GPLS ARPA Relief Grants

ARPA RELIEF FOR GEORGIA PUBLIC LIBRARIES

COVID-19 continues to impact library services on a daily basis. Experts in technology, communications, and social change were surveyed on what life would be like by 2025 due to the pandemic with the prediction that people will develop an even greater reliance on digital tools that swiftly evolve (Source: Pew Research Center). Public libraries will be expected to keep up with this rapid evolution of digital tools and to provide more digital services to their patrons as a result.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 designated $200 million to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. A portion of that funding has been awarded to state library agencies for COVID-19 relief and must be used by September 30, 2022. Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) will dedicate part of this funding in three key areas: eBooks, technology projects, and digital inclusion efforts.

Please email ARPA@georgialibraries.org with any questions.

EBOOKS

Direct-to-vendor allocation to purchase eBooks for COVID-19 recovery. Some libraries may need to spend funding on eBooks via a subgrant contract with a reimbursement process.

Total Funding Awarded: $1,000,000.00

Awarded Libraries:

Athens Regional Library System
Augusta-Richmond County Library System
Azalea Regional Library System
Bartow County Library System
Bartram Trail Regional Library
Brooks County Public Library
Catoosa County Library System
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
Cherokee Regional Library
Chestatee Regional Library System
Clayton County Library System
Coastal Plain Regional Library
Cobb County Public Library System
Conyers-Rockdale Library System
Coweta County Public Library
DeKalb County Public Library
De Soto Trail Regional Library
Dougherty County Public Library
Elbert County Public Library
Flint River Regional Library System

Forsyth County Public Library
Fulton County Library System
Greater Clarks Hill Regional Libraries
Gwinnett County Public Libraries
Hall County Library System
Hart County Library System
Henry County Library System
Houston County Public Libraries
Jefferson County Library
Kinchafoonee Regional Library
Lake Blackshear Regional Library
Lee County Public Libraries
Live Oak Regional Library System
Marshes of Glynn Libraries
Middle Georgia Regional Library
Moultrie-Colquitt County Libraries
Mountain Regional Library System
Newton County Library System
Northeast Georgia Regional Library
Northwest Georgia Regional Library

Ocmulgee Regional Library System
Oconee Regional Library
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Okefenokee Regional Library System
Peach Public Libraries
Piedmont Regional Library System
Pine Mountain Regional Library
Roddenberry Memorial Library
Sara Hightower Regional Library
Satilla Regional Library
Screven-Jenkins Regional Library
Sequoyah Regional Library System
South Georgia Regional Library
Southwest Georgia Regional Library
Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
Thomas County Public Library
Three Rivers Regional Library System
Troup-Harris Regional Library
West Georgia Regional Library System
Worth County Library System

ARPA TECH

Technology projects that support COVID-19 relief and recovery, including hardware and software not traditionally funded under the Lib Tech Fund program and supplies/materials that support requested technology. Awards will be a subgrant contract with a reimbursement process.

Total Funding Awarded: $889,480.80

Awarded Libraries:

Athens Regional Library System
Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
Azalea Regional Library System
Bartow County Library System
Bartram Trail Regional Library System
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
Cherokee Regional Library System
Chestatee Regional Library System
Clayton County Library System
Coastal Plain Regional Library System
Cobb County Public Library
DeKalb County Public Library
De Soto Trail Regional Library System
Dougherty County Public Library
Elbert County Public Library
Flint River Regional Library System
Forsyth County Public Library
Fulton County Library System

Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library
Gwinnett County Public Library
Hall County Library System
Hart County Library System
Henry County Library System
Houston County Public Library System
Lake Blackshear Regional Library System
Lee County Library
Live Oak Public Libraries
Marshes of Glynn Libraries
Middle Georgia Regional Library
Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
Mountain Regional Library System
Newton County Library System
Northeast Georgia Regional Library System
Northwest Georgia Regional Library System
Ocmulgee Regional Library System

Oconee Regional Library
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Okefenokee Regional Library System
Peach Public Libraries
Piedmont Regional Library System
Roddenbery Memorial Library
Sara Hightower Regional Library System
Satilla Regional Library System
Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System
Sequoyah Regional Library System
South Georgia Regnal Library
Southwest Georgia Regional Library
Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
Thomas County Public Library System
Troup-Harris Regional Library
West Georgia Regional Library System
Worth County Library System

DIGITAL INCLUSION

Projects for library services that support COVID-19 relief and recovery with a focus on outreach and virtual learning/programming. Awards will be a subgrant contract with a reimbursement process.

Total Funding Awarded: $1,137,737.67

Awarded Libraries:

Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
Azalea Regional Library System
Bartow County Library System
Bartram Trail Regional Library
Cherokee Regional Library
Cherokee Regional Library
Coastal Plain Regional Library System
Elbert County Public Library
Flint River Regional Library System

Forsyth County Public Library
Fulton County Library System
Lake Blackshear Regional Library
Middle Georgia Regional Library
Northeast Georgia Regional Library System
Northwest Georgia Regional Library System
Oconee Regional Library
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Okefenokee Regional Library System

Okefenokee Regional Library System
Peach Public Libraries
Roddenbery Memorial Library
Sara Hightower Regional Library System
Southwest Georgia Regional Library
Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
West Georgia Regional Library System
Worth County Library System