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Download full textAlabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1995
The Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) assists the state of Alabama in the extension and improvement of public library services to areas and populations of the state which are without such services or to which such services are inadequate. Federal LSCA monies are spend on statewide projects at the Alabama Public Library Service. Projects…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Library Development, Library Funding
PDF pending restorationAlabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1994
The Library Service and Construction Act (LSCA) assists the state of Alabama in the extension and improvement of public library services to areas and populations of the state which are without such service or to which such services are inadequate. Federal LSCA monies are administered by the Alabama Public Library Service and are spent on local and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Library Development, Library Funding
Peterson, Elaine; Carr, Mary M. – 1987
Three colleges in the state of Washington--Gonzaga College (Crosby Library), Whitworth College, and Eastern Washington University--received grants from the Fred Meyer Charitable Trust and the Library Services and Construction Act to facilitate coordinated collection development in the areas of education and business/economics, so that their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Terminals, Grants, Higher Education
Lance, Keith Curry; Kroe, Elaine – 1996
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1994. The data were collected through the new State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Thompson, Ellen; Medina, John; Kroe, Elaine – 1997
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1995. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library agencies…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Fine, Beth, Comp.; Woolen, Viola, Comp. – 1992
THe Library Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian natives Program, Title IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), supports public library services to Indians and Hawaiian Natives. Two types of grants--Basic Grants and Special Projects--encourage the development and improvement of public library services through selected project…
Descriptors: American Indians, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Grants
Fine, Beth, Comp.; Villines, Dianne, Comp. – 1990
The lack of library facilities, books and documents, and trained personnel are significant obstacles to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives engaged in developing and strengthening public library services. The Library Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program is the only Federal library program that provides direct grant funds for…
Descriptors: American Indians, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Grants
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
This report provides information on the fourth year of funding (fiscal year 1988) of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title IV grant programs, which provide appropriations for Indian tribes and for Alu Like, Inc.--the organization recognized by the Governor of Hawaii to serve Hawaiian natives--under two program cycles: Basic…
Descriptors: American Indians, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Grants
Werger, Joanne – 1982
This paper summarizes and analyzes the program of Special Project Grants for public and community libraries in New Mexico. Funding for the program was by the New Mexico State Library through the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title I from fiscal year 1972 to fiscal year 1981. Information on LSCA and the procedure for obtaining…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Grants, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
Kline, Patricia A.; Long, Sandy – 1994
The Lebanon County Family Literacy Program, a project of the Lebanon Community Library (Pennsylvania), targeted intergenerational/families and focused on coalition building, public awareness, training, and collection development. The Lebanon Community Library serves as: a centralized location for storing and disseminating materials and handouts on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Family Literacy, Federal Programs, Grants
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1997
This annual report on the role of the federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds in improving Michigan library services presents district-by-district summaries of the state's 1996 LSCA grant program and demonstrates how federal funds have supported a wide range of projects. Grant awards are listed by library in each district, under…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Information Services, Library Funding
Peer reviewedSuvak, Daniel – Public Libraries, 1993
Discusses the impact of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) on state prison libraries. Evaluations of the LSCA are reviewed; the effectiveness of the LSCA in the areas of library budgets, staff, and book collection size is considered; and recommendations for further research are suggested. (22 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Federal Legislation, Grants
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
The Library Literacy Program, Title VI of the Library Services and Construction Act, is the largest federal library program under which state and local public libraries can apply directly to the U.S. Department of Education to compete for literacy grant awards. State public libraries may use the grant funds to coordinate and plan library literacy…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Kroe, Elaine; Garner, Patricia; Medina, John; Padgett, Regina – 1998
This report contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1996. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, the United States National Commission on Libraries and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Grants, Library Collections, Library Development
Peer reviewedGilbert, Carol – Public Libraries, 1995
Under the Library Services and Construction Act, the InfoPeople project was created allowing 182 California public libraries to receive Internet workstations. This article discusses guidelines for grant application for this project, the relationship between participating libraries and their communities, workstation equipment, access to the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Resources, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
