PR Dept. of ED/Public Library Programs
Log Number: LS-252494-OLS-22
The Library and Information Service Program of the Puerto Rico Department of Education will use funds to support the goals of their Five-Year Plan for FY 2018-2022, which reflect the purposes and priorities of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). In Puerto Rico, specific goals address 1) providing virtual library services to Puerto Rico residents of all ages, to support needs such as academic performance, lifelong learning, workforce development, and digital literacy skills; 2) providing library programs and services to Puerto Ricans of diverse geographic, cultural, socioeconomic backgrounds, including senior citizens, persons with disabilities and to individuals with limited literacy and information skills; and 3) providing training and professional development to enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership.
| Title | Log Number | Grantee | Start Date | End Date | LSTA | State Match | Other Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mayaguez Youth Library was at the forefront with technology. | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Mayaguez Youth Library, Inc. | $17,691 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Expanding digital services by making 300,000 documents accessible to the public-FB-RHC | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón | $18,832 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Virtual Library Opening Doors to the Future | LS-252494-OLS-22 | CAROLINA ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (DR. CARLOS HERNÁNDEZ) | $18,930 | $0 | $0 | ||
| IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN OUR MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES | LS-252494-OLS-22 | HATILLO ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (PEDRO LOPEZ) | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Information at your fingertips: Helping and educating | LS-252494-OLS-22 | AGUADILLA ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (NERYS L. CRESPO) | $19,591 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Digital literacy in virtual mode based on the DigComp model for 21st century librarians | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Consorcio de Bibliotecas Metropolitanas (COBIMET) | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| LSTA Match-Only Project | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Puerto Rico Department of Education - Library and Information Services Program | $0 | $13,319,700 | $0 | ||
| LSTA Statewide Project - Bringing the library to your home | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Puerto Rico Department of Education - Library and Information Services Program | $659,480 | $0 | $0 | ||
| LSTA-Acquisition of materials for library services - Tools for information services | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Puerto Rico Department of Education - Library and Information Services Program | $33,722 | $0 | $0 | ||
| LSTA Statewide Project - Interactive Screen: Project announcement and equipment distribution: "Acquisition of Technological Equipment for Libraries: Information and Research Services Center through technology to access information in different formats" | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Puerto Rico Department of Education - Library and Information Services Program | $826,320 | $0 | $0 | ||
| To expand the offer of services and resources to community users | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Los Panes Community Action Library | $19,660 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Strengthening and expanding access to information and the virtual remote service of information and reference resources for users-MAPR-SAN JUAN | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR) (Biblioteca) | $19,960 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Improve and expand library services at the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Public Library-ML-CAGUAS | LS-252494-OLS-22 | CAGUAS PUBLIC LIBRARY (DR. PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS) | $17,899 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Training of community volunteers through the acquisition of special materials for documentary collections of the Specialized Library | LS-252494-OLS-22 | Fundación Luis Muñoz Marin | $19,998 | $0 | $0 |