The State Library of North Carolina, a Division of the Department of Cultural Resources has announced the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awards for 2010-2011.

198 applications were considered in ten categories and requests for funds totaled $5,484,10, with 162 projects approved for funding totaling $4,923,671.

These awards are made possible by LSTA grant funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal grant making agency.

Cumberland County LSTA Grant Recipients:

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
$98,370 Technology Grant
$25,000 Special Project Grant – Foreign Language Collection Services
$20,000 Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections Grant

John Griffin Middle School – $10,000 School Library Collection Development Grant

Methodist University - $21,740 Basic Equipment Grant for Davis Memorial Library

The full LSTA Awards list for 2010-2011 is available by clicking  here.