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December 1982 Vol. 240 No. 5
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All federal grant funds are contin­upon
the approval of increased
authority by the Ohio
Board and Congressional appro­for
fiscal year 1983. This
is a result of the fact that the
State ~assed its 1983 budget excluding
J 1983 fefiera1 funds because of the uncer-
A.N '} "'" ~,":'1;ainty &f those funds .
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Grants Grants Grants
this meeting, the Board also moved
that An interlibrary loan and reference
. be implemented through contracts
~een the State Library and selected
~.... resource libr aries, using LSCA Title III
funds amounting to $265,000 .
The State Library Board, at
December 16 meeting awarded LSCA Title I
grants to the following regional systems
"to provide equal access to library serv­ices
and materials for all individuals
through the building of strong multitype
regional cooperation:
(1 ) MOLO, Louisville P. L. $105,343
( 2) NCLC, Mansfield-Rich- 164,195
,- land Co. P. L.
" .,.1 (3) NORWELD, Wood Co . Dist. 101,809
P. L. , Bowling Green
(4) SOLO, Caldwell P. L. 72 , 081
(5 ) S\/ORL, Mary L. Cook 163, 081
P . L., Waynesville
(6) WORLDS , Mary Lou 66,133
Johnson-Hardin Co .
Dist . Lib'y, Kenton
(7) NOLA, McKinley Memorial 50,966
,,' Lib ' y, Niles (6 month grant)
In addition the Board also awarded
the Area Library Service Organization
(ALSO) $283,435 in LSCA Title I funds and
$345,819 in state funds. The moneys will
be used also to assure equal access to
library services and matertals for area
::.itizens.
The Girard Free Library will receive
t7,44l In LSCA Title I funds to purchase
me TRS 80 III microcomputer and provide
iOO adults and children with hands- on
!xperience.
~ The Milton-Union Public Library will
::ece!ve $3,500 in Title I funds to provide
,00 students and adults in microcomputer
:ompetency.
The program is to serve the needs of
MOLO (Mideastern Ohio Library Organiza­tion),
NOLA (Nola Regio~al Library
System), SWORL (Southwestern Ohio Rural
Ubraries) , NCLC (North Central Library
Cooperative), NORWELD (Northwest Libr ary
District), WORLDS (Western Ohio Regional
Library Development System) , and MVL
(Miami Valley Libraries) Regional Library
Systems .
/ Bookmobile Rate Will Rise
There will be an increase In the
hourly rate for State Library bookmobile
service of $5.00 per service hour. The
Board accepted the increase because state
and federal moneys requested through the
Office of Budget and Management guidelines
will not allow the library to even main­tain
current service levels in the field
units. The increase will be implemented
as follows:
$3.00 increase for school con­tracts
effective September I, 1983
$3.00 increase for public library
contracts effective January I, 1984
$2.00 increase for school
tracts effective September I,
con-
1984
$2 . 00 increase for public library
contracts effective January I, 1985
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