Emery High library receives grant

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This year 18 Utah libraries will be able to expand their services thanks to over $440,000 in grants allocated through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency which supports Utah libraries through the Library Services and Technology Act, and administers grant dollars through the Utah State Library Division.
To further support these efforts to maximize the reach and scope of Library Services and Technology Act grant funding, the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts has elected to implement digitization projects for the Merrill-Cazier Library at Utah State University and the Dixie State University Library.
“These two digitization projects are a significant step in preserving Utah’s history through USU’s ‘Voices of the West’ oral descriptions and Dixie State University’s ‘Yearbook Photographic Negative Digitization Project’,” said Julie Fisher, executive director of the Department of Heritage and Arts. “This represents a new chapter for DHA’s role in preserving other formats beyond newspapers. We look forward to working with these two academic libraries.”
To date, the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts has digitized more than 400,000 pages of Utah newspapers from the collection of the Utah State Historical Society. The new digitization projects will add to a growing array of online resources available free to the public.
“LSTA funds are intended to help libraries develop their central roles as community builders and used to promote improvements in services to all types of libraries,” said State Librarian Donna Jones Morris. “This latest round of grants is to be divided among school, public and academic libraries to help support a wide array of programs from literacy to providing broad access to databases.”
Morris said applications submitted were reviewed by committees of librarians from across the state, who had the tough task of prioritizing the grants, making recommendations, and final decisions. Morris added their efforts are appreciated
Collection Grantees
Emery High School
Electronic Library Enhancing Achievement Project in the amount of $25,000.