LSTA Grants is sponsored by State Library of North Carolina. Provides federal grants to support library services and technology in North Carolina.

LSTA Grant Information | Library of NC 2025-2026 LSTA Grant Awardees Announced The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants include 41 awards for local library projects. Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants are federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that are awarded by the Library of NC to eligible North Carolina libraries.

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The 2025-2026 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants include 41 awards for local library projects that advance services and promote excellence through community engagement, expanding access, and responsive organizations in North Carolina's libraries. LSTA Awards by County for 2025-2026 View library institutions that were awarded LSTA funds by county. Awards with Statewide impact are not shown on the map.

Library institutions that serve multiple counties will be listed in all service areas. Awarded grants includes grants to partner organizations for statewide services and grants to support local community projects. Library Name Amount Awarded Appalachian Regional Library $ 37,500.

00 Appalachian Regional Library $ 44,492. 00 Braswell Memorial Public Library $ 13,500. 00 Catawba County $ 37,993.

00 Chapel Hill Public Library $ 86,000. 00 Chatham County Public Libraries $ 30,303. 00 Craven-Pamlico Regional Library $ 99,485.

00 Craven-Pamlico Regional Library $ 25,898. 00 Cumberland County Public Library $ 50,260. 00 Cumberland County Public Library $ 29,500.

00 East Albemarle Regional Library $ 10,000. 00 East Carolina University; J. Y.

Joyner Library $ 18,625. 00 East Carolina University; J. Y.

Joyner Library $ 49,463. 00 Edgecombe County Memorial Library $ 13,188. 00 Edgecombe County Memorial Library $ 9,108.

00 Franklin County Library $ 45,000. 00 George H. and Laura E.

Brown Library $ 6,630. 00 Harnett County Public Library $ 100,000. 00 Harnett County Public Library $ 100,000.

00 Haywood County Public Library $ 26,514. 00 Hickory Public Library $ 24,120. 00 High Point Public Library $ 10,000.

00 Iredell County $ 15,525. 00 Lee County Library $ 89,294. 00 Mauney Memorial Library $ 19,068.

00 Mitchell Community College $ 50,000. 00 Neuse Regional Library $ 44,595. 00 North Carolina Public Library Directors Association $ 13,000.

00 North Carolina State Agricultural & Technical University $ 115,557. 00 North Carolina State University $ 38,858. 00 North Carolina State University $ 149,999.

00 Pender County Library $ 10,000. 00 Polk County Public Libraries $ 22,950. 00 Randolph County Public Libraries $ 32,250.

00 Rowan Public Library $ 48,438. 00 Sandhill Regional Library $ 16,500. 00 Stanly Community College $ 20,612.

00 UNC Charlotte $ 29,843. 00 UNC Greensboro $ 115,239. 00 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill $ 839,167.

00 Yancey County Library $ 1,000. 00 Statewide Programs are those with broad, statewide impact and are developed by the Library of NC in response to emerging or broad-based needs that are consistent with the LSTA plan and priorities. 21st Century Libraries will provide access to the LibGuides platform for the Library of NC, 58 community college libraries, and 84 public library systems across the state.

This platform allows library staff to easily create online content for users in a hosted environment. Additionally 84 public library systems across the state have access to the Northstar Digital Literacy training.

#EverythingNC project will increase the resources available via the Government & Heritage Library (GHL), grow public and state employee awareness of GHL resources, improve access to GHL’s online resources, facilitate K-12 primary source/historical resource use, and ensure preservation of digital materials.

New items will be digitized for the NC Digital Collections; articles will be created and improved in both English and Spanish for NCpedia and ANCHOR (A NC History Online Resource). Translation of popular NCpedia collections into Spanish will support Spanish-speaking North Carolinians. New NCpedia resources for students and educators will be developed to support DNCR's Learning Happens Here initiative.

Continued use of LibSafe will preserve government publications for the future. Continuing Education will support and provide professional development opportunities for library staff in order to improve services and access to resources in libraries throughout North Carolina.

The Continuing Education program provides access to in-person and virtual learning opportunities and online resources that enhance library services and promote excellence and innovation. Data and Evaluation Support Libraries will receive access to training and tools that support data-driven decision making for all aspects of library services.

Continued access to LibPAS supports the collection, analysis and usage of annual report and Public Libraries Survey (PLS) data. The input and output data collected through the annual report will be enhanced by access to the Public Library Association's Benchmark tool for up to 24 libraries which includes topical survey data that is more qualitative in nature relating to services, technology, staff and facilities.

Expanding Capabilities provides continuing education and professional development/training for Library of NC staff. Professional development helps to strengthen the Library of NC’s capability to better serve and engage with libraries and the public across North Carolina. Staff at all levels need to grow their skills to ensure the Library of NC remains a central hub in enriching the lives of North Carolinians.

Captioning Services for Patrons ensure accessibility for the Library of NC programs and continuing education offerings by providing closed captions or sign language interpretation. These services enable individuals who have disabilities to access media content and promote equal participation for our audience.

NC Cardinal provides North Carolina residents with greater access to North Carolina resources by providing the tools, framework and expertise necessary to administer a common, online catalog, share catalog items among member libraries and expand opportunities for optimization of cost efficiencies and collaborative collection development.

NC Cardinal seeks to improve resource sharing throughout the NC Cardinal consortium by conducting a consortium-wide assessment of resource sharing activities, focusing on the mechanisms and procedures used for resource sharing, analysis of the return on investment that a shared integrated library system and shared materials offer to Cardinal member libraries, and any possibilities for shared collection development.

New Director Orientation project will provide an orientation for North Carolina Public Library Directors who are new to their positions to share information on the services of the Library of NC, Library Development, Accessible Books and Library Services, Government Heritage Library, and other North Carolina partner agencies; and to provide opportunities of learning with other new directors.

Scholarships will fund the attendance of public, academic, community college, and special library staff to local, state, and national conferences of their choice as it relates to their positions within libraries.

On a quarterly basis, Library of NC staff will review the applications submitted to ensure that applications illustrate the relevance of the conference and how attendance ties to the Library of NC's LSTA Program 5-Year Plan priorities. Youth Services project will provide professional development opportunities centered around services for youth and families which will result in improved programs and resources in North Carolina libraries.

This year's opportunities will be for all youth age groups as well as provide for some opportunities to promote intergenerational programs. LSTA Program Administration funds the majority of LSTA administrative costs incurred by the Library of NC.

The aim of this program is to increase access to funding for continuing education opportunities that will bolster professional growth for library staff and lead to positive impacts on library communities statewide. Library Award Amount Alamance County Public Library $2,500. 00 Alexander County Library $3,000.

00 Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library $1,500. 00 Cape Fear Community College $2,157. 00 Cape Fear Community College $2,079.

00 Carteret County Public Libraries $299. 00 Catawba College $2,500. 00 Catawba College $2,250.

00 Catawba County Library $2,496. 00 Catawba County Library $2,009. 00 Catawba County Library $1,500.

00 Chatham County Public Libraries $1,865. 00 Chatham County Public Libraries $2,460. 00 Cleveland Community College $2,500.

00 Cleveland County Library System $3,000. 00 Craven Community College $2,354. 00 Davidson County Public Library $3,000.

00 Davie County Public Library $3,000. 00 Duplin County Library $1,500. 00 Durham County Library $2,493.

00 Fontana Regional Library $488. 00 Forsyth County Public Library $2,408. 00 Forsyth Technical Community College $2,500.

00 Franklin County Library $1,500. 00 Gibsonville Public Library $478. 00 Greensboro Public Library $1,734.

00 Halifax Community College $1,500. 00 Haywood County Public Library $665. 00 Iredell County Public Library $1,704.

00 Lincoln County Public Library $1,500. 00 Madison County Public Libraries $3,000. 00 Neuse Regional Libraries $4,528.

00 Neuse Regional Libraries $3,000. 00 Neuse Regional Libraries $1,838. 00 New Hanover Public Library $2,500.

00 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University $1,732. 00 Orange County Public Library $1,802. 00 Polk County Public Libraries $2,500.

00 Polk County Public Libraries $1,500. 00 Randolph County Public Libraries $1,400. 00 Randolph County Public Libraries $2,400.

00 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College $2,174. 00 Rutherford County Public Library $1,500. 00 Sandhill Regional Library System $2,500.

00 Southern Pines Public Library $1,500. 00 Southwestern Community College $1,500. 00 University of North Carolina Greensboro $2,500.

00 University of North Carolina Wilmington $2,175. 00 University of North Carolina Wilmington $1,920. 00 Warren County Memorial Library $1,500.

00 Wayne County Public Library $4,183. 00 LSTA grant awards are made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the Library of North Carolina, a division of the N. C.

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-259195-OLS-25). LSTA grants are awarded in response to specific needs of North Carolina's public and academic libraries. These federal funds are investments that help libraries deliver relevant and up-to-date services to their communities.