FY 2009 Competitive Grant Application

Library Information

Name of Library:   

Address

Address:   

Address2:   

City:   

Zip Code:   

 

Library Director Information

Name:   

E-mail:   

Phone:   

Grant contact information (if different from Library Director):

Name:   

E-mail:   

Phone:   

1. Does your library participate in statewide interlibrary loan?
   
   Yes   No
   
   


2. Does your library charge clients or nonprofit libraries in Kansas:
   
   
   1. Interlibrary loan ( ILL ) service charges?
      
      Yes   No
      
      
   2. Fees to reimburse ILL postage, insurance or transportation expenses?
      
      Yes   No
      
      
   3. Fees for photocopied ILL documents of less than 10 pages in length?
      
      Yes   No
      
      
   4. Fees for faxed ILL documents of less than 10 pages in length?
      
      Yes   No
      
      
   5. If you answered yes to any of questions 2 a-d, please explain below:
      
      



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3. Subject or topic you wish to develop with grant funds:
   
   

4. Check the box next to the format(s) of items you want to buy with grant funds:

  Audio Cassettes
  Books
  CD-ROMs
  Compact Discs
  DVDs
  Microforms
  VHS Videos
  Virtual titles for "Audiobooks, Music & More"*

*NOTE: Purchase of virtual titles for the "Audiobooks, Music & More" is required, but the amount to be spent is decided by the applicant. Titles can be OverDrive audio books, music, ebooks, or videos.



5. How many titles do you now have in this subject area or topic?


6. How many titles on this subject area or topic do you intend to add with local funds?


7. How many titles on this subject area or topic do you intend to add with grant funds?


8. Total ILDP grant amount requested:
   
   $500   $1,000   $2,500   $5,000
   
9. Amount you will spend on virtual titles for "Audiobooks, Music & More":

$
10. What is your library's total acquisitions budget this fiscal year?

$
11. How many items did your library borrow from other libraries through interlibrary loan last year?


12. How many items did your library lend to other libraries through interlibrary loan last year?


13. Are you willing to make your library's entire circulating collection- including videos, audiotapes and DVDs-available through ILL?


Yes   No


14. If you are requesting funds for videos or DVDs, does your library have a written policy that forbids unauthorized duplication or public showings of library videos or DVDs?


Yes   No





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Proposal Narrative

We suggest composing your responses in another document and pasting them in the corresponding fields below.

15. Why are you requesting funds for materials in this subject area? What needs will this project address in your local community? How will it improve client service?






 

16. How will this project improve your library's ability to provide interlibrary loan service? Check the Kansas Library Catalog to determine if the materials you plan to buy are already available in your locale. Use ILL statistics and other measures to justify your request.




 

17. What arrangements have you made to enter materials purchased with ILDP funds into the Kansas Library Catalog? If you plan to contract with another library for KLC data entry, enclose a copy of your signed letter of agreement with your grant proposal.




 

18. What plans do you have for continuing this project after your ILDP grant expires? What dollar amount do you intend to spend for purchases in this subject area over the next twelve months?




 

19. What steps do you plan to take to publicize this project?




 

20. Detail how you computed the amount requested in question 8. Whenever possible, base cost figures on standard reference sources such as the Bowker Annual. You may include a list of up to five sample titles you propose to buy with grant funds.

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