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Newberg Public Library secures LSTA funding, $3,000 mini-grant and advances digitization plans
Summary
Director Corey Burkel told the board the library will benefit from the LSTA federal grant program (July 2026–July 2027), received a $3,000 mini-LSTA grant for graphic novels, and is expanding a digitization partnership with the University of Oregon and a memorandum to make Newberg historical graphics available to patrons.
The Newberg Public Library reported multiple funding and collection developments at its recent board meeting, including an LSTA federal grant allocation, a $3,000 mini-grant to restore damaged graphic novels, and progress on a local digitization project with the University of Oregon.
Library Director Corey Burkel told the board that the LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) federal grant cycle is secured for July 2026–July 2027 and explained that LSTA funding supports statewide resources such as Gale databases and contributes substantially to ebook and eaudiobook services (the ODLC layer that funds…
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