Fayetteville Public Library Foundation

"A RICHER WORLD": AN NEH CHALLENGE GRANT PROPOSAL FOR FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO ESTABLISH A HUMANITIES ENDOWMENT FOR HUM

GROWING FAYETTEVILLE: CATALYZING RESILIENT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND INNOVATIVE URBAN AGRICULTURAL PARTNERSHIP PLANNING PROJECT.

THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL PURCHASE BIBLIOTHECA AND ENVISIONWARE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE SELF-SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND ALLOW FOR UNSTAFFED LIBRARY HOURS. TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES MOBILE AND HANDS-FREE CHECKOUT OPTIONS, SELF-CHECK KIOSKS, MOBILE PRINTING OPTIONS, HOLD LOCKERS, AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFTWARE TO REGULATE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY AT ONCE AND ENABLE BUILDING ACCESS AFTER-HOURS. OVERNIGHT SHIFT WORKERS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY CAN ACCESS LIBRARY MATERIALS 24 HOURS A DAY. PARENTS AND STUDENTS ADAPTING TO ONLINE OR HOMESCHOOLED LEARNING WILL HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION. THE COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT FROM THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INCREASED LIBRARY HOURS AND LOW-CONTACT SERVICES THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT SOME OF THE MORE ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED AND HIGH-RISK MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE TRUE LIT FESTIVAL.