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Minnesota LSTA FFY2012—Goal 1A-1C Competitive Grant Application: Follow the exact form, contents, and <br />pagination provided by State Library Services. <br />Applicant: Anoka County Library . <br />16. Project Continuation <br />Throughout the planning for Anoka County Library on the Go, ACL is emphasizing sustainability and continuance <br />of service. Examples of•ACL's efforts to carry Anoka County Library on the Go past LSTA FFY2012 include: <br />• Strategic site locations. ACL has carefully reviewed and identified service sites. Those selected were <br />chosen based upon their ability to overcome barriers to service and their relation to preexisting community <br />resources that will support and monitor service use. They are high traffic areas, currently underserved but <br />offering significant community investment that will support the services well beyond the pilot. <br />• Shrewd technology investment. Currently conducting purchase research, ACL is emphasizing viability of <br />technologies and their support systems. Information regarding parts, labor, warranty, continued coverage, <br />customer support and business capacity are all being considered. Vendors offering affordable extended <br />warranties and service agreements are being given priority. First-hand testimony from libraries already <br />employing the technology is being actively sought to inform purchase. <br />• Strategic partnership building. Partnerships, both old and new, will determine both the success of this <br />project and that of future undertakings. Understanding that collaboration and resource sharing is at the very <br />heart of continuing to serve the Anoka County community to the utmost, partnerships are being given <br />optimal attention and care throughout the process. <br />An overarching theme of this work is that of an institution working toward self-sustainability, as well. While <br />trying to overcome barriers experienced by Anoka County residents, ACL is working towards sustainability of its <br />services, as well as sustainability of the community it serves. Chiefly, while working to close the digital divide <br />experienced by many of its residents, ACL is simultaneously establishing itself as a technologically adept institution, <br />capable of changing with its community, and with the times. <br />17. Attachments: See Directions <br />• Attachment 1 Letters of Intent, provided by proposed service partners <br />• Andover YMCA <br />• City of Ramsey <br />• City of Andover <br />• Youth First <br />• Attachment 2 — Timeline <br />• Attachment 3 — Survey for Electronic Distribution (Adult) <br />A-7 <br />