 projects are arranged in order according to the following geographic location: 50 Statewide City of Chicago Suburban Chicago Northwest/North Central Illinois Central Illinois Southern Illinois STATEWIDE:
Association of Chicago Theological Schools, Collaboration of eleven members of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS) is resulting in electronic access to the on-line catalogs of each school and to researchers worldwide. As a result, use of the library materials will increase as well as information shared about different religions and cultures.
Chicago Botanic Garden Library, Glencoe -
$96,200 To help gardeners find authoritative information in the selection of appropriate plants for their growing conditions and region, the Botanic Garden Library is developing an Internet site of the 500 best plants for Illinois. This project enables the Botanic Garden, with assistance from the North Suburban Library System, to share its expertise on plants statewide.
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston - $244,010 The state university libraries are utilizing new digital technologies to make more than 23 million microforms available on-line. The microforms owned by individual libraries are being scanned and made available to others over the Internet. Participants: Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Chicago State, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Governors State, Illinois State, Northeastern Illinois, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois-Carbondale and Edwardsville Universities; University of Illinois Chicago, Springfield and Urbana-Champaign, and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Illinois Institute of Technology (I.I.T.), Chicago -
$113,700 The Paul V. Galvin Library of I.I.T. is developing the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory and Resource Center to house the latest in computerized mapping software and datasets. Staffed by a full-time professional, the lab provides GIS resources and training to I.I.T. students, faculty, researchers and other students statewide. The lab will serve as a model for other library-based GIS initiatives. CITY OF CHICAGO:
Chicago Library System - $55,160 Through library story programs, collections and a series of workshops, more than 10,000 economically disadvantaged Hispanic children are benefiting from the development of language skills and the love of reading. Participants: Chicago Library System, St. Augustine College, Josephinum High School, Clememte High School Day Care, The Child Care Initiative, Casa Central Day Care, Child Serve Day Care, La Progressiva Pre-School, Universidad Popular Day Care Center, Lutheran Day Nursery, Centre Nuestro, New City YMCA, The State Pre-K Program, Easter Seal Society Head Start, Kelly Head Start, Luiz Munoz Marin Primary Center, Viva Family Center Head Start.
Chicago Library System - $16,800 A noncredit, on-line training module about Web site design features and applications for the library environment is being developed to support and expand training opportunities for staff in all types of libraries by utilizing a distance learning format available to all ILLINET member libraries.
Chicago Public Library - $7,800 The library's National Poetry Month Committee is presenting a four month program to celebrate the richness and diversity of Chicago's poetry community and institutions. Workshops on how to write and get poetry published, readings and open mike events for the community and printed biographies through the Internet are being made available.
City of Chicago School District #299 - $3,000 Because greater reliance is placed on academic testing for college admission, The Test Your Best Center at Jones High School, which teaches students to use the latest in computerized technology to prepare for standardized tests, will serve as a model for other schools. 51
City of Chicago School District #299 - $250,000 The school district will expand its Matching Grants for Collection Development program that encourages schools to replace outdated library materials with current resources that support the curriculum. LSTA funds will be matched by the schools resulting in a half-million dollar improvement in accessing resources for Chicago's school children.
Newberry Library, Chicago - $22,652 The library, second largest research library of its type in the nation, will develop procedures for a full conversion of its card catalog of nearly one million entries. A contract for conversion of 5,400 records of the holdings in a collection rich in primary sources for the Chicago area and the American west will enhance use by students, teachers and researchers. SUBURBAN CHICAGO:
Addison Public Library - $30,800 The library continues to promote lifetime learning thorough computer training in four categories: operating systems, hardware basics and troubleshooting, software basics and troubleshooting and search concepts and techniques. A self-assessment survey and a checklist for recording skill building is available to staff members. Training modules on the Internet are accessible by lap top computers for home use and links to on-line tutorials for the public are being added to the library home page. Computer training is presented in group settings on large screen television. Participants: DuPage Library System, Addision Association of Industry and Commerce, Addision Fire Protection District, Addison Police Department, College of DuPage, DeVry Institute of Technology, Driscoll Catholic High School, DuPage Area Vocational Education Authority, School Districts 4 and 88, Village of Addison.
Arlington Heights Memorial Library - $23,486 The library is expanding remote access to electronic resources by providing Internet access in the library's computer room at the Arlington Heights Senior Center. Seniors can take Internet classes taught by other seniors in a setting designed especially for them. The Senior Center and the library have a long history of cooperation in providing services. Participants: North Suburban Library System, Arlington Heights Senior Center.
Bensenville Community Public Library District -
$9,800 Childcare providers will have access to multimedia kits, to promote reading with young children. Each kit contains a laptop computer, software containing children's literature, books, videotapes and audio tapes arranged around a theme. The kit also includes suggested activities for childcare providers to use with children and promotes reading and use of library resources. Video and cassette tapes relating to the theme and activities are being developed. Library staff will train volunteers to use the materials, demonstrating that CD-ROM software can be more than a "babysitter." Participants: DuPage Library Systems, Park District Preschool Program, Head Start, Care-Free and KinderCare (home day care providers).
Bensenville Community Public Library District -$10,500 The grant provides for the development of a 45 minute videotape. Parent Power: What Every Parent MUST Know About the World Wide Web, focusing on issues relating to children's Internet access. The tape will address what the Web is, why access for children is encouraged, what children are doing on the Web, filtering devices, controversial elements of the Web, and overall positive benefits that may be derived from Web usage.
Bensenville Elementary School District #2 - $15,110 The 575 students of Tioga School, who speak 17 different languages, reflect the cultural diversity of Bensenville. The one area of equal footing for all students is their exposure to computers and technology, and the acquisition of multimedia computers and software will enable the library to develop a multilingual web site for the school library. Information for the web site is being contributed by the students in conjunction with the celebration of Tioga's Mulitcultural Fair during Cultural Diversity Month. Participants: DuPage Library System, Tioga 52 School, Bensenville Community Public Library District, Tioga/Chippewa PTA.
Ela Area Public Library District, Lake Zurich - $75,000 In a span of four years, use of the library for leisure reading declined from 42% to 34%. As a result, the library is developing and implementing a marketing plan that includes purchase of materials and development of activities and services targeted at all ages of the community to promote reading to enhance the quality of daily life. Participants: North Suburban Library System, Lake Zurich Rotary Club, Ela Communities for Success.
Flossmoor Public Library - $15,170 In cooperation with the Homewood Pubic Library and School District 233, the library is facilitating public use of the Internet by the purchase of computer workstations at each library for public Internet access. Training for staff members, community leaders and the public at Homewood-Flossmoor High School is provided with future on-going training conducted at the public libraries. Participants: Suburban Library System, Homewood Public Library, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District.
Hinsdale Public Library - $71,250 The project offers convenient, up-to-date information over the Internet about youth and family oriented services and activities available to area residents. The electronic community network and web site are developed through collaboration of many agencies serving youth and the public libraries in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills and Oak Brook. Participants: Suburban Library System, Clarendon Hills and Oak Brook public libraries.
Indian Prairie Public Library District, Darien-$10,000 The library has a diverse population of new Asian immigrants and an established ethnic community of Eastern European descent. Through a collection of videos, books audio recordings, displays and programs, the library is helping the underserved new immigrant popluation to assimilate into its new community.
Indian Prairie Public Library District, Darien -
$8,600 The library is presenting storytime programs in partnership with the South Hinsdale Coalition for high risk, underserved residents at the DuPage Sheriff's Resource Center which serves 4,000 adults and 2,500 children. The twofold purpose of the program is to encourage reading and to help parents develop skills for sharing books with children. Participants: North Suburban Library System, DuPage Prevention Partnership, South Hinsdale Coalition, DuPage Sheriff's Resource Center, Anne M. Jeans School.
Naperville Community Unit School District #203, Naperville - $99,136 Internet access to library resources in the 21 schools in Naperville District #203 is provided to students. Links to community and state resources are also included. Participants: DuPage Library System, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204, St. Raphael Catholic School, College of DuPage, North Central College, City of Naperville, Naperville Park District, Naperville Police Department and Naperville Public Libraries.
North Chicago Public Library - $9,086 The library, located in a largely blue collar African-American community where many residents are underemployed and undereducated, is developing an Internet web site with links to the e-mail addresses of state and national legislators. Patrons are being instructed in the use of this site and other web resources.
North Suburban Library System, Wheeling - $45,000 The Ela and Des Plaines libraries and the North Suburban Library System are creating a model staff development initiative geared towards receptivity to change and further development in their abilities to learn new competencies. Topics include: change management, learning styles, empowerment, risk taking, 53 communication and problem solving. The model can be replicated and adapted statewide so that library staff can better serve patrons.
Park Forest Public Library - $40,950 The program focuses on making reading an enjoyable learning experience for parents and their children ages 1-3. The program has three components: 1) A Read, Enjoy, and Do (READ) kit of books, audiocassettes, videos, puppets and an activity sheet available on loan through the library. 2) A series of specially designed monthly programs for parents and children. 3) Interactive CD-ROM programs for use in the library. Participants: Alsip-Merrionette Park, Calumet City and Orland Park public libraries.
Provena Mercy Center, Aurora - $64,890 The Teen CARE Network, a partnership of fifteen libraries and community agencies, is seeking to reach a second generation of 9,000 Aurora teens and their parents. The partners and seventy-five West Aurora High School Health Careers Academy students are committed to "building a community of hope and healing" in Aurora. Activities include: a teen health risk behavior assessment, development of a Teen Health & Wellness Internet web site, peer mentoring, community-wide access to consumer health information, teen health in seven local libraries and Internet training for students, teachers and partners. Participants: DuPage Library System, Aurora Public Library, Aurora University, Dreyer Medical Clinic, East Aurora Schools District #131 - High School Library, Kane County Health Department, Kane County Regional Office of Education, Messenger Public Library of North Aurora, Rosary High School, Sugar Grove Public Library, Visiting Nurses Association of the Fox Valley, West Aurora Schools District #129-High School Library, Health Careers Academy.
South Suburban College, South Holland - $22,360 The college library is purchasing two complete kurzweil reading systems, two wheelchair accessible tables and three additional large screen monitors. The technology is available to disabled residents throughout the community college district. A strong public relations campaign is a component of the grant.
Suburban Library System, Burr Ridge - $33,350 Information about journals and serials owned by Suburban Library System member libraries will be readily available statewide through this project to add the holdings to the statewide union list of serials. Participants: Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District, Calumet City Public Library, Orland Park Public Library.
University Park Public Library District - $4,000 The library is developing and will maintain a collection of African-American materials, which will be available on-line through the Suburban Library System database and the Internet. The catalog is the foundation for a regional listing of African-American materials and provides access to specialized bibliographies.
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 -$105,000 The school district's Library Media Services, in cooperation with the Project Team, is coordinating an initiative to promote increased leisure reading and expand reading skills for school students. The programming includes training of library and hospital pediatric department personnel at Victory Memorial Hospital. Training is provided to parents of children-at-risk due to limited English proficiency, low income and low reading skills. Participants: North Suburban Library System, Waukegan Public Library, Victory Memorial Hospital.
Wheaton Public Library - $10,000 The library is increasing services to new immigrant populations with the expansion of its foreign language book collections. Nearly 700 new European language titles will be added to the collection and promoted through community agencies. Participants: DuPage Library System, World Relief Refugee Services, Literacy Volunteers of America, DuPage, Inc. and Wheaton Unit School District 200. NORTHWEST/NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS:
Dixon Public Library - $8,150 Dixon Public Library is coordinating readers' advisory services for 14 public libraries in northern Illinois. The project will train staff at the libraries to increase their skills in recommending new titles and authors for 54 readers who want something similar to books they previously enjoyed. Workshops, reference materials and book lists will be provided for each library. Participants: Northern Illinois Library System, public libraries in Amboy, Ashton, Byron, Dixon, Forreston, Franklin Grove, Leaf River, Mt. Morris, Oregon, Rochelle, Rock Falls, Sterling and Stillman Valley.
Pankhurst Memorial Library, Amboy - $41,200 Three libraries are working together to bridge gaps in service through improved access to library materials. The project focuses on making up-to-date information about the libraries' collections available on-line. Participants: Northern Illinois Library System, public libraries in Ashton and Franklin Grove.
Reddick Library, Ottawa - $22,360 Civic groups, the general public, library board members and staff will be trained on how to use the library's new on-line catalog. Along with extensive training, the grant will purchase Internet access and scanners for the library which serves rural and urban portions of LaSalle County.
River Bend Library System, Coal Valley - $20,000 Four databases of resources compiled by libraries in the River Bend Library System will be made readily available throughout the state. The databases are Community resources, quick reference, song index and quad city union list of periodicals. Participants: River Bend Library System; Augustana College; Bettendorf, Davenport, East Moline, Moline, Musser and Rock Island public libraries; Deere and Company.
River Bend Library System, Coal Valley - $23,775 This is an expansion of Helping Our Providers Promote and Encourage Reading program which partners public librarians with childcare providers to encourage young children to read and visit their library. Kits and training will be provided to libraries in western and central Illinois. Participants: River Bend, Alliance, Heritage Trail and Northern Illinois Library Systems.
Rock Valley College, Rockford - $64,944 Partnerships between Rock Valley College and area high schools will be developed to meet the information literacy needs of students and educators in the counties of the community college district. Participants: Northern Illinois Library System, Byron, Guilford, Harlem and Jefferson High Schools and Meridian School District #233.
Savanna Public Library District - $11,400 The consortium of eight rural libraries will develop an audiobook collection to be shared by all member libraries. Participants: Northern Illinois Library System, Carroll County and Friends Library Consortium.
Sterling Public Library - $30,000 Audio Books (books on tape) will be provided to patrons of three rural counties The fourteen participating public libraries are building on their twelve-year-old collaboration in sharing large print books. Extensive publicity and statistics evaluation support the project. Participants: Northern Illinois Library System, public libraries in Amboy, Ashton, Byron, Dixon, Forreston, Franklin Grover, Leaf River, Mount Morris, Oregon, Polo, Rochelle, Rock Falls, Sterling and Stillman Valley.
Talcott Free Library District, Rockton - $15,650 A networked learning center for children from preschool to third grade that provides reading readiness and advocates the pleasures and importance of reading will be created. The learning center acts as an interactive tool/activity for parent and child. CENTRAL ILLINOIS:
Alliance Library System, Pekin - $83,360 Alliance Library System will expand the Hometown Countryside Connection, a community Network on the Internet which serves more than thirty communities in 55 that library system. The project will assist libraries in forming a relationship with a local Internet service provider and provide the communities with the opportunity to create and maintain their own community information network.
Ashland Public Library District - $10,500 Three public libraries will help grandparents serving as parents by serving as a clearinghouse for materials, compiling local information into a brochure, developing a collection of materials and presenting programs that will provide support to address the needs of this growing population. Participants: Alliance Library System, public libraries in Ashland, Eureka and Canton.
Auburn Public Library - $25,000 The public library and three school libraries are partnering to purchase resources about multicultural groups, geographical areas and world religions so that each of the four libraries can develop collections in these areas. Participants: Lewis and Clark Library System, Auburn Public Library, Auburn Public Schools, Auburn PTA, Auburn Friends of the Library.
Barclay Public Library District, Warrensburg -$8,000 The library director, in consultation with school librarians, will select material to represent a wide range of the world's cultures and beliefs for use by all ages and in all formats. Participants: Rolling Prairie Library System, public libraries in Harriston and Warrensburg, Warrensburg-Lathem School District, Harristown Elementary School.
Blackburn College, Carlinville - $87,855 In collaboration with Lewis & Clark Community College, the public libraries in the area and the Regional Office of Education for Calhoun, Green, Jersey and Macoupin Counties, the Blackburn College library is creating and offering professional development seminars and follow-up activities for faculty and librarians. These activities address how to provide meaningful instruction to students in the use of modern library technology. Participants: Lewis and Clark Library System, Lewis and Clark Community College, Blackburn College, Regional Office of Education.
BroMenn HealthCare Health Sciences, Bloomington - $30,000 A partnership of local hospitals, professional librarians and businesses will provide additional information services for patients, their families, healthcare professionals and the community of McClean County and the surrounding area through the Community Cancer Center. Participants: Alliance Library System, Bloomington and Normal public libraries, Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan Universities, Heartland Community College, AE Livingston Health Sciences Library, The Pantagraph Newspaper Library, Illinois Agricultural Association, State Farm Insurance Companies Corporate Library, McClean County Historical Society.
Catlin Public Library District - $35,000 Sets of newly purchased video tapes and cassettes will be circulated through Lincoln Trail Libraries System inter-library delivery to seven rural libraries to satisfy patron needs for non-print materials. Participants: Lincoln Trail Libraries System, public libraries in Chrisman, Georgetown Vance Township, Elmwood Township, Sidell and Westville.
Community Unit School District #16, New Berlin -$5,000 The New Berlin High School library will keep the doors open to encourage children to read during the summer and to provide materials for adults and children who reside in an area without public library service. Participants: Rolling Prairie Library System, New Berlin Women's Club, Community Unit School District #16 Parent Teacher Organization, Warren-Boynton Bank.
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 A program to advocate the pleasures of reading, the 56 ability to read and the importance of reading will include presentations for children in grades K-5 and their parents. Participants will hear storytellers and guest speakers as well as preform computer activities with reading software.
Illinois Early Childhood Intervention Clearninghouse, Springfield - $82,950 The project furnishes information about pregnancy, parenthood, child development and developmental disabilities for use by parents, caretakers and professionals through libraries. The resource centers in the public libraries initiate programming related to parenting and disability issues in partnership with local agencies. Libraries are encouraged to improve their links with local service providers and families in their communities. Participants: Rolling Prairie Library System, public libraries in Jacksonville, Mattoon, Petersburg, Shelbyville and Effingham.
Illinois State University, Normal - $25,869 The establishment of the Assistive Technology Center will ensure that students, faculty and members of the state's general community with special needs have reasonable access to both printed and digital-based information.
Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield -$49,500 Students and members of the community college's Regional Educational Centers in Jacksonville, Litchfield, Taylorville, downtown Springfield and Petersburg received library reference service through an electronic virtual reference desk. The desk at each center is linked to the main campus and designed to provide users with direct visual, audio and computer contact with professional librarians to answer reference questions, refine research strategies, select library resources, use computerized services and do research via the Internet.
Lincoln Library, Springfield - $15,000 A training room with personal computers and printers will be used both for current and future training needs to provide hands-on beginning and intermediate classes eight times a week for three months on Internet use. Targeted patrons include the economically disadvantaged and seniors. Participants: Rolling Prairie Library System, public libraries in Chatham and Rochester, Senior Employment Service, Springfield Urban League.
Lincoln Public Library District - $10,451 Clients and residents of nursing/senior homes, rehabilitation facilities and the hospital have reading materials provided through the use of mobile, sloped shelf, rolling booktrucks on a rotating schedule at each agency. The Collections are developed by the library and the agencies involved. Participants: Rolling Prairie Library System, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Logan-Mason Rehabilitation Center, Maple Ridge Care Centre, St. Clara's Manor, Christian Village.
Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Champaign -$65,000 This model project develops cooperative public promotion and outreach training efforts on the part of Illinois library, education and social services agencies to result in increased citizen access to valuable information related to parenting, child development and family life. Participants: ERIC Clearing House on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Champaign-Ford County Regional Office of Education, Illinois Parent Leadership Committee, Partnership Illinois, Illinois Library Systems, Illinois Library Association, Illinois School Library Media Association, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Children's Home and Aid Society, Head Start.
Peoria Public Library - $13,655 Comprehensive training in Windows software and Internet use will enable library staff to develop technology skills to better serve the needs of library patrons. Continued in-house staff training and formalized training for the public will be achieved. Participants: Alliance Library System, Friends of the Peoria Public Library, Community Information Referral Service, Illinois Central College Professional Development Institute.
Putnam County Public Library District, Hennepin -$19,500 57 Information: LSTA 98-0197-1030 The special needs of senior citizens throughout Putnam County will be met through enhanced access to information in varied formats. Participants: Heritage Trail Library System, Hennepin Park District, 6 area branch libraries, County and Township officials and agencies.
Quincy Public Library - $16,450 The library is using grant funds to provide improved access to its collection and to the Internet for bookmobile users. Cellular modems are linking the bookmobile to the library's on-line catalog, so bookmobile patrons will know immediately about the availability of additional materials.
Rolling Prairie Library System, Decatur - $8,900 Decatur Public Library and the Rolling Prairie Library System are providing self-paced computer software training modules in Windows 95, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, PowerPoint and Internet to RPLS library staff, the general public and other interested libraries and systems. Participants: Decatur Public Library.
Routt High School, Jacksonville - $14,398 Grade school and high school students and faculty will have access to more library materials through a computerized card catalog system which allows rural students the benefit of accessing library information without cost. Participants: Alliance Library System, Routt High School.
St. Anthony Grade School, Effingham - $1,000 Second grade students participate in the "Book Pals" reading program. Each weekend the students take home a "Hug a Book" bag that contains a book to be read and a plush animal or doll to be shared with their families. A journal is included in which students chart where the "Book Pal" has traveled (such as Grandma's house) and to whom the book was read. At the end of the school year the students will calculate how many books have been read and which "Book Pal" is most traveled.
Springfield Public School District 186 - $79,100 The school district's Information Access Project provides all students and educational staff with access to available information resources. The district library catalog can be searched over the Internet, allowing materials to be shared within the district and statewide. CD-ROM towers, placed in school libraries, can be accessed easily thus integrating technology into librareis and classrooms and providing students with the technology skills needed to become lifelong learners. Participants: Rolling Prairie Library System, 31 Springfield public schools, Lawrence Education Center, the Safe Haven Program, SCOPE Program and the Instructional Resource Center.
Urbana Free Library - $37,095 To make equipment more accessible to those with visual, hearing or motor impairments, the library will purchase adaptive technology to facilitate the use of print and electronic sources by users with disabilities; provide orientation and training for staff and users; and promote the service through the media. Participants: Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Persons Assuming Control of Their Environment (PACE) and Illinois Assistive Technology Project (IATP).
Vespasian Warner Public Library District, Clinton-$13,100 The library is providing free training manuals plus training in computer word processing and the Internet for library staff and the public.
Willow Branch Township Library, Cisco - $1,800 Educational sets of multicultural, contemporary books and puzzles will be checked out each month of the school year by the Headstart class. Students will be instructed in proper treatment of library materials and parents will receive information to encourage children to acquire library cards. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS:
Centralia Regional Library District - $34,667 58 The project continues a Library Services Demonstration Grant, which helped the Centralia Public Library expand its service into a larger area. It automates the library district's three branches via dial access to better serve patrons who can then search the Shawnee Library System's Dynix data base, place holds on books, use the Internet and check out books of outlying branch areas by providing the branch patrons with the same services as patrons at the main library.
Egyptian Community Unit School District #5, Tamms - $4,545 Students will learn to access the library in a skilled, interesting, informed and integrated way by using multiple resources to locate, select, organize and present information to use during middle school and high school, when entering college and in a lifelong changing society. The media center is purchasing new computer systems, training media staff and classroom teachers. Participants: Shawnee Library System, Shawnee Community College.
Madison Public Library - $2,272 The library is developing programs and technology training for children, parents and seniors to make them more technology literate and to have full access to library information resources. The training includes four summer sessions held two evenings a week for adults and teenagers, and two afternoon sessions for children and library staff. Participants: Lewis and Clark Library System, Venice Technical School.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville -$20,354 Lovejoy Library is expanding its cataloging of Slavic-American materials. Electronic access to the catalog is available via ILLINET On-line and the international OCLC database, providing greater access to the materials.
Stinson Memorial Library District, Anna - $43,311 The project electronically links the library district with its three branches to share resources in regional and statewide databases. It automates the district's branches via dial access to better serve patrons of outlying areas who can then search the Shawnee Library System's Dynix data base, place holds on books, use the Internet and check out books. Participants: Shawnee Library System, Anna Rotary Club, Special Education Services of Union County Housing Authority, Union County Superintendents' of Schools.
Venice Public Library - $6,910 The library is conducting a city-wide survey, developing programs and providing technological training for children, parents and seniors to expand technological literacy and provide full access to library information sources. The training includes: staff training, a six week summer session for children on reading and educational CD-ROM games, and summer and fall sessions on the Internet for adults and teens. 59 |
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