1999 LSTA Grant Awards
(January - December, 1999)

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Grant award announcements for the 1999 LSTA grant projects were sent out in late 1998 by State Superintendent John T. Benson. Public libraries, public library systems, the Division for Libraries and Community Learning and other library agencies were awarded over $2.8 million in LSTA funds to improve library services in communities, counties, and systems across the state and at the state level. Each grant awarded is listed below by grant category.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.   Peg Branson

Grant Number	Applicant Agency	Project Title	Amount Awarded	Project Administrator
A. Technology
Category: Statewide Technology
99-102	DLCL	Library Development	$ 100,700	Larry Nix
99-104	DLCL	Reference and Loan	$ 191,200	Sally Drew
99-106	DLCL	WISCAT	$ 535,000	Sally Drew
99-108	DLCL	Linked Systems Project	$ 150,000	Drew/Bocher
99-110	DLCL	Full-text Database Project	$ 300,000	Sally Drew
Category: Library System Technology Projects
99-112	Arrowhead LS	Internet Access 1999	$ 11,504	Gary Silver
99-114	Eastern Shores LS	Internet Access 1999	$ 13,574	Paul N. Onufrak
99-116	Indianhead LS	Direct Internet Access and Shared System Support	$ 40,394	Nancy Hunt
99-118	Kenosha Public Library	Technology Upgrade Grant	$ 10,028	David Jacka
99-120	Lakeshores LS	Linking Magic	$ 17,288	Thomas J. Hennen
99-122	Manitowoc-Calumet LS	Direct Internet Access	$ 10,074	Carol Gibson
99-124	Mid-Wisconsin LS	Technological Integration	$ 26,896	Shannon Lang
99-126	Milwaukee County LS	Internet Access Hardware	$ 50,179	Doris Nix
99-128	Nicolet LS	Adding Libraries to the Shared System	$ 34,355	Mark D. Merrifield
99-130	Northern Waters LS	Merlin: Northern Waters Shared System	$ 29,139	Jay Moynihan
99-132	Outagamie Waupaca LS	Telecommunications Equipment Upgrade	$ 16,245	Richard Krumwiede
99-134	South Central LS	Technology Projects	$ 49,984	Lauren Blough
99-136	Southwest Wisconsin LS	System Technology Project	$ 17,170	Walter Burkhalter
99-138	Waukesha County LS	Linking/Sharing Library Resources	$ 20,582	Mellanie Mercier
99-140	Winding Rivers LS	West Central Shared Automation Pilot	$ 27,291	David L. Polodna
99-142	Winnefox LS	Technology Improvements Project	$ 17,005	Karen Boehning
99-144	Wisconsin Valley LS	Telecommunications Network and Shared Automation	$ 33,592	Linda S. Orcutt
B. Resource Sharing
Category: Statewide Resource Sharing
99-202	DLCL	Division Administration	$ 32,000	Cal Potter
99-204	DLCL	Reference and Loan	$ 140,600	Sally Drew
99-206	Northern Waters LS	Delivery Demonstration Project	$ 40,000	Joan Airoldi
99-208	DLCL	Delivery Services Project	$ 15,000	Sally Drew

Grant Number	Applicant Agency	Project Title	Amount Awarded	Project Administrator
C. Targeted Services
Category: Statewide Targeted Services
99-302	DLCL	Library Development	$ 155,200	Larry Nix
99-304	Department of Corrections	Coordination of Institution Library Services	$ 35,000	Vibeke Lehmann
99-306	DLCL	Special Needs Youth Initiative	$ 5,000	Frances de Usabel
Category: Adult Literacy / Job Information
99-312	Department of Corrections	Prison Library as Career Information Center	$ 28,988	Vibeke Lehmann
99-314	Eastern Shores LS	Job Information Centers	$ 15,000	Paul N. Onufrak
99-316	Marathon County Public Library	Helping the Job Seeker	$ 25,554	Mike O'Connor
99-318	Mercer Public Library	Job Skills and Life Management Center	$ 19,025	Debbie Hohner
99-320	Milwaukee County LS	House of Correction Library Project	$ 43,260	Doris Nix
99-322	Milwaukee Public Library	Lifenet II--Computer Training	$ 75,000	Beverly J. DeWeese
99-324	Oakhill Correctional Institution	Tutoring: Preparing Offenders to Function in Society	$ 4,293	Susan Murray
99-326	Oshkosh Public Library	Improved Literacy Services for the Hmong Community	$ 14,998	Laurie Magee
99-328	Polk County Library Federation	Literacy Training and Job Skills Information	$ 22,246	Christine Byerly
99-330	Shell Lake Public Library	Time with a Book	$ 16,682	Beth E. Owens
99-332	Southwest Wisconsin LS	Partnerships for Progress	$ 25,449	Walter Burkhalter
99-334	Viroqua, McIntosh Memorial Library	Portable Word Processing for Everyone	$ 8,220	Lisa J. Solverson
99-336	Waukesha County LS	Waukesha County Jail Library	$ 8,300	Nancy Fletcher
99-338	Waupun Public Library	JobSpot: Waupun's Work Connection	$ 9,000	Susan Fariss
99-340	Winding Rivers LS	Job Information for Jail Residents	$ 8,307	Marcia Sarnowski
Category: Special Needs Youth
99-342	Beloit Public Library	Literacy and Library Use by Latino Families	$ 17,685	Kate FitzGerald-Fleck
99-344	Brown County Library	Homework Help Center	$ 26,958	Clare Kindt
99-346	Dane County Library Service	Outreach Services to At-Risk Youth	$ 13,250	Carolyn Shaffer
99-348	Glenwood City Public Library	A Storytime Outreach Project	$ 9,974	Lynn A. Barringer
99-350	Greendale Public Library	Materials for Youth with Special Needs	$ 9,025	Betty Grypp
99-352	Kenosha Public Library	Services to the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha	$ 14,109	Kathleen Thomson
99-354	La Crosse Public Library	Continuation of Library Connection at Childcare Sites	$ 6,292	Pamela Venneman
99-356	Madison Public Library	Readmobile	$ 49,450	Linda Olson
99-358	Marathon County Public Library	Targeting Library Services to Southeast Asians	$ 16,251	Sonja N. Ackerman
99-360	Milwaukee County LS	Serving Children with Special Needs	$ 14,950	Doris Nix
99-362	Monona Public Library	Kits for Kids	$ 1,977	Karen M. Wendt
99-364	Northern Waters LS	Mazinaigan Ogimaa Youth Project	$ 26,243	Joan Airoldi
99-366	Outagamie Waupaca LS	Juvenile Detention Center Materials	$ 11,150	Greta Thompson
99-368	Southern Oaks Girls School	Library Enhancement Project II	$ 5,000	Holly O. Audley
99-370	Spooner Memorial Library	"First Steps"	$ 9,975	Jane Frankiewicz
99-372	Waukesha County LS	Read and Play Today	$ 24,886	Claudia Backus
99-374	West Bend Community Memorial Library	Steps to Reading	$ 13,140	Ann Hokanson
99-376	Winding Rivers LS	Resources for At-Risk Youth	$ 13,745	Marcia Sarnowski
99-378	Wisconsin Valley LS	Library Services for At-Risk Teens	$ 26,923	Beth Sillars
D. Administration
Category: LSCA/LSTA Administration
99-402	DLCL	LSCA/LSTA Administration	$ 102,700	Peg Branson
Total Dollars Awarded:			$2,863,005

If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.

Peg Branson
WI Dept. of Public Instruction
State Division for DLCL
125 S. Webster St.Madison WI 53707-7841
(608) 266-2127,  fax (608) 267-1052
peg.branson@dpi.wi.gov

Posted February 15, 1999

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

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