Presenter says CARES, ARPA and LSTA funds sustained resume database and launched Mockingbird catalog

A presenter told the meeting that CARES Act funds were used to purchase a one‑year subscription to a career resume builder database and that the library’s parent agency later purchased three additional years to extend access.

The presenter said the Mockingbird virtual catalog, a union catalog the library helped start, was launched using ARPA startup funds and that ongoing operation is being supported with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds. "And that has been a major accomplishment," the presenter said.

The presenter also described ongoing collaboration with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). "We work with IMLS. We ask them questions. If we have anything we have concerns about, we can call them up and get their feedback and work with them and they will work with us," the presenter said.

Why it matters: the funding mix described — federal relief money for initial purchases, ARPA startup grants for project launch, and LSTA funds for continued operations — shows how federal grant programs and library‑directed funds can be combined to sustain digital services and shared catalogs. The presenter framed the Mockingbird catalog and the resume database as concrete outcomes of that mix.

Details and context: the presenter specified the resume database purchase covered one year and that a parent agency paid for an additional three years; the transcript does not name the database vendor or the parent agency. The presenter characterized the Mockingbird project as a virtual union catalog started with ARPA startup funds and continued with LSTA funds; exact grant award amounts and administrative reporting requirements were not specified in the transcript.

No formal motions or votes on these items were recorded in the transcript provided.