Cataloging Donated Books

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Genealogical Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Details

To provide better organization of the library collections, allowing for greater public access to the community?s historic resources.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$660
Direct expenses
$10,660
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.26
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Measurable Outcome(s)

Short Term:
The newly hired library manager has benefited from the assistance of the part time person hired to focus on cataloging the donated books. A working method and routine has been established and the library manager can focus on other job duties. The manager spends minimal time supervising the newly hired cataloger.
Intermediate Term
A great number of the boxes and material have been processed and put on the library shelves. Many of the unwanted materials have been adopted by patrons of the Minnesota Genealogy Center.
Long Term
The books added have increased the scope of the MGS collection and its value to patrons. Researchers everywhere can locate these new sources via the MGS online catalog and World Cat. We are not a lending library and those wishing to access our resources must travel to the Minnesota Genealogy Center, which gives us a destination status for researchers. There is a high expectation that this will increase visits to our Center and increase membership and support. The bar-coding of books is making it easier for volunteers to efficiently track each item use before re-shelving and periodic inventory of the collection.

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Jay Fonkert, Shirleen Hoffman, Kristie Strum, Melva Cain, Cathy Naborowski, Sue Rohland, Joel Watne, Denise Breault, Elizabeth Gomoll, Robert Johnson, Curtis Loschy, David Suddarth
Project Manager
First Name
Cathy
Last Name
Naborowski
Organization Name
Minnesota Genealogical Society
Street Address
1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100
City
Mendota Heights, MN
State
MN
Zip Code
55120-1367
Phone
(763) 442-0497
Email
cathynaborowski@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000