Thanks, Karen. We probably need to add that to our assurances as well. Best Regards, Dena Ratliff Warren KDLA Executive Staff Advisor Grant Coordinator Ph: 502-564-6152 [1]dratliffwarren@PROTECTED 300 Coffee Tree Drive Frankfort, KY 40601 Services provided by the Library Development Branch of KDLA are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. [IMAGE] [2][IMAGE] [3]Book time to meet with me From: lstac@PROTECTED <lstac@PROTECTED> ...Continue Reading

We did with the ARPA grants since we allowed remote lockers that libraries wanted cameras for. We include this type of certification in the assurances for the grant applications, reinforce it in the administrative manual that is a grant contract requirement to follow, trained them on the administrative manual and then leave it up to them. They’ve signed assurances, given documentation and been trained. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 / [1]www. ...Continue Reading

New Jersey also funds our Talking Book and Braille Center with LSTA. In 2025, we used about 37% of our allotment on it. Amazing, isn’t it? Best, Maura Maura Walsh, MLIS (she/her/hers) Grants Manager and LSTA Coordinator New Jersey State Library P: (609) 278-2640 x136 E. [1]mwalsh@PROTECTED W. [2]www.njstatelib.org 185 West State Street P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ 08625 A blue state outline and text AI-generated content may be incorrect. [IMAGE] From: lstac@PROTECTED ...Continue Reading

We have a Talking Book & Braille Library at the State Library of Oregon, which we use as part of our match for LSTA funds. -Tamara Tamara Ottum (she/her) LSTA & Grants Coordinator State Library of Oregon [1]tamara.ottum@PROTECTED 971-375-3543 [2]www.oregon.gov/library/libraries --------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jennifer Cowan-Henderson Jennifer.Cowan-Henderson@PROTECTED [LSTA Coordinators] <lstac@PROTECTED> Sent: Tuesday ...Continue Reading

Hey brain trust! Do any of you provide subawards for the purchase of security cameras? If so, can you share your policies regarding those grants and any forms you use to ensure that cameras are NDAA-compliant? Best Regards, Dena Ratliff Warren KDLA Executive Staff Advisor Grant Coordinator Ph: 502-564-6152 [1]dratliffwarren@PROTECTED 300 Coffee Tree Drive Frankfort, KY 40601 Services provided by the Library Development Branch of KDLA are funded in part by the Institute ...Continue Reading

Hi all -- New coordinator here, and I feel like this is a topic that might be a perennial query, but if your state has a statewide reading program, could you send a link to where I could find more information about the selection process, review criteria, etc. For reference, here is a webpage for All Iowa Reads: [1]https://statelibraryofiowa.gov/programs/all-iowa-reads Thanks in advance! My best, Sam Samantha Bouwers Library Program Director State Library of Iowa Iowa Dept. of Adm ...Continue Reading

Hi, TN pays for parts of our Library for Accessible Books and Media using LSTA funds. We pay for a position (Accessibility Coordinator), staff travel to conferences, large print and braille books, computer purchases, and GoodMaps, which provides a narrative of the building to the visually impaired through your cell phone. Jen Jennifer Cowan-Henderson | Director of Planning and Development Tennessee State Library & Archives Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett 1001 ...Continue Reading

Hello, SD State Library Talking Books Program is 100% funded by LSTA (salaries, supplies, large print and braille book printing, etc.) Brenda [IMAGE] Brenda Standiford Library Development Manager SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY 605.773.5075 | Sioux Falls One Stop 1501 South Highline Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57110 From: lstac@PROTECTED <lstac@PROTECTED> Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 8:06 AM To: LSTA Coordinators <lstac@PROTECTED> Subject: Re: [EXT] [LSTAC] Using ...Continue Reading

Sorry. EST. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan [1]517-241-0021 / [2]www.mi.gov/lsta --------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Erica McCormick <emccormick@PROTECTED> Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 10:49 AM To: LSTA Coordinators <lstac@PROTECTED>; Reish, Karren (MDE) <ReishK@PROTECTED> Subject: RE: [LSTAC] September LSTA coordinator meeting CAUTION: This is an External email. Please report suspicio ...Continue Reading

What time zone, Karren? Thanks. Erica A. McCormick, MLIS Manager, Grants and Accreditation | Library Development & Networking Texas State Library and Archives Commission 512-463-5532 | 512-701-5714 (cell) | 800-252-9386 toll-free in TX| [1]www.tsl.texas.gov From: lstac@PROTECTED <lstac@PROTECTED> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2026 3:44 PM To: LSTA Coordinators <lstac@PROTECTED> Subject: [LSTAC] September LSTA coordinator meeting From: [2]ReishK@PROTECTED For thos ...Continue Reading