Format for LSTA Final Narrative Report

Overall Project Information

Project Title: Click here to enter text.Grantee: Click here to enter text.Project Director: Click here to enter text.Phone: Click here to enter text.Email: Click here to enter text.

Primary Project Intent

Select one primary project intent from dropdown menu below.

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Abstract: Tell us what you did, for whom and for what expected benefit. Click here to enter text.

Project Outcomes: What were the outcomes or findings of the project?Click here to enter text.

How did you determine the outcomes? (Check all that apply)☐Survey☐ Review of administrative data☐ Interview/Focus group☐ Observation☐ Other Why are these findings important? Click here to enter text.

Explain any lessons learned from these findings. Click here to enter text.

Sustainability:Do you anticipate continuing this project after the current reporting period ends? Explain why or why not. Click here to enter text.

If you are planning to continue the project, do you anticipate any change in level of effort or scope? Explain why or why not. Click here to enter text.

Did your project include any of the following?Advertising, Public Relations, and/or Promotional MaterialsIf yes, please explain. Click here to enter text.

Fundraising and/or Proposal WritingIf yes, please explain. Click here to enter text.

Lobbying and/or AdvocacyIf yes, please explain. Click here to enter text.

Food and/or Entertainment If yes, please explain. Click here to enter text.

Construction and/or RenovationIf yes, please explain. Click here to enter text.

Indirect Costs (Overhead)If yes, please explain. Click here to enter text.

Activity Level ReportingActivities are action(s) through which the intent or objectives of a project are accomplished. Any action must account for at least 10% of the total amount of resources committed to the Project.

Each project must have a minimum of one activity. Consult the table below to determine your Project’s activity(-ies). Then select the appropriate mode for each activity. Finally, complete a questionnaire for each activity/ mode of your Project. A Project may have multiple activities in one Activity Type or a Project may have activities in two or more Activity Types.

Activity Type DefinitionInstruction Involves an interaction for knowledge or skill transfer.Content Involves the acquisition, development, or transfer of information.

Planning/Evaluation Involves design, development, or assessment of operations, services, or resources.

Procurement Involves purchasing facilities, equipment/supplies, hardware/software, or other materials (not content) that support general library infrastructure.

Once you have determined your Project’s activity(-ies), determine each activity’s mode.

Activity Type

Mode Definition

Instruction

Program Formal interaction and active user engagement (e.g., a class on computer skills).

Presentation Formal interaction and passive user engagement (e.g., an author’s talk).

Consultation Informal interaction with an individual or group of individuals (library staff or other professional) who provide expert advice or reference services to individuals, units, or organizations.

Content

Acquisition Selecting, ordering, and receiving materials for library or archival collections by purchase, exchange, or gift, which may include budgeting and negotiating with outside agencies (i.e. publishers, vendors) to obtain resources. May also include procuring software or hardware for the purposes of storing and/or retrieving information or enabling the act of experiencing, manipulating, or otherwise interacting with an information resource.

Creation Design or production of an information tool or resource (e.g., digital objects, curricula, manuals). Includes digitization or the process of converting data to digital format for processing by a computer.

Description Apply standardized descriptive information and/or apply such information in a standardized format to items or groups of items in a collection for purposes of intellectual control, organization, and retrieval.

Lending Provision of a library’s resources and collections through the circulation of materials (general circulation, reserves). May also refer to the physical or electronic delivery of documents from a library collection to the residence or place of business of a library user, upon request.

Preservation Effort that extends the life or use life of a living or non-living collection, the individual items or entities included in a collection, or a structure, building, or site by reducing the likelihood or speed of deterioration.

Planning & Evaluation

Retrospective

Research effort that involves historical assessments of the condition of a project, program, service, operation, resource and/or user group.

Prospective Research effort that projects or forecasts a future condition of a project, program, service, operation, resource, and/or user group.

Procurement Acquiring or leasing facilities; purchasing equipment/supplies, hardware/software, or other materials (not content) that support general library infrastructure.

Once you have determined each Activity’s mode(s), find the associated questionnaire for that Activity Type and mode combination. You will need to complete a separate questionnaire for each Activity Type/mode combination.

Note: An activity is Procurement only when you have acquired services and resources to support an Intent under “Institutional Capacity”, i.e. Enhance library’s workforce, Improve library’s physical and technological infrastructure, Improve library’s operations.

There are 11 questionnaires:

Instruction1. Program2. Presentation/Performance3. Consultation/Reference

Content4. Acquisition5. Creation6. Preservation7. Description8. Lending

Planning/Evaluation9. Prospective10. Retrospective11. Procurement

1. Instruction - ProgramProvide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

How did you deliver this activity? ☐ In-person☐ Virtual☐ Combined in-person and virtual

ProgramNumber of times program administeredNumber of sessions in programAverage session length (minutes)Average number in attendance per session

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations where the Program

took placePublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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2. Instruction - Presentation

Provide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

How did you deliver this activity? ☐ In-person☐ Virtual☐ Combined in-person and virtual

Presentation/PerformanceNumber of presentations/performances administeredAverage presentation/ performance length (minutes)Average number in attendance per session

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations where the Presentation/Performance

took placePublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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3. Instruction - Consultation/Reference

Provide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

How did you deliver this activity? ☐ In-person☐ Virtual☐ Combined in-person and virtual

Consultation/ReferenceTotal number of consultation/reference transactionsAverage number of consultation/reference transactions per month

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that

provided reference services or received consultation servicesPublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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4. Content – Acquisition

Provide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text. What type of content did you acquire? ☐ Physical☐ Digital☐ Combined Physical and Digital

Content AcquisitionNumber of hardware acquiredNumber of software acquiredNumber of licensed databases acquiredNumber of print materials (books & government documents) acquiredNumber of electronic materials acquiredNumber of audio/visual units (audio discs, talking books, other recordings) acquired

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that delivered or made use of the contentPublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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5. Content - CreationProvide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

What type of content did you create? ☐ Physical☐ Digital☐ Combined Physical and Digital

Content CreationNumber of items digitizedNumber of items digitized and available to the publicNumber of physical itemsNumber of open-source applications/software/systemsNumber of proprietary applications/software/systemsNumber of learning resources (e.g. toolkits, guides)Number of plans/frameworks

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District

☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that created or made use of the contentPublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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6. Content – Preservation

Provide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

What type of content did you preserve? ☐ Physical☐ Digital☐ Combined Physical and Digital

Content PreservationNumber of items conserved, relocated to protective storage, rehoused, or for which other preservation-appropriate physical action was takenNumber of items reformatted, migrated, or for which other digital preservation-appropriate actions was takenNumber of preservation plans/frameworks produced/updated (e.g. preservation readiness plans, data management plans)

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that preserved or conserved contentPublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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7. Content - DescriptionProvide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

What type of content did you describe? ☐ Physical☐ Digital☐ Combined Physical and Digital

Content DescriptionNumber of items made discoverable to the publicNumber of collections made discoverable to the publicNumber of metadata plans/frameworks produced/updated

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that preserved or conserved contentPublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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8. Content - Lending

Provide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

What type of content did you lend? ☐ Physical☐ Digital☐ Combined Physical and Digital

Content LendingTotal number of items circulatedAverage number of items circulated per monthTotal number of ILL transactionsAverage number of ILL transactions per month

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that delivered or provided contentPublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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9. Planning/Evaluation - ProspectiveProvide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

Tell us whether the plan and/or evaluation was in-house or third party, and the number created.

☐In-house☐Third party

Planning and EvaluationNumber of evaluations and/or plans fundedNumber of funded evaluations and/or plans completed

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that carried out planning activit(ies)PublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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10. Planning/Evaluation - Retrospective

Provide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

Tell us whether the plan and/or evaluation was in-house or third party, and the number created.

☐In-house☐Third party

Planning and EvaluationNumber of evaluations and/or plans fundedNumber of funded evaluations and/or plans completed

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that carried out evaluation(s)PublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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11. ProcurementProvide a brief “title” for the activity and provide a description of the activity. Include the names of any partners if applicable. Click here to enter text.

ProcurementNumber of equipment acquiredNumber of acquired equipment usedNumber of hardware items acquiredNumber of acquired hardware items usedNumber of software items acquiredNumber of acquired software items usedNumber of materials/supplies acquiredNumber of acquired materials/supplies used

Beneficiaries. Select all that apply.

☐ All ages ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native

☐ Urban ☐ Suburban ☐ Rural

☐ 0-5 years ☐ Asian ☐ Intergenerational groups (excluding families)

☐ 6-12 years

☐ Black or African American ☐ Families

☐13-17 years

☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐ Immigrants/refugees

☐18-25 years

☐ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

☐ Low income

☐ 26-49 years

☐ Unemployed

☐ 50-59 years

☐ People with disabilities

☐ 60-69 years

☐ Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees

☐ 70+ years

☐ People with limited functional literacy or informational skills

Partners in the project (select all that apply):

☐ Federal Government☐ State Government☐ Local Government (excluding school districts)☐ School District☐ Non-profit☐ Private Sector☐ Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization

Number of libraries/organizations that received and made use of the procured items.PublicAcademicSpecialSchoolOtherState Library

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