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~o~ ST. G~ $~. ~OUD, M~$OTA TEL, 320-2Slo7282 - FAX SE~G ~S~ OF ~NI'O~. ~N, B~~, S~S, TODD · ~IG~ ~OUNT~S L~Y D~R Date: ~ebma~ 27, 1997 City Council Mem]~erlkin GILKL Hranch Libnu'Y Conununitics City Administrat~s/,~.ity Clerks in OP, KL Branuh Library Communities Ken PiIblic lnterfiet A~..es~ Computers From: Subject: At its ]'anuary meeting the et'cat River R¢$ionai Library (GR.RL) Board authorized the establishment of a matching grant program that would assist Sherbume ~d Wright County branch libraries in obtaining public auoess Intcrnet workstations, GRR.L h~s set aside su~cient fimds to provide a match of $1,400 for any city that provides $1,800 toward the Interact computer, related computer equipment and necessary furniture. GR.P,L budgeted enough fi]nds to provide up to tht'cc workstations in Buffalo, ]Elk B, iver and Monticello, two in St. Michael and one in the other She~'burno and Wrilght County branch library communities. The local match under this progr~n should be. made payable to Oreat Riv~' Regional Library. Since GB.RL contribution to this program includes state and f~eral funds, all intricated communities must notify GRRL of their intent to participate in the program before Scptomb~l 1, 1997 ired provide thc Icom match funding before November I 5, 1997. Fcr ¢onsis~enoy ne~;¢~i'y to ~upport equipment in many remote sit~s, GRR.L. will purchase all computer txtuipmcnt hi this project. Interact work.~tations for tho public have bccn very popular at thc St. Cloud Public Library and oth~ public libraries nationally. Th~ae t~l'uiinala have been of great asaistance to both staffand use. r.~ in meeting information nee. da tl, ough ac.g~s$ to the wide v~,riety of resources on the World Wide Web. OKRL also icl;curly signed a contract with Information Access Company tbr access to fidl text periodical databax~ tlu'oul0~ thc Internot. Library users will find that the addition of an Interact terminal will si.Knifk~tly ~lum8e local inform~tlon resource~ ~t branch libraries, partioular;y to information contained in a large variety of popular periodicals. The local matullil~g funds could come from city support, Friends groups, n cash re,rye held by the libr~¥, private donation or fund-raising. The $3,200 per work station will be sufficient tO buy an Internet computer workstation, primer, n~r, essary soi~ware and supplies far nne year, cables, a omputer desk and a ~hair. The furniture that GP, RL would provide as its part ofth{~ match would bc a standard computer table and wooden chair. Some librarian.~ in Wright and Sherbume Counties indi<atext that thoy may not need the thmiture planned within the program. In that case, die local match may be reduced from $1800 to $14o0. Other librarilms lndlcat~ that they may wish to order speoial furniture to match e×i~tin8 tables and chairs. In that ~s~, th~ uity should provide $1400 for the local match to GRILL along with an invoice copy showing that the fumishin$$ to handle the Interact operations hav~ be~.n ordered.