LSTA FY 2005-2007 Grant Projects with Abstracts and Contact Information
2005-2007 Library Services and Technology Act
Approved through January 11, 2005
Including Abstracts, Category, Project Director and Two-Year Total Information
Category abbreviations:
AEC = Access/Electronic Content | SCP
= Services to Special Client Populations | SI = Service Improvement
SFY = Services to Families and Youth | TT = Technology Training
| Brooklyn Public Library SI |
06-0039 C400204 |
Today's Teens, Tomorrow's Techies (T4) will offer computer training for teens, with two-week sessions during
the summer, supplemented by short workshops during the school year. The intent is to provide inner-city youth with
strong technology skills, to offer work experience, to introduce teens to future jobs in computer technology and
public librarianship, and to offer better service to BPL patrons. A total of 336 youths will be trained over two
years, each receiving a stipend and a certificate that will enhance school and job applications. Kerwin Pilgrim (718) 649-0311 |
$149,971 |
| Brooklyn Public Library AEC |
06-0040 C400187 |
College-Bound, an SAT Review Project will help the Brooklyn Public Library to become an active participant
and stakeholder in engaging youth and young adults to avail themselves of community resources to support and achieve
their academic, developmental, and other life goals. The Library will use technology-based academic activities
to help students and parents to feel more confident and knowledgeable about entering college. Sheila Schofer (718) 230-2491 |
$150,000 |
| Central New York Library Resources Council AEC |
06-0030 C400188 |
Development of Local Resources for Libraries, Librarians and Library Staff in the CLRC Region will create
and maintain a variety of web-accessible resources for local information, including regional expertise, grant funding
resources and mentoring resources. These will support librarians in the Central New York region in improving their
services by providing access to information that has been difficult to locate and search. Michael J. McLane (315) 446-5446 |
$36,000 |
| Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System SCP |
06-0006 C400189 |
Computer Connections will enable thosewith vision and/or hearing loss to participate in computer training
classes and access information through computers. Helen Bolton (716) 484-7135 x 244 |
$44,455 |
| Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System SI |
06-0064 C400205 |
Six Steps To Success: Strategic Planning For Libraries will support the development of comprehensive, up-to-date
strategic plans for the 36 member libraries of the system. Member libraries will develop new strategic plans through
group training sessions and individual followup, begin to carry out these plans, and develop an ongoing planning
process that will allow them to update, refine, and monitor their plans on a regular, ongoing basis. This project
will assist libraries wishing to form library districts by helping them accomplish assessment, a crucial step toward
preparing to put their budgets on public ballots. Anne Plyler (716) 484-7135 x 258 |
$41,543 |
| Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System SCP |
06-0053 C400196 |
Words Travel: Family Literacy Project will improve literacy skills of inmates and their families at five
state correctional facilities through added resources and non-traditional family reading activities. Julie Wever (518) 563-5190 x 18 |
$38,526 |
| Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) SI |
06-0012 C400207 |
Transforming Library Customer Service Using the Web will allow METRO to revise its web site content and
add new, web-based member services. METRO will conduct workshops for its members and their staffs and will share
what it learns through a blog. Member library staff who attend the workshops will revise their own websites and
provide new web-based content and services their customers need. Timothy V. Johnson (212) 228-2320 x 15 |
$100,625 |
| Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) TT |
06-0013 C400218 |
Planning and Training for Digitization will create a comprehensive training program on digitization involving
planning, selection, scanning , metadata creation, best practices standards, and mentoring to better position their
members to initiate and complete digitization projects. The project will also create collaborative opportunities
for the more experienced members to share their expertise and resources. To achieve these goals, METRO will offer
a series of digitization training classes, organize a digitization symposium and a vendor showcase, and develop
a consultant/mentor network to provide "hands-on" digitization training and assistance. Richard Kim (212) 228-2320 x 12 |
$113,500 |
| Mid-Hudson Library System SI |
06-0070 C400209 |
Getting to Yes is based on the idea that libraries that bring their budgets to a public vote can often provide
a higher level of service. This project will educate the member libraries' staff on the benefits of bringing their
budgets to a public vote; create a toolkit containing resources that demonstrate the value of service and practical
suggestions and strategies for building future support; conduct workshops based on the most critical needs identified
during the project; identify target groups that can be converted to library supporters; and identify media strategies
related to improved services for library votes. Joshua Cohen (845) 471-6060 x 17 |
$148,861 |
| Mid-York Library System TT |
06-0059 C400225 |
Regional Write: Technology Training for Web-Based Library Services will enable Mid-York and member library
staff to develop web-based services that Internet users will find valuable. Outcomes anticipated: that libraries
in the area will be destinations for Internet users; that library staff can develop and maintain web-based services;
and that community Internet users find value in the websites and are able to participate in the development of
library web-based services. Linda Manfredo (315) 735-8331 x 237 |
$54,035 |
| Mid-York Library System SFY |
06-0061 C400202 |
Planting the Seeds of Success: Early Literacy Initiative will educate parents and caregivers in research-based
early literacy techniques. Twenty-four member libraries will incorporate the principles of early literacy in their
storytime programs and offer multi-media parenting and professional resources. Diana R. Norton (315) 735-8331 x 235 |
$76,055 |
| Mohawk Valley Library System SCP |
06-0041 C400194 |
Remember the Past, Plan For The Future will expand services to older adults, the aged and those with disabilities
through collaboration with other agencies, assistive devices to facilitate use of library technology, specialized
programs and added materials. Lois Gordon (518) 355-2010 |
$45,070 |
| Mohawk Valley Library System SFY |
06-0052 C400203 |
Families Sing: Music, Families, Libraries and Literacy will partner eleven public libraries with elementary
schools and preschools to expose children and caregivers to music education opportunities. Librarians and teachers
will incorporate music into programs and curriculum-increasing student's language arts, mathematics and science
abilities. Sue Rokos (518) 355-2010 |
$100,355 |
| Monroe #2-Orleans BOCES SLS SI |
06-0024 |
Connections: The Correlation between School Libraries and English Language Arts will assess the relationship
of member school libraries to English Language Arts Standards and ELA tests. The project will identify data patterns
that will lead to improved school library services, increase data-based decision making among school librarians,
and enhance school librarians' skills in interpreting and presenting data. The school librarian will also have
the skills to increase school partnerships, create collaborative projects, develop evidence-based instructional
strategies, and develop a school library marketing plan. Joan A. Brown (585) 349-9099 |
$33,054 |
| Monroe County Library System SCP |
06-0033 C400195 |
Library Service to Youth with Disabilities will develop library programs and materials for children and
teens with disabilities, enabling them to become life-long library users. Paula Smith (585) 428-8393 |
$75,000 |
| Nassau Library System SFY |
06-0048 C400200 |
The Coolness Factor: Successful Young Adult Service will train library staff in young adult services. A
teen summit, webpage and collection development will increase youth participation in the participating libraries.
Participating libraries will create community profiles facilitating future projects with community organizations. Renee McGrath (516) 292-8920 x 230 |
$64,956 |
| Nassau Library System SCP |
06-0065 C400193 |
Access for All will facilitate the development of up-to-date library plans of service for people with disabilities
through training, consultative support and technical assistance. Elizabeth Olesh (516) 292-8920 x 237 |
$46,827 |
| Nassau Library System SI |
06-0066 C400212 |
Trustee Training and Development will be a statewide project to strengthen public library systems and their
member libraries through the facilitation of high-quality trustee training and development. Model training will
be designed, pilot-tested and thoroughly documented in a manual that will allow for the provision of trustee training
by public library systems. A Public Library System Directors (PULISDO) website to which public library systems
can link will be created. Essential trustee-related training for member library directors will also be designed,
pilot-tested, and documented. Jacquelyn Thresher (516) 292-8920 x 220 |
$57,650 |
| New York Public Library SFY |
06-0067 C400199 |
Getting Children Ready to Read:Workshops & Rescources for Caregivers and Professionals will offer workshops
in emergent literacy, music and art enrichment, discipline and stress management. Experts in childcare curriculum
development will present workshops that will be supplemented by small collections of early childhood programming
and education. Librarians will do outreach workshops on emergent literacy for area hospitals, schools, and PTA
groups. Margaret Tice (212) 340-0903 |
$148,402 |
| New York Public Library SI |
06-0068 C400213 |
NYPL Leadership Academy will establish a leadership academy to help staff develop their management and leadership
abilities. Over two years, 60 supervising librarians will be trained through experiences that include an executive
management series, a regular schedule of topical programs, a panel discussion on best practices, and the creation
of a plan of action to address an actual management issue. Through this project, staff will not only prepare to
become future leaders at the Library and elsewhere, but they will learn to manage services, programs, and staff
more effectively to meet the changing needs of library users. Dr James Walther (212) 340-0895 |
$117,160 |
| New York Public Library SCP |
06-0069 C400192 |
Reaching Out to Spanish-Speaking Communities will increase awareness of library resources and programs for
Spanish-speaking residents through extensive promotion and outreach, expanded collections, and programming. Ismael Alicea (212) 340-0804 |
$139,338 |
| Nioga Library System SI |
06-0002 C400214 |
ABLE: Administering Better Libraries - Educate will create a training module targeted to new and/or non-certified
library directors/managers on the administration and management of public libraries. Five other public library
systems (Clinton-Essex-Franklin, Four County, Mid-York, North Country, and Southern Adirondack) will partner in
this project and will implement the module in their systems in the second year of the project. Marie E. Bindeman (716) 434-6167 x 31 |
$103,450 |
| North Country Library System SI |
06-0047 C400211 |
The Invisible Library: Marketing and Advocacy for Funding Stability will provide practical strategies to
assist member libraries in connecting with customers and in making their library's services both visible and valuable
to the community. Through workshops, hands-on training, and peer modeling, NCLS will assist member libraries in
assessing their audience and developing targeted marketing and advocacy policies and tool kits. NCLS will also
model a publicity campaign by marketing collectively the services offered at all member libraries. Regan DeFranza (315) 379-9524 |
$74,198 |
| Onondaga County Public Library TT |
06-0055 C400220 |
No User Left Behind will help OCPL's new integrated library system to bring added value to every aspect
of the public's use and enjoyment of the library. This project is a comprehensive, multi-tiered approach to address
staff training needs. Each staff member in each library will have the opportunity to acquire technology skills
related to the ILS and will understand the importance of the training as it relates to public service. Kathryn Whitney (315) 435-1897 |
$111,924 |
| Onondaga County Public Library SCP |
06-0060 C400190 |
Talking Your Language: Outreach to the Latino Community will expand access to library services through outreach
to the Latino community, translation of key printed pieces into Spanish, website in Spanish and Spanish-language
instruction for library staff. Janet Park (315) 435-1878 |
$68,633 |
| Orange-Ulster BOCES SLS AEC |
06-0020 |
An Extra Inning for Database Development will assist Orange-Ulster schools to reach the goal of creating
NOVEL-Ready Libraries and promote regional resource sharing. Three additional districts will be eligible for NOVEL-Ready
status upon completion of registering member libraries for NOVEL databases. Maxine Kamin (845) 781-4360 |
$15,286 |
| Pioneer Library System SI |
06-0014 C400217 |
Anticipating Library Service Needs in the 21st Century: Envisioning a Sustainable Future will help the system
and its member libraries through the process of visioning where they want to be and planning how to get there.
Using PLA's New Planning for Results as the framework, the project will emphasize the creation of community library
districts as a way to increase per capita library support. The target audience is the system itself and eight member
libraries, with new plans of service developed that include ways to increase per capita support. Jennifer Morris (585) 394-8260 |
$43,186 |
| Pioneer Library System TT |
06-0015 C400224 |
Dispersing the Knowledge, Empowering the Users will provide the materials, tools, and equipment to allow
the library system to offer the best possible training environment, curriculum, documentation and reporting tools,
and ease of access to those resources to train system member library staff on all the features of OWWL Access,
the system's shared integrated library system. Targeted directly at member library staff, skilled staff and consistent
practices will result in improved levels of service for library users. Betsy Morris (585) 394-8260 |
$91,796 |
| Queens Borough Public Library SCP |
06-0044 C400197 |
Youth Workforce Development Project will provide a series of training sessions for the Library's teen employees,
providing work and life skills training essential to a positive introduction to the world of work and successful
work experience at QBPL and beyond. Maureen T. O'Connor (718) 990-8596 |
$50,190 |
| Queens Borough Public Library AEC |
06-0045 C400184 |
Virtual Eighth-Grade Exit Project Tutorial will produce a streaming video tutorial of the NYC Department
of Education's Grade Eight Exit Project. The streaming video will be a step-by-step guide on how to choose a topic,
incorporate research methodologies, and conduct an oral presentation. Using the tutorial, students will be able
to present clear, concise and well-researched projects, enabling them to meet one of the mandatory requirements
for promotion. Kathleen Degyansky (718) 990-0887 |
$43,265 |
| Ramapo Catskill Library System AEC |
06-0028 C400182 |
Electronic Resources for the Future will make available e-books and other digital media to the residents
of the RCLS service area on a pilot basis. The intent of the project is to support the member libraries' efforts
to modernize the nature of their library services by offering more individualized consumer-friendly technology
and by expanding the availability of on-line materials. Robert Hubsher (845) 343-1131 x 242 |
$64,000 |
| Rochester Regional Library Council SI |
06-0007 C400215 |
Seeking Excellence in Rochester Area Libraries will help all RRLC's member libraries and library systems
continue to increase their visibility and promote the wide range of services they offer, through staff training
to meet the changing needs of libraries, through development of library management skills to meet the staffing
needs created by retiring baby-boomers, and through development of a region-wide marketing plan for libraries,
including assessment of member libraries' public relations and marketing needs. Deborah Emerson (585) 223-7570 |
$59,000 |
| Rochester Regional Library Council AEC |
06-0008 C400181 |
RALLY: Enhanced Access to Library Collections in the Region will create a Partial Union Catalog for the
currently "unreachable" library catalogs and for libraries without online catalogs. The project will
also implement direct consortial borrowing among partnering libraries/systems. The RRLC will work closely with
libraries to promote its use in the region. Kathleen M. Miller (585) 223-7570 |
$45,628 |
| South Central Regional Library Council TT |
06-0035 C400222 |
The Library: Place, Service or Both? will help member libraries to assure their continued relevancy in meeting
user needs through rethinking and transforming many of their traditional spaces and services. The target audience
is staff of any regional library in the area. Outcomes will include increased knowledge of the impact of electronic
information on the library as place and as service, improved decision-making and planning for new and improved
library services, and redesigned building and services that take into account new information. Nora Hardy (607) 273-9106 |
$31,520 |
| South Central Regional Library Council SI |
06-0036 C400206 |
Continuous Improvement for Libraries will provide a statewide series of workshops for a new audience unable
to attend the first series. The series will focus on service assessment and continuous improvements for teams from
academic, public, and special libraries. Modeling continuous improvement, the new series will offer improved workshops
in which participants will learn assessment and outcomes-based evaluation. In the second year, the series will
be shortened to focus on the key issue of Process Mastering. Jean Currie (607) 273-9106 |
$117,000 |
| Southeastern New York Library Resources Council TT |
06-0022 C400219 |
Technology Training for Digital Projects will provide a series of workshops to teach staff from libraries
and cultural heritage institutions how to digitize materials for inclusion in a regional, digital collection. Initial
targets for this project are regional staff members who will then be able to perform tasks such as scanning, creating
metadata, and managing digital projects using standards associated with contributing to a shared regional resource.
The ultimate target audience for the digital collections created through the project will be researchers, educators
and students who will benefit by access to historical documents and unique materials from archives and repositories
throughout the Hudson Valley. Tessa E. Killian (845) 691-2734 x 14 |
$33,287 |
| Southern Adirondack Library System SFY |
06-0009 C400198 |
Growing a Reader: It's Never Too Early will train librarians across the state in early literacy techniques
based on the research done by the Public Library Association. Studies have shown that children with emergent literacy
skills will have more academic success. New York public libraries will have the professional resources and skills
to be the early childhood experts in their communities. Becky Wright-Sedam (518) 584-7300 x 210 |
$142,825 |
| Southern Adirondack Library System SI |
06-0054 C400210 |
Making choices: A Model for Deciding on Service Priorities and Budgeting to Deliver Them will provide an
opportunity for the library system, working with member library managers and trustees, to make decisions about
the system's service priorities and resource allocation. Three member libraries will mirror the process with their
staff and communities. With better management skills, libraries will have the tools they need to show accountability
and results for their users. Elaine Baker (518) 584-7300 |
$68,940 |
| Southern Tier Library System TT |
06-0058 C400221 |
Training Technology Trainers will strengthen the ability of staff in member libraries to use technology
equipment more effectively and efficiently to support their work with patrons. A technology trainer will create
a cadre of trainers and troubleshooters, at least one per library. The participating trainers will use their increased
competencies to manage computer hardware and software and teach their skills to fellow staff members. The trainers
will develop the ongoing expertise needed to enable them to better adjust to a rapidly changing technological environment
and better able to integrate changes into enhanced library service. Ristiina Wigg (607) 962-3141 |
$40,922 |
| Syracuse City School Library System AEC |
06-0042 |
Urban School Libraries Online: Information When You Need It will enhance existing bibliographic records
for the Syracuse City School Libraries so that adequate information will be available as the foundation of a new
Z39.50 web-based catalog. Instructional staff will be able to integrate search strategies, higher level thinking
skills and resource evaluation skills into instruction to improve student achievement. Patricia C. Vilello (315) 435-4216 |
$50,000 |
| Upper Hudson Library System SFY |
06-0056 C400201 |
Kids Cookin' by the Book: Food, Families, Libraries & Literacy will partner nine libraries with fourth
and fifth grade classrooms to implement a series of classroom activities and library programs centered on nutrition.
Students will improve their information literacy skills and the skills needed to fulfill the New York State Learning
Standards while participating in multi-disciplinary activities such as creating a cookbook and cooking show. Mary Fellows (518) 437-9880 x 228 |
$83,352 |
| Westchester Library System SCP |
06-0026 C400191 |
Stay Competitive! Mastering the Electronic Job Search will provide training for librarians, career counselors,
and jobseekers on effective use of electronic career and education resources. Elaine Sozzi (914) 674-3612 |
$88,261 |
| Westchester Library System AEC |
06-0027 C400180 |
Acceso a Informacion will create new tools for technical services staff at WLS and other library systems
to offer comprehensive access to Spanish language materials for the growing number of Spanish speakers in their
respective services areas. Robin Osborne (914) 231-3237 |
$65,719 |
| Western New York Library Resources Council TT |
06-0016 C400223 |
Developing a Regional Approach to Digitization in Western New York will develop a regional digitization
plan in the first year and oversee the implementation of regional projects in the second year. The regional digitization
plan will provide a framework to be used by members and WNYLRC for conducting digitization projects in the region
as well as providing in-depth information on emerging technologies, methodologies and specific standards that WNYLRC
will adopt as a structural model for the region. Sheryl Knab (716) 633-0705 x 121 |
$80,998 |
| Western New York Library Resources Council SI |
06-0019 C400208 |
Improving Web-based Services to WNYLRC Member Libraries and Library Systems will focus on improving the
library system's web-based services by creating a consistent web development method. The website is a primary method
of providing membership services and its re-design will make it more consistently useful to the members as well
as improving the efficiency of WNYLRC staff time spent maintaining the website. Sheryl Knab (716) 633-0705 x 121 |
$32,112 |
| Yonkers City School Library System AEC |
06-0051 |
Elementary Database Development Project will convert bibliographic records to MARC format to increase resource
sharing through the district's online union catalog and each schools' OPAC. This will complete the conversion of
all elementary schools in the district. Nancy Keating (914) 376-8181 |
$30,000 |
| 46 Projects Total |
$3,416,875 |
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