Wisconsin LSTA Grant Awards:
January - December 2006

The following LSTA projects were approved for funding in 2006 by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster. The LSTA program grants total $3.1 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, a federal agency responsible for strengthening libraries and museums. Some of the grant awards, particularly those administered by public library systems, may be listed in more than one congressional district because they cover large geographic areas, multiple counties, etc. Abstracts of projects and lists of projects by grant category also are available.

WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Arrowhead Library System	Arrowhead Library System Shared Automation System	$85,000
	Training Staff of System Libraries	$10,202
Burlington Public Library	Reaching out to Seniors in Residences	$10,400
Janesville, Hedberg Public Library	Low Vision and the Library: Adaptive Technology	$8,564
Kenosha Public Library	EnvisionWare PC Reservation Software	$9,310
Lakeshores Library System	2006 Lakeshores Technology Projects	$15,429
	Family Literacy Resources for Grandparents	$32,350
Milwaukee County Library System	System Technology Projects	$40,631
Waterford Public Library	Waterford Area Historical Digitization Project	$5,393
Waukesha County Library System	Serving Seniors with Hearing Loss	$18,550
	Virtual Reference, Overdrive and PocketCirc	$18,592
	Waukesha County Baby Brain Boosters	$19,640
Total Awarded		$274,061
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Arrowhead Library System	Arrowhead Library System Shared Automation System	$85,000
	Training Staff of System Libraries	$10,202
Brodhead Memorial Public Library	Joining Shared Automation system-LINK	$15,000
Dane County Library Service	Every Child Ready To Read	$9,857
	Sensory Kit Project	$11,300
DeForest Area Public Library	Adult Literacy in Northeast Dane County	$28,885
Lakeshores Library System	Family Literacy Resources for Grandparents	$32,350
Madison Public Library	Digitizing Plat Books	$5,874
Mid-Wisconsin Library System	Mid-Wisconsin Shared Automation Project 2006	$86,371
	MWFLS Technology Projects, 2006	$18,556
South Central Library System	Building a Community of Emergent Readers	$39,000
	SCLS Technology Projects, 2006	$44,816
Total Awarded		$387,211
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Indianhead Library System	Expanding the MORE Shared System	$60,000
	Making Connections: Serving Seniors with Special Needs	$23,392
	Partnerships for Promoting Early Literacy	$23,007
	System Technology Projects	$36,326
South Central Library System	Building a Community of Emergent Readers	$39,000
	SCLS Technology Projects, 2006	$44,816
Southwest Wisconsin Library System	BadgerNet Converged Network (BCN) Access	$15,115
Winding Rivers Library System	WAN Development & Maintenance 2006	$24,098
	WRLSWEB Expansion, 2006	$60,000
Wisconsin Valley Library Service	Accessible Library Services for Seniors with Special Needs	$28,843
	Growing V-Cat	$35,000
	Implementing Wireless Technology & WPLC Membership	$29,264
Total Awarded		$418,861
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Milwaukee County Library System	System Technology Projects	$40,631
Milwaukee Public Library	"Library à la Carte"-Homebound Service for Seniors	$25,000
	Ready to Read with Books2Go	$70,040
Total Awarded		$135,671
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Eastern Shores Library System	ESLS=Expanded Services to Library Seniors	$7,157
	Wide Area Network Access 2006	$12,050
Lakeshores Library System	Family Literacy Resources for Grandparents	$32,350
Mid-Wisconsin Library System	Mid-Wisconsin Shared Automation Project 2006	$86,371
	MWFLS Technology Projects, 2006	$18,556
Milwaukee County Library System	System Technology Projects	$40,631
Milwaukee Public Library	"Library à la Carte"-Homebound Service for Seniors	$25,000
	Ready to Read with Books2Go	$70,040
Waukesha County Library System	Serving Seniors with Hearing Loss	$18,550
	Virtual Reference, Overdrive and PocketCirc	$18,592
	Waukesha County Baby Brain Boosters	$19,640
Total Awarded		$348,937
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Appleton Public Library	Appleton Digitization of Local History Materials	$5,213
Eastern Shores Library System	ESLS=Expanded Services to Library Seniors	$7,157
	Wide Area Network Access 2006	$12,050
Lakeshores Library System	Family Literacy Resources for Grandparents	$32,350
Manitowoc Public Library	Manitowoc Local History Digitization	$5,961
Manitowoc-Calumet Library System	Learning to Use the Library in Another Language	$20,844
	System Technology Project 2006	$9,013
Mid-Wisconsin Library System	Mid-Wisconsin Shared Automation Project 2006	$86,371
	MWFLS Technology Projects, 2006	$18,556
Neenah Public Library	Neenah Digitization Project	$3,812
Outagamie Waupaca Library System	Support for OWLSnet Online Databases	$14,642
Sheboygan, Mead Public Library	Sheboygan County Historical Documents	$5,377
South Central Library System	Building a Community of Emergent Readers	$39,000
	SCLS Technology Projects, 2006	$44,816
Winnefox Library System	Winnefox Shared System 2006	$15,000
	Winnefox Technology 2006	$20,520
Total Awarded		$340,682
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Indianhead Library System	Expanding the MORE Shared System	$60,000
	Making Connections: Serving Seniors with Special Needs	$23,392
	Partnerships for Promoting Early Literacy	$23,007
	System Technology Projects	$36,326
Northern Waters Library Service	NWLS Delivery Service Project	$17,000
	NWLS Technology Expansion Project	$25,758
South Central Library System	Building a Community of Emergent Readers	$39,000
	SCLS Technology Projects, 2006	$44,816
Wisconsin Valley Library Service	Accessible Library Services for Seniors with Special Needs	$28,843
	Growing V-Cat	$35,000
	Implementing Wireless Technology & WPLC Membership	$29,264
Total Awarded		$362,406
WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Appleton Public Library	Appleton Digitization of Local History Materials	$5,213
Manitowoc-Calumet Library System	Learning to Use the Library in Another Language	$20,844
	System Technology Project 2006	$9,013
Nicolet Library System	NFLS Regional Digitization Project	$3,370
	NFLS System Technology Project 2006-Gale Database Support	$30,678
Northern Waters Library Service	NWLS Delivery Service Project	$17,000
	NWLS Technology Expansion Project	$25,758
Outagamie Waupaca Library System	Support for OWLSnet Online Databases	$14,642
Wisconsin Valley Library Service	Accessible Library Services for Seniors with Special Needs	$28,843
	Growing V-Cat	$35,000
	Implementing Wireless Technology & WPLC Membership	$29,264
Total Awarded		$219,625
WISCONSIN STATEWIDE PROJECTS
Administering Agency	Project Title	Award Amount
Department of Corrections	Coordination of State Institution Library Services	$25,000
DLTCL	Communication and Planning	$25,000
	Library Development	$365,500
	LSTA Administration	$98,000
	Reference and Loan	$624,200
	Shared Automated Systems Study Follow-up	$2,000
	Virtual Reference	$66,000
	WISCAT	$662,100
South Central Library System	Delivery Services	$66,000
Wisconsin Historical Society	Enhancing Access to State Government Publications	$35,000
Total Awarded		$1,968,800

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