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County library seeks permission to apply for $100,000 LSTA grant to buy bookmobile
Summary
Harnett County Public Library requested permission to apply for a $100,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) project grant to purchase a mobile outreach vehicle (bookmobile); project total cost stated as $174,965 with the county funding match from capital reserves.
Harnett County Public Library asked the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11 for permission to apply for a $100,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) project grant to purchase a mobile outreach vehicle for countywide service.
Library staff said the mobile vehicle would function as a bookmobile and outreach vehicle to reach residents who live more than 10 miles from a public library branch. The library said the vehicle would support early-literacy initiatives, STEAM programs, summer reading, digital-literacy courses and wireless/mobile app access, and that local partnerships and data analysis would target underserved areas including Western Harnett and more geographically isolated neighborhoods.
The presenter said the grant requires a 64% match and gave a total project figure of $174,965; staff said the county’s capital reserve fund would satisfy the required match. The board had no questions that blocked adding the request to the consent agenda; staff said formal consent authorization would be handled on the consent agenda.
The transcript does not include a detailed budget breakdown beyond the total project figure and the presenter did not provide an itemized match schedule during the Feb. 11 briefing.
