HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05 Springfield Upbeat - LSTA Grant of the Year AwardJanuary 7, 2019
Springfield Upbeat
Springfield Library Awarded LSTA Grant Project of the Year from the State Library of Oregon
(Emily David – Presenter)
Representatives from the State Library of Oregon will present the Library staff with a framed certificate
honoring the library for the For Every Student, A Library program. Following a recommendation by the
State Library of Oregon’s LSTA (Library Services Technology Act) Advisory Council, the State Library
Board recently voted unanimously to award For Every Child, A Library the LSTA Project of the Year for
fiscal year 2018.
This project provides no-cost library cards to Springfield Public School students and their families who
live outside the City limits. This program allows all Springfield Public School students to access the
library and its resources, including specific curriculum support materials. 2018 was the third year that
Springfield Public Library received the LSTA grant for the project, allowing the Library to establish the
program and find sustainable funding to maintain the program into the future. Every member of the
library staff played a role in making this program a success.