Scenic Regional Library has received a technology mini-grant of $4,969. The grants are part of the Library Services and Technology Act. They provide funding for eligible libraries to replace older …
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Scenic Regional Library has received a technology mini-grant of $4,969.
The grants are part of the Library Services and Technology Act. They provide funding for eligible libraries to replace older equipment or purchase new equipment to improve library services.
This equipment includes technology- and automation-related equipment, hardware and software, which are used to improve the library’s network infrastructure.
“We apply for (Library Services and Technology Act) grants for technology upgrades every year in an effort to stretch taxpayer dollars,” said Steve W. Campbell, Scenic Regional Library director. “They’re a great source of supplemental revenue for the library.”
The library will use the grant to replace a server that is near its end of life. The library also will purchase server software and licenses, a battery backup and seven external hard drives.
Replacement of the server will provide an up-to-date and more stable networking environment and reduce the number of interruptions to the technology-based services provided to the public.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced the grant recipients.
“Libraries are integral to our communities, acting as hubs of knowledge and resources for Missourians,” Ashcroft said. “It’s important for libraries to have up-to-date technology to ensure patrons can best access and interact with that information. These grants help our state’s libraries get the technology they need to best serve their patrons.”
The Missouri State Library has approved a total of 19 grant applications for the 2018 fiscal year, totaling $148,978 in federal awards that the secretary’s office has distributed to libraries throughout Missouri.
The grants are funded by the Library Services and Technology Act through the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
In recent years, library organizations have been fighting to protect funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
“We really hope they don’t cut or eliminate federal (Institute of Museum and Library Services) funding, which has been proposed, because that’s where all these grant funds come from,” said Campbell.
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