A Catalyst for Change:
LSTA Grants to States Program
Activities and the Transformation
of Library Services to the Public
June 2009
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Printed June 2009 in the United States of America
Credits
Produced by the IMLS Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and Communications,
under the direction of Mamie Bittner, Deputy Director,
with Mary L. Chute, Deputy Director for Libraries.
Project Team:
Carlos Manjarrez, Associate Deputy Director for Research and Statistics
Laurie C. Brooks, Associate Deputy Director for State Library Programs
Lesley Langa, Research Specialist
Kim Miller, Management Analyst
Ellen Arnold, Visual Information Specialist
Terri Brown, Senior Program Officer, State Library Program
Robin Cabot, Senior Program Officer, State Library Program
Michele Farrell, Senior Program Officer, State Library Program
James Lonergan, Senior Program Officer, State Library Program
Cover Photos:
Left: “Info Pro” Marie Bleus-Francois welcomes patrons to the Champaign Public Library
(see page 19) during a Business Know-How event, 2007. Image by Elizabeth Otto.
Right: As part of California’s Infopeople Project (see page 43), a staff member from the
Humboldt County Library teaches a member of the public to use a Kindle. Photo by Josh
Jackson, Eureka Times Standard.
Citation
Manjarrez, C., L. Langa, K. Miller. (2009). A Catalyst for Change: LSTA Grants to States Program
Activities and the Transformation of Library Services to the Public. (IMLS-2009-RES-01). Institute
of Museum and Library Services. Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Not available at the time of printing.
DEAR COLLEAgUE
It is a pleasure to present A Catalyst for Change: LSTA Grants to States Program
Activities and the Transformation of Library Services to the Publi