Feleti barstow public library, the designated state library administrative agency for american samoa, will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the…

The Feleti Barstow Public Library in Pago Pago, American Samoa will use $117,040 in formula grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Key initiatives include maintaining, expanding, and promoting technological capacity and literacy programs at the library as well as the ongoing Polynesian Photo Archives joint initiative with the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office to digitally catalog and physically preserve historic images. Funds will also support professional development for the state library workforce. The Grants to States program aims to provide access to information and educational resources through libraries of all types for people of all ages.

Feleti barstow public library, the designated state library administrative agency for american samoa, will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the purposes and priorities of the library services and technology act (LSTA). In american samoa, specific goals address maintaining, expanding, and promoting: 1) technological capacity and services; 2) literacy programs; 3) the polynesian photo archives (PPA), an ongoing joint initiative between the state library and the american samoa historic preservation office to electronically catalog and physically preserve historic still and moving images; and 4) professional development of the state library workforce.