[lstac] Exemplary projects

[Mary Rayme -MSLA-]

Hi Jeff--

Compared to you, I am Scrooge in giving out Exemplary!

I think I labelled one project as Exemplary a couple of years back. It was
our Early Literacy Family Engagement Calendar. We used templates from a
similar project in South Carolina (also funded by LSTA) and made it our own
with illustrations provided by a local artist. I considered it Exemplary
because it was shared between states and it was one LSTA-funded project
building on another. Since this project, we continue to re-print and have
also produced a Spanish-Language version.

In the previous fiscal year, I made a project Exemplary because the rural
library system partnered with the local detention center to revitalize the
library collection AND provide programming. This was the first grant
application we had for partnering with the local lock-up so we were pretty
stoked about that. The grantees went on to assess the program and give
presentations about it at the annual library association conference and
nationally at PLA.

We have well over a foot of ice and snow in Maryland, it's 19 degrees, and
I am dreaming of...Fort Lauderdale in April!

Cheers and warm wishes,

Mary



On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 11:01 AM JRegensburger--- via lstac <
lstac at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Hey Pals,
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> We’re starting to look at how we recognize Exemplary projects among our
> subawardees and projects and I was hoping to get maybe a sense of how many
> projects you all designate as exemplary.
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> I’ll go first. I usually have about 35-40 projects in my SPR each year,
> and I give out exemplary designations to anywhere between 5-8.
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> I’m also very much aware that a lot of that designation comes from how
> well someone can execute a project AND craft a report. Put another way, I
> know there are a lot of libraries doing exemplary projects, but they aren’t
> turning in enough detail or documentation to really show the impact.
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> Thanks, and stay warm if you’re anywhere inside this cold snap!
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> Jeff
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> *Jeff Regensburger (he/him/his)*
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> *Library Consultant/LSTA Coordinator, Library Programs & Development*
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> State Library of Ohio
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> 274 E. 1st Avenue
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> Columbus, OH 43201
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> T: 614.644.6863
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> jregensburger at library.ohio.gov
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> library.ohio.gov
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