2004 LSTA Grant Awards
(January - December, 2004)

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The following LSTA projects were approved for funding in 2004 by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster.  The LSTA program grants total $2.9 million.  The Department of Public Instruction Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning administers Wisconsin's yearly LSTA allocation of federal funds through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency responsible for strengthening libraries and museums.  Among the LSTA projects funded in 2004 are projects involving technology, delivery of library materials, and adult, family, and early literacy.  Abstracts of selected project applications for 2004 also are available. Grant Number    Applicant Agency    Project Title Amount Awarded Project Administrator   A.  Technology   Category:  Statewide Technology   04-101 DLTCL Library Development 130,600 Mike Cross 04-103 DLTCL Reference and Loan 597,600 Sally Drew 04-105 DLTCL WISCAT / Linked Systems 643,200 Sally Drew 04-107 DLTCL State Delivery Committee 2,500 Sally Drew 04-109 DLTCL State Technology Committee 5,000 Bocher/Drew 04-111 DLTCL State Interloan Contracts 76,000 Sally Drew 04-113 Northern Waters Library Service Delivery Service 15,000 Linda Stobbe 04-115 South Central Library System Delivery Services 120,000 Bob Blitzke   Category:  Library System Technology   04-117 Arrowhead Library System Technical Services Support 12,488 Ruth Ann Montgomery 04-119 Eastern Shores Library System Wide Area Network Access 14,860 Paul Onufrak 04-121 Indianhead Library System System Technology Projects 45,863 Sandy Robbers 04-123 Kenosha Public Library GeoWeb Additional Features 11,255 Lin Swartz-Truesdell 04-125 Lakeshores Library System Maintaining Lakeshores Technology Projects 19,221 Peggy Shaffer 04-127 Manitowoc-Calumet Library System T1 Lines for Manitowoc-Calumet Libraries 10,899 Alan Engelbert 04-129 Mid-Wisconsin Library System Technology Projects, 2004 23,184 Steven Platteter 04-131 Milwaukee County Library System Enhanced Software and Various-2004 52,568 Jim Gingery 04-133 Nicolet Library System Automation Telecommunications Support 38,763 Mark D. Merrifield 04-135 Northern Waters Library Service Technology Expansion and Support 32,567 Linda Stobbe 04-137 Outagamie Waupaca Library System Email and Calendar Upgrades 18,164 Richard W. Krumwiede 04-139 South Central Library System Technology Projects, 2004 56,852 Stefanie Morrill 04-141 Southwest Wisconsin Library System System Technology Project-T-1 data lines 18,841 Jim Zwadlo 04-143 Waukesha County Library System Public and Staff Training 23,297 Mellanie Mercier 04-145 Winding Rivers Library System WAN Development & Maintenance 2004 30,426 David L. Polodna 04-147 Winnefox Library System Upgrade of Shared Automation System 25,788 Karen Boehning 04-149 Wisconsin Valley Library Service Adaptive Devices, Network Infrastructure & Reference 37,113 Linda Orcutt   Category:  Shared Automated Library Information Systems   04-151 Northern Waters Library Service Merlin Expansion Continued 10,000 Mike Sheehan 04-153 Poynette Public Library Poynette Project to Join LINK 10,000 Jay Robinson 04-155 Waukesha County Library System Shared Automation for Two Libraries 20,000 Mellanie Mercier 04-157 Winding Rivers Library System WRLSWEB Expansion, 2004 60,000 David L. Polodna   B.  Special Needs   Category:  Statewide Special Needs   04-201 Department of Corrections Coordination of State Institution Library Services 25,000 Vibeke Lehmann   Category:  Adult, Family, and Early Literacy   04-203 Arrowhead Library System Literacy Coalitions to Support Spanish-Speaking Families 21,150 Ruth Ann Montgomery 04-205 Brown County Library Reaching Out to Hispanics in Brown County 19,673 Eileen Below 04-207 Dane County Library Service Play Literacy To Go! 13,152 Mary Driscoll 04-209 DeForest Area Public Library Serving Special Needs Students and Families in Poverty 16,680 Janis Berg 04-211 Eastern Shores Library System Improving Services to the Latino/Hispanic Population 16,175 Ann Krueger 04-213 Indianhead Library System Foreign Language Materials in Mid-Western Wisconsin 14,120 Rob Reid 04-215 Janesville, Hedberg Public Library Bilingual Outreach Coordinator 25,487 Karen Krueger 04-217 Kenosha Public Library Raising Readers 13,355 Roxane Bartelt 04-219 Lakeshores Library System Libraries and Literacy: Services for Latinos 26,074 Rhonda Puntney 04-221 Manitowoc-Calumet Library System Marketing Library Services to Hispanic Farm Families 18,792 Hallie Yundt Silver 04-223 Menasha, Elisha D. Smith Public Library Give Us Books 4,575 Kathryn Beson 04-225 Milwaukee Public Library Books2Go-Libros Para Llevar 23,220 Kelly Hughbanks 04-227 Shell Lake Public Library Traveling Librarian 18,995 Beth E. Owens 04-229 South Central Library System Adult Literacy and ESL programs for Immigrants 32,000 Shawn Brommer 04-231 Waukesha County Library System Las Bibliotecas Son Para Todos 28,875 Nancy Fletcher 04-233 Winding Rivers Library System Literacy Times Three-Jail Literacy Project 7,748 Marcia Sarnowski 04-235 Winding Rivers Library System Babies Need Reading! Encouraging Early Literacy 11,005 Marcia Sarnowski 04-237 Wisconsin Valley Library Service Library Services for Latinos in North Central Wisconsin 21,450 Beth Sillars   C.  Library Improvement   Category:  Statewide Library Improvement   04-301 DLTCL Library Development 281,200 Mike Cross 04-303 DLTCL Communication and Planning 25,000 Rick Grobschmidt 04-305 DLTCL State Interlibrary Loan Assessment and Planning 10,000 Rick Grobschmidt 04-307 DLTCL Public Library Directors Handbook 3,000 Mike Cross 04-309 DLTCL Public Library System Study 7,500 Mike Cross   Category:  Public Library District Feasibility Planning   04-311 Arrowhead Library System Library Districts Feasibility Study for Rock County 5,000 Ruth Ann Montgomery 04-313 Eastern Shores Library System Ozaukee County Public Library District Planning 5,000 David Weinhold 04-315 Eastern Shores Library System Sheboygan County Public Library District Planning 5,000 David Weinhold 04-317 Greenfield Public Library Greenfield-Greendale District Library Feasibility Study 5,000 Terri Delke 04-319 Menomonie Public Library Library District Feasibility Planning for Menomonie Area 5,000 Dianne C. Lueder 04-321 Racine Public Library Feasibility Study, District Library in Racine County 5,000 Jessica MacPhail   D.  LSTA Administration   Category:  LSTA Administration   04-401 DLTCL LSTA Administration 98,000 Peg Branson   Let me know if you have any questions. Peg Branson LSTA Program Coordinator Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning Public Library Development 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-07841 (608) 266-2413 peg.branson@dpi.wi.gov Posted March 2004  LSTA Website

For questions about this information, contact Robert F. Bocher (608) 266-2127

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