610 Quincy St. Rapid City, SD 57701 605-394-6139 www.rapidcitylibrary.org

Date: November 17, 2005

To: Greta Chapman

From: Terri Davis

Re: IMLS proposal update

At the November 16^th Library Board meeting, the Board requested clarification of some items related to the IMLS grant proposal. Specifically, they asked for the impact on our staff with the project, and who the partners are.

As outlined in the grant proposal, you as Library Director will oversee administration of the grant. Reference staff would conduct initial research of the literature and identify Information Literacy standards. A Curriculum Specialist / Trainer would be a contracted position, paid for from the grant funds; this individual would develop the curriculum based on the research, testing, and participants’ input, and would train staff in the various partner libraries.

The library will provide an in-kind contribution of the salaries for those involved in the literature review process.

The 18 partner libraries are outlined below. In addition to these libraries, other Rapid City organizations have agreed to serve as test audiences to research and develop the curriculum.

Black Hills area libraries:

• Rapid City Public Library
• Belle Fourche Public Library
• Hill City Public Library
• Grace Balloch Memorial Library, Spearfish

South Dakota libraries:

• Rawlins Municipal Library, Pierre
• Oglala Lakota College
• Vermillion Public Library
• Alexander Mitchell Public Library, Aberdeen
• Huron Public Library
• Brookings Public Library
• Siouxland Public Libraries, Sioux Falls
• Watertown Public Library
• Yankton Public Library

Other states:

• Campbell Co. Public Library, Gillette, WY
• Niobrara Co. Public Library, Lusk, WY
• Billings Public Library, MT
• Bismarck Public Library, ND
• Sioux City Public Library, IA

Additional Partners

• National American University
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Western Dakota Technical Institute
• Youth and Family Services
• Women Against Violence, Inc.
• Canyon Lake Senior Center