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Library seeks ARPA funds for mobile service, Lexington Park improvements; discusses digital-content law and RFID rollout
Summary
Library staff described ARPA grant requests for a mobile library and facility improvements, an RFID tagging rollout with regional partners and developments in state ebook law and negotiations with publishers and app providers.
Library staff told trustees in June that they have submitted four ARPA grant requests that together aim to expand mobile and on-site services, improve safety at Lexington Park and add a covered outdoor programming shelter at Charlotte Hall.
Michael Dunn, who presented the report on grants and digital services, said the library requested roughly $370,000 for a mobile library including one full-time equivalent and infrastructure to keep the vehicle powered at its storage site. The library also sought about $50,000–$60,000 to redo the Lexington Park parking lot and add a drive-through, and roughly $40,000 to install a 40-by-24 covered outdoor programming shelter at Charlotte Hall. Dunn said the county supports the projects and that the library expects grant decisions in early July; the ARPA spending window is one year but the state has precedent for granting…
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