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G2S Project Code: 2021-MN-90282
State: Minnesota
Fiscal Year: 2021
Grantee
State Library Services - Minnesota Department of Education

Project Director
Director Name: Tami Lee
Director Phone: 651-582-8311
Director Email: tamara.lee@state.mn.us
General Information
Title: ARPA: Tribal College Libraries
State Project Code:
Start Date: 10/01/2020
End Date: 09/30/2022
Abstract: Funds were distributed to three Minnesota Tribal College Libraries to use for access to physical and digital collections, presentations, equipment, and online subscriptions with the goals to increase access to collections and highlight work done by Minnesota tribal communities and community members.
State Goal: Library services and policies promote barrier-free access
Budget Information
LSTA
MATCH-State
MATCH-Other
Total
$42,698.97
$0.00
$0.00
$42,698.97
Intent(s)
Improve users’ ability to obtain and/or use information resources.
Education
Curriculum support
Activities
Activity Details
Title: Expanding Print and Digital Collections
Narrative: Tribal College Libraries invested in both physical (print books), digital (electronic and audio books)  and online subscriptions (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LibGuides) to increase access to materials and support community and student research needs.
Intent: Improve users’ ability to obtain and/or use information resources.

Activity: Content
Mode: Acquisition
Format: Combined physical & digital


Quantity
Number of hardware acquired: 0
Number of software acquired: 0
Number of licensed databases acquired: 3
Number of print materials (books & government documents) acquired: 216
Number of electronic materials acquired: 127
Number of audio/visual units (audio discs, talking books, other recordings) acquired: 0


Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No


Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No


Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: Targeted
Geographic community of the targeted group: Rural
For what age groups: All Ages
For what economic types: Economic Not Applicable
For what ethnicity types: Indian
Is the activity directed at families: No
Is the activity directed at intergenerational groups: No
Is the activity directed at immigrants/refugees: No
Is the activity directed at those with disabilities: No
Limited functional literacy or informational skills: No
Is the activity category not already captured: No


Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Address: 2101 14th St
City: Cloquet
State: MN
Zip: 55720
Name: Leech Lake Tribal College
Address: 6945 Littlewolf Road NW
City: Cass Lake
State: MN
Zip: 56633
Name: Red Lake Nation College
Address: 15480 Migizi Dr
City: Red Lake
State: MN
Zip: 56671
Activity Details
Title: Purchasing Laptops/Charging Tables/Acrylic Guards
Narrative: Red Lake Nation College purchased laptops and their perpetual licenses, charging tables and acrylic guards to assist students and their community members who have limited resources to keep with their academic needs, tribal news and policy needs while maintaining safe social distancing.

Intent: Improve users’ ability to obtain and/or use information resources.

Activity: Content
Mode: Acquisition
Format: Physical


Quantity
Number of hardware acquired: 7
Number of software acquired: 7
Number of licensed databases acquired: 0
Number of print materials (books & government documents) acquired: 0
Number of electronic materials acquired: 0
Number of audio/visual units (audio discs, talking books, other recordings) acquired: 0


Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No


Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No


Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: Targeted
Geographic community of the targeted group: Rural
For what age groups: All Ages
For what economic types: Economic Not Applicable
For what ethnicity types: Indian
Is the activity directed at families: No
Is the activity directed at intergenerational groups: No
Is the activity directed at immigrants/refugees: No
Is the activity directed at those with disabilities: No
Limited functional literacy or informational skills: No
Is the activity category not already captured: No


Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Red Lake Nation College
Address: 15480 Migizi Dr
City: Red Lake
State: MN
Zip: 56671
Activity Details
Title: Tribal Community Member Presentations
Narrative: Fond du Lac and Leech Lake Tribal Colleges hosted cultural events that shared information about the work of tribal community members and activities that were student focused

Intent: Improve users’ ability to obtain and/or use information resources.

Activity: Instruction
Mode: Presentation/performance
Format: In-person


Quantity
Presentation/performance length (minutes): 2
Number of presentations/performances administered: 6
Average number in attendance per session: 40


Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No


Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No


Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: Targeted
Geographic community of the targeted group: Rural
For what age groups: All Ages
For what economic types: Economic Not Applicable
For what ethnicity types: Indian
Is the activity directed at families: No
Is the activity directed at intergenerational groups: No
Is the activity directed at immigrants/refugees: No
Is the activity directed at those with disabilities: No
Limited functional literacy or informational skills: No
Is the activity category not already captured: No


Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Address: 2101 14th St
City: Cloquet
State: MN
Zip: 55720
Name: Leech Lake Tribal College
Address: 6945 Littlewolf Road NW
City: Cass Lake
State: MN
Zip: 56633
Project Outcomes
Project Outcomes
List any important outcomes or findings not previously reported:
All the tribal colleges indicated that without this grant, they would not have been able to obtain additional books, laptops and other resources that support the needs of their communities, especially in the area of electronic resources that expanded access to online resources that were limited by the in-person restrictions brought on COVID 19.
Please briefly describe the importance of these outcomes and findings for future program planning:
Online resources help meet the changing needs of students and provide access that were previously limited by paywalls or available in text only formats.
Explain one or two of the most significant lessons learned for others wanting to adopt any facets of this project:

Do you anticipate continuing this project after the current reporting period ends:
No
Do you anticipate any change in level of effort in managing this project:
No
Explain:

Do you anticipate changing the types of activities and objectives addressed by the project:
No
Explain:

Was an evaluation conducted for this project:
No
Was a final written evaluation report produced:
No
Can the final written evaluation report be shared publicly on the IMLS website:
No
Was the evaluation conducted by project staff (either SLAA or local library) or by a third-party evaluator:
Third-Party
What data collection tools were used for any report outcomes and outputs:
Did you collect any media for the data:
What types of methods were used to analyze collected data:
Other:
How were participants (or items) selected:
What type of research design did you use to compare the value for any reported output or outcome:
Exemplary: No
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