The library was awarded this grant in the amount of $20,300.00. This grant project made it possible for the library to digitize 162 volumes of both Kewanee and Wethersfield high schools yearbooks dating from 1904-2008, making them accessible worldwide.
Kewanee Public Library District was awarded an LSTA FY09 Digital Imaging grant in the amount of $20,300.00. Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Thanks to this funding the library was able to digitize 162 volumes of both Kewanee and Wethersfield high schools entire collections of yearbooks dated from 1904 up to 2008. Due to grant restrictions each year after 2002 will be uploaded and added one at a time. The "PictureIt! Global Gallery" digital imaging grant has created worldwide access to a collection that was once available only to library visitors. The library is also entering this historical part of its community's heritage into the Illinois Digital Archives (IDA).
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