Title
Library Services and Technology Act Grant Application (Ordinance S-45483)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and for the City Controller to expend 2019 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) money up to $60,000 to curate an interactive exhibit to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Burton Barr Central Library in 2020.
Report
Summary
The purpose of the grant will be to curate an interactive exhibit to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Burton Barr Central Library in 2020. The exhibit will celebrate not only the iconic Burton Barr Central Library, but also the entire 100-plus year history of the Phoenix Public Library system. The exhibit will include artifacts, photos, digital media, and interactive components, and will be supported by further programming organized by Phoenix Public Library staff. The LSTA funds will be used to both contract with a professional curator to help to produce the exhibit and to fund all exhibit materials. This project would commence in June 2019 and conclude in August 2020.
The 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 $60,000) will be expended in FY2019-2020 and no matching funds are required.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval at the Parks, Arts, Libraries and Education Subcommittee on Feb. 27, 2019, by a vote of 3-0.
Location
Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Library Department.