Title
Library Services and Technology Act Grant Application (Ordinance S-47319)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and for the City Controller to expend 2021 Library Services and Technology Act grant money up to $50,000. The funds will be used to procure equipment in order to digitize historical documents that are currently part of the Arizona Room at Burton Barr Central Library. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The purpose of the grant will be to procure professional scanning equipment in order to digitize key Arizona Room collections which will make them available to more customers through Phoenix Public Library website. The Arizona Room showcases the history and culture of greater Phoenix, Arizona, and the Southwest. Many elements of the Arizona Room's collections are invaluable for researchers, historians, architects, preservationists, and the general public. This project would commence in June 2021 and conclude in August 2022.
The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) is the only federal program exclusively for libraries. It is administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. State libraries use the funds to support statewide initiatives and also distribute the funds through sub-grants or cooperative agreements to public, school, academic, research, and special libraries. Every fiscal year, Congress provides funding for LSTA in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Federal resources help target library services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to people with limited literacy skills.
Financial Impact
The amount of the grant (up to $50,000) will be expended in Fiscal Year 2021-22 and as no matching funds are required, there is no impact to the General Fund.
Location
Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Interim Deputy City Manager John Chan and the Library Department.