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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DATE: July 09, 2009

CONTACT: Celeste Bruno
Communications Specialist
1-800-952-7403 x208
celeste.bruno@state.ma.us

Board Awards $1.2 Million in LSTA Grants

At its July Board meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) awarded $1,206,222 in 58 grants to 53 public, academic, school and special libraries, regional library systems, and library networks across the Commonwealth under the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Libraries use LSTA grants in a variety of ways including implementing literacy programs that benefit all ages, increasing library access to underserved populations, providing advanced automation services, training staff, and preserving valuable historical documents.

LSTA is administered on the federal level by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in the Commonwealth by the MBLC. More information about LSTA can be found on Board's website at www.mass.gov/mblc

Click here for descriptions of LSTA programs, and see below for a list of this year's awardees:

Municipality	Library	Program Name	Amount
Agawam	Agawam Public Library	Open Projects	$7,500
Amesbury	Amesbury Public Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
Amherst	Jones Library	Spanish Language Outreach	$5,000
Athol	Athol Public Library	How Green is My Library?	$7,500
Bellingham	Bellingham Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
Beverly	Beverly Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
Boston	State Library of Massachusetts	Digitizing Historical Resources	$38,379
Boston	Northeastern University Libraries	Digitizing Historical Resources	$40,000
Boston	Massachusetts Historical Society	Open Projects	$16,771
Boston	Emmanuel College, Cardinal Cushing Library	Academic Library Incentive	$5,000
Boxford	Boxford Town Library	Reader's Advisory	$9,993
Boylston	Berlin Boylston School District	School Library Incentive	$5,000
Byfield	Triton Regional High School	School Library Incentive	$5,000
Charlton	Charlton Public Library	Serving 'Tweens and Teens	$20,000
Danvers	Northeast MA Regional Library System	Open Projects	$12,000
Danvers	North of Boston Library Exchange	Network Connections and Servers	$56,060
Danvers	Peabody Institute Library	Reader's Advisory	$10,000
Dighton	Dighton Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
Florence	Lilly Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
Framingham	Framingham State College, Henry Whittemore Library	How Green is My Library?	$6,100
Gloucester	Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library	Serving 'Tweens and Teens	$20,000
Greenfield	Greenfield Public Library	Open Projects	$20,000
Hatfield	Smith Academy, Abarno Library	School Library Incentive	$4,000
Lee	Lee Library Association	Preservation Survey	$2,500
Lexington	National Heritage Museum, Van Gordon-Williams Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
Methuen	Nevins Memorial Library	Reader's Advisory	$10,000
Millis	Millis Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
New Bedford	New Bedford Free Public Library	Serving 'Tweens and Teens	$20,000
Norfolk	Norfolk Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,255
North Andover	Merrimack Valley Library Consortium	Small Libraries in Networks	$12,500
North Andover	Merrimack Valley Library Consortium	Network Connections and Servers	$14,250
North Andover	Merrimack Valley Library Consortium	Network Connections and Servers	$23,391
North Andover	Merrimack College, McQuade Library	How Green is My Library?	$6,000
North Brookfield	Haston Free Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
North Easton	Ames Free Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
Norwell	Norwell Public Library	Reader's Advisory	$10,000
Norwood	Morrill Memorial Library	Reader's Advisory	$10,000
Pembroke	Pembroke Public Library	On the Same Page	$5,495
Pittsfield	Berkshire Athenaeum	On the Same Page	$7,500
Pittsfield	Berkshire Athenaeum	Preservation Survey	$2,500
Quincy	Thomas Crane Public Library	Open Projects	$7,976
S. Hamilton	Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
Somerville	Somerville Public Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
South Yarmouth	Yarmouth Town Libraries	On the Same Page	$7,500
Springfield	Springfield City Library	Spanish Language Outreach	$5,000
Stoughton	Stoughton Public Library	Conversation Circles	$12,500
Topsfield	Topsfield Town Library	On the Same Page	$7,500
Vineyard Haven	West Tisbury Free Public Library	Reader's Advisory	$10,000
Wakefield	Lucius Beebe Memorial Library	Serving 'Tweens and Teens	$20,000
Waltham	Waltham Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
Wendell	Wendell Free Library	Serving 'Tweens and Teens	$20,000
West Springfield	West Springfield Public Library	Serving 'Tweens and Teens	$20,000
Woods Hole	Woods Hole Public Library	Preservation Survey	$2,500
Worcester	Assumption College	Preservation Survey	$2,500
Worcester	C/W MARS	Small Libraries in Networks	$105,788
Worcester	C/W MARS	Network Connections and Servers	$65,764
Worcester	Worcester Public Library	Mother Goose on the Loose	$7,500
Worcester	C/W MARS	Open Projects	$412,000
Total: $1,206,222

About MBLC

The Board of Library Commissioners (mass.gov/mblc) is the agency of state government with the statutory authority and responsibility to organize, develop, coordinate and improve library services throughout the Commonwealth. The Board advises municipalities and library trustees on the operation and maintenance of public libraries, including construction and renovation. It administers state and federal grant programs for libraries and promotes cooperation among all types of libraries through regional library systems and automated resource sharing. It also works to ensure that all residents of the Commonwealth, regardless of their geographic location, social or economic status, age, level of physical or intellectual ability or cultural background, have access to essential new electronic information technologies and significant electronic databases.

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