Library Development Grants / Country Libraries Fund Grants 2011/12
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The Minister for the Arts, the Hon George Souris MP, has announced the successful 2011/12 Library Development / Country Libraries Fund Grants. The successful projects are below, and councils will receive letters this week with details. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Cameron Morley
A/Director, Public Library and Community Learning Services
Library Development Grants 2011/12
|
Council |
Project |
Project Type |
Grant |
|
Bankstown |
Bankstown City Library and Knowledge Centre
|
Building |
$200,000 |
|
Blue Mountains |
New Katoomba Branch Library Fitout |
Building |
$200,000 |
|
Canada Bay |
Multimedia Labs |
Technology |
$40,726 |
|
Canterbury |
Digital Canterbury |
Technology and Collection Development |
$54,730 |
|
Holroyd |
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate Newspaper Digitisation Project |
Local Studies Digitisation |
$59,000 |
|
Kogarah |
Roving Reference and Information Service |
Technology and Innovation |
$37,146 |
|
Liverpool |
Innovative Family History Website and Genealogy Learning Centre |
Technology |
$36,300
|
|
Mosman |
Mosman Great War project |
Local Studies Digitisation |
$30,584 |
|
Parramatta |
Engaging the community through ebook |
Technology and Collection Development |
$40,000 |
|
Rockdale |
iBIMS to serve the Chinese Community |
Technology |
$31,680 |
|
Total (10) |
|
|
$730,166 |
Country Libraries Fund
|
Council |
Project |
Project Type |
Grant |
|
Bega Valley |
I-Loans@Begalibrary with RFID
|
Technology |
$134,000 |
|
Bourke |
Digitisation of The Western Herald Newspaper
|
Local Studies Digitisation |
$27,509 |
|
Coffs Harbour |
Digital Coffs Harbour |
Technology and Collection Development |
$11,000 |
|
Cootamundra |
Upgrade/replacement of microfilm reader/printer facility
|
Technology |
$17,833 |
|
Deniliquin |
History uncovered |
Technology |
$35,908 |
|
Gilgandra |
Digitising the Gilgandra Weekly newspaper
|
Local Studies Digitisation |
$42,315 |
|
Goulburn-Mulwaree |
Goulburn Library Refurbishment Project |
Building |
$190,130 |
|
Goulburn-Mulwaree |
Digital: Branching Out
|
Collection Development |
$61,510 |
|
Great Lakes |
People's Spaces: using space to develop contemporary library services at Forster |
Building |
$109,945 |
|
Greater Taree |
Rejuvenate : keeping connected with youth in Greater Taree |
Youth Services and Collection Development |
$31,344 |
|
Kempsey |
Towards equity of access for the vision impaired
|
Technology and Collection Development |
$51,010 |
|
Kiama |
Digitisation of the Kiama Independent newspaper from 1863 |
Local Studies Digitisation |
$83,000 |
|
Maitland |
RFID Implementation |
Technology |
$196,200 |
|
Moree Plains |
Indigenous collection/service Development
|
Client services and Collection Development |
$21,693 |
|
Newcastle |
Building an ebook collection |
Technology and Collection Development |
$150,000 |
|
Orange |
Access to our heritage through newspaper digitisation
|
Local Studies Digitisation |
$94,600 |
|
Palerang |
Building collections for older people at Palerang Libraries
|
Collection Development |
$50,000 |
|
Port Stephens |
Raymond Terrace Library Relocation
|
Building |
$200,000 |
|
Tamworth |
eAudio content |
Collection Development |
$11,000 |
|
Tamworth |
Living Room Library for Nundle |
Building |
$170,000 |
|
Walgett |
Walgett Library Building Extension
|
Building |
$200,000 |
|
Warren |
Put an e in rural: digital collections |
Technology and Collection Development |
$50,000 |
|
Yass Valley |
Beyond four walls: mobile library van service |
Outreach |
$61,003 |
|
Total (23) |
|
|
$2,000,000 |
All NSW councils were invited to apply for 2011/12 Library Development / Country Libraries Fund Grants in September 2011. Applications were due on 19 December 2011.
