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2005 LSTA Grant Awards
(January - December, 2005)



Library Services and Technology Act  

The following LSTA projects were approved for funding in 2005 by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster.  The LSTA program grants total $3.3 million.  The Department of Public Instruction Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning administers Wisconsin's yearly LSTA allocation of federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency responsible for strengthening libraries and museums. 

Grant Number

   Applicant Agency

   Project Title

Amount Awarded

Project Administrator

 

A.  Technology

 

Category:  Statewide Technology

 

05-100

DLTCL

Library Development

131,000

Mike Cross

05-102

DLTCL

Reference and Loan

626,600

Sally Drew

05-104

DLTCL

WISCAT

657,700

Mary Clark

05-106

DLTCL

State Interloan Contract

20,000

Sally Drew

05-108

DLTCL

Shared Automated Systems Study

32,000

Bob Bocher

05-110

DLTCL

Digitization-Newspapers

15,000

Sally Drew

05-112

Wisconsin Historical Society

Enhancing Access to State Government Publications

55,000

Peter Gottlieb

05-114

Northern Waters Library Service

Delivery Services

15,000

Linda Stobbe

05-116

South Central Library System

Delivery Services

61,600

Bob Blitzke

 

Category:  Library System Technology

 

05-118

Arrowhead Library System

Training Staff of System Libraries

11,600

Ruth Ann Montgomery

05-120

Eastern Shores Library System

Wide Area Network Access for 2005

13,800

Paul Onufrak

05-122

Indianhead Library System

System Technology Projects

42,200

Sandy Robbers

05-124

Kenosha Public Library

Additional Web Catalog (GeoWeb) Licenses

10,500

Lin Swartz-Truesdell

05-126

Lakeshores Library System

Technology Projects

17,800

Peggy Shaffer

05-128

Manitowoc-Calumet Library System

T1 Lines for Libraries

10,200

Alan Engelbert

05-130

Mid-Wisconsin Library System

Technology Projects, 2005

21,400

Steven Platteter

05-132

Milwaukee County Library System

Licensing of Online Database-2005

47,900

James Gingery

05-134

Nicolet Library System

System Technology Project 2005-Gale Database Support

35,700

Mark D. Merrifield

05-136

Northern Waters Library Service

Technology Expansion Project

29,900

Linda Stobbe

05-138

Outagamie Waupaca Library System

Support for OWLSnet Online Databases

16,800

Richard W. Krumwiede

05-140

South Central Library System

Technology Projects, 2005

52,300

Stefanie Morrill

05-142

Southwest Wisconsin Library System

System Technology Project-T-1 Data Lines

17,400

Jim Zwadlo

05-144

Waukesha County Library System

Creating Wireless Hotspots in Member Libraries

21,500

Mellanie Mercier

05-146

Winding Rivers Library System

WAN Development and Maintenance 2005

28,000

David L. Polodna

05-148

Winnefox Library System

Winnefox Technology 2005

23,800

Karen Boehning

05-150

Wisconsin Valley Library Service

Internet Server, Router Reconfiguration, and ADA

34,100

Linda Orcutt

 

Category:  Shared Automated Library Information Systems

 

05-152

Arrowhead Library System

Edgerton Public Library Joins SIRSI Consortium

15,000

Ruth Ann Montgomery

05-154

Indianhead Library System

Expanding MORE

30,000

Cathie Currier

05-156

Mid-Wisconsin Library System

Shared Automation Project 2005

85,000

Walter Burkhalter

05-158

Waukesha County Library System

Merging of Two Shared Automation Systems

85,000

Mellanie Mercier

05-160

Winding Rivers Library System

WRLSWEB Expansion, 2005

65,000

David L. Polodna

05-162

Winnefox Library System

Shared System 2005

45,000

Karen Boehning

 

Category:  Digitization-Local Resources

 

05-164

Appleton Public Library

Appleton Digitization of Plat Books, 2005

1,412

Meg Shriver

05-166

Fond du Lac Public Library

Local History Digitization Project

1,000

Kay Conrad

05-168

Janesville, Hedberg Public Library

Digitization of Janesville's Past

5,651

Debra Case

05-170

Lake Geneva Public Library

"Images of Lake Geneva"

2,250

Andrea W. Peterson

05-172

Manitowoc Public Library

Manitowoc Local History Photograph Collection Digitization

5,642

Kathy Schmidt

05-174

Marathon County Public Library

Educational and Lifelong Learning Facilities

1,067

Phyllis Christensen

05-176

Oshkosh Public Library

Oshkosh Atlases and Histories

3,581

Janice Dibble

 

B.  Special Needs

 

Category:  Statewide Special Needs

 

05-200

DLTCL

Special Needs Youth Plan Update

10,000

Barbara Huntington

05-202

Department of Corrections

Coordination of State Institution Library Services

25,000

Vibeke Lehmann

 

Category:  Early Learning

 

05-204

DeForest Area Public Library

Brain Research-based Activities for In-Need Children

22,828

Janis Berg

05-206

Milwaukee Public Library

Books2Go-Family Literacy

42,000

Kelly Hughbanks

05-208

South Central Library System

1,2,3 ... Read with Me

34,500

Shawn Brommer

 

Category:  Adult, Family, and Early Literacy

 

05-210

Arrowhead Library System

Literacy Coalitions Build Bridges with Spanish Speaking Families

21,650

Ruth Ann Montgomery

05-212

Dane County Library Service

Let-s Grow Together Literacy Project

9,418

Mary Driscoll

05-214

Department of Corrections (Union Grove)

Mother and Child Prison Literacy Program

7,120

Margaret Done

05-216

Kenosha Public Library

Family Literacy Outreach

13,695

Roxane Bartelt

05-218

Lakeshores Library System

Libraries and Literacy: Services for Spanish Speakers

29,525

Rhonda Puntney

05-220

Madison Public Library

Playing to Learn, Learning to Play

23,547

Linda Olson

05-222

Milwaukee Public Library

Books2Go-Libros Para Llevar

33,080

Kelly Hughbanks

05-224

Outagamie Waupaca Library System

Reaching People for Whom English is a Learned Language

14,650

Holly Ledvina

05-226

Southwest Wisconsin Library System

Teens Read: Reaching At-Risk Teens

19,450

Lorna Aigner

05-228

Spooner Memorial Library

Traveling Librarian

9,300

Jane Frankiewicz

 

Category:  Seniors / Sensory Disabilities

 

05-230

Arrowhead Library System

Seniors with Special Needs-Reaching Out, Bringing In

12,400

Ruth Ann Montgomery

05-232

Burlington Public Library

Services to Seniors: Expanding Their World Through the Library

5,452

Ruhama Kordatzky

05-234

Eastern Shores Library System

Serving Those Who Care for Persons with Alzheimer's

4,180

Ann Krueger

05-236

Evansville, Eager Free Public Library

Providing Library Services to Senior Citizens with Special Needs

2,200

Bridget Rolek

05-238

Lakeshores Library System

Homebound Delivery and Services for Seniors with Special Needs

10,450

Rhonda Puntney

05-240

Manitowoc-Calumet Library System

Library Services to Patrons at the End of Life

9,983

Hallie Yundt Silver

05-242

Menomonie Public Library

Project LOOP Menomonie-Menomonie Public Library

7,388

Dianne Lueder

05-244

Shell Lake Public Library

Words on Wheels

10,363

Beth E. Carlson

05-246

Waukesha County Library System

Elders and Caregivers Using Services Everywhere-Especially Libraries!

14,950

Nancy Fletcher

05-248

Wisconsin Valley Library Service

Library Services for Seniors with Special Needs

25,950

Beth Sillars

 

C.  Library Improvement

 

Category:  Statewide Library Improvement

 

05-300

DLTCL

Library Development

237,100

Mike Cross

05-302

DLTCL

Communication and Planning

25,000

Rick Grobschmidt

05-304

DLTCL

Public Library Directors Handbook

3,000

Mike Cross

05-306

DLTCL

Public Library Standards Update

3,000

Mike Cross

05-308

DLTCL

School Library Impact Study

80,000

Neah Lohr

 

Category:  Library Card Sign-up

 

05-310

Brown County Library

Library Cards and Library Visits for Diverse Families

9,994

Eileen Below

05-312

Delavan, Aram Public Library

READ-READ-READ!

5,320

Laurie Kant-Hull

05-314

Eastern Shores Library System

Promoting Lakeview and Oscar Grady Libraries

6,200

Ann Krueger

05-316

Manitowoc-Calumet Library System

Library Cards for Kindergartners

7,688

Hallie Yundt Silver

05-318

Menomonie Public Library

Project Smart Card-Menomonie

2,112

Dianne Lueder

05-320

Milwaukee Public Library

Go Back to School with a Library Card

10,000

JoEllen Kuzminski

05-322

Northern Waters Library Service

Library Card Sign-up and Promotion Project

10,000

James D. Trojanowski

05-324

Racine Public Library

Library Card Sign-up

10,000

Darcy Mohr

05-326

Shell Lake Public Library

FREE @ Your Library

6,193

Beth E. Carlson

05-328

Southwest Wisconsin Library System

Get It & Use It @ the Library!

10,000

Jim Zwadlo

 

D.  LSTA Administration

 

Category:  LSTA Administration

 

05-400

DLTCL

LSTA Administration

98,000

Peg Branson


Peg Branson
LSTA Program Coordinator
Division for Libraries 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 January 2005



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

Last updated on 2/25/2008 9:04:39 AM