Alabama Administrative Code › Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE › Chapter 520-2-1 - FEDERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS FY2012 › Section 520-2-1-.04 - Strengthening Information Services

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The purposes of this grant category are to:
(1) promote understanding and respect for or
			 develop resources about diverse cultures,
(2) develop outreach services for persons who
			 are unable to come to the library or have difficulty coming to or using the
			 library,
(3) provide programs and
			 services for the disabled,
(4)
			 provide library materials and programs for the general public, and
(5) provide continuing education and
			 part-time professional training opportunities to public library
			 staff.
(1) Program title:
Collection Development
.
Grants shall be
			 for:
1) programs to promote the use of
			 library materials; and
2) books,
			 electronic materials, and sound or video recordings in any area of a collection
			 that is shown to be inadequate in meeting the informational needs of local
			 citizens who are in one or more of the following targeted categories:
a) children and youth at risk,
b) older adults,
c) persons with disadvantages,
d) persons who are
			 institutionalized,
e) persons with
			 limited literacy or English language skills, and
f) persons in under-served areas.
(a)
Stipulations:
1. In this program title there is a small
			 library development subprogram and a general subprogram:
(i) Small library development subprogram: A
			 public library or public library system with a population in its legal service
			 area of 10,000 or less may apply for one grant under this subprogram if it is
			 applying for $10,000 or less; or it may apply under the general subprogram for
			 $10,001 up to $20,000 but it may not apply under both subprograms.
(ii) General subprogram: A public library or
			 library system with a population in its legal service area of 10,001 or more
			 may apply for one grant under this subprogram for up to $20,000. A public
			 library or public library system with a population in its legal service area of
			 10,000 or less may apply under this subprogram for $10,001 up to $20,000 but it
			 may not apply under both subprograms
2. Required local match must equal 25% of the
			 LSTA grant award. Up to 25% of the required local match may come from project
			 personnel salaries.
3. For the
			 fiscal year in which the grant contract begins, library materials expenditures
			 from regular local government appropriations (excluding special matching
			 appropriations) must be at least equal to the smaller of the following:
(i) The library materials expenditures for
			 the previous fiscal year from funds appropriated by the local government,
			 excluding special government cash expenditures used as match in prior LSTA
			 collection development grants.
(ii)
			 The average of the library materials expenditures for the three previous fiscal
			 years from funds appropriated by the local government, excluding special
			 government cash expenditures used as match in prior LSTA collection development
			 grants.
4. Project funds
			 may be used for the following purposes:
1)
			 programs to promote the use of library materials,
2) library materials,
3) preprocessing expenses,
4) processing packets if these are available
			 from the vendor and billed with the items ordered, and
5) promotional supplies in English and other
			 languages. Up to 25% of the total federal and required local matching funds may
			 be used for programs to promote the use of library materials. Expenses for
			 promotional programs may include display equipment, display shelving, cork
			 board, foam board, posters, professional presenters, and other related
			 items.
5. A public
			 library system with one or more members applying for grants under this program
			 may apply for one grant for materials to be placed only in its books-by-mail
			 collection, bookmobile collection, system-administered public service outlets,
			 or in member libraries which are not applying under this program.
6. The applicant may focus on one or more
specific
areas of the collection that need development. The
			 applicant must explain how the new library materials in these areas will
			 benefit the identified targeted users and how the users will be made aware of
			 the materials.