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<br />CIPA COMPLIANCE INFORMATION <br /> <br />Libraries that are neither public libraries nor public elementary or secondary school libraries are not subject to <br />CIPA and do not have to comply with this law. <br /> <br />Overview <br />and public elementary and <br />secondary school libraries seeking funds under the federal Universal Service (E-rate) program or the Library <br />Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant programs funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services <br />(IMLS) and administered by the State Library of North Carolina. <br /> <br />Affected Libraries <br />The following types of libraries applying for LSTA grants from the State Library of North Carolina must be <br />CIPA compliant and must submit the CIPA Compliance Certification Form with their signed Grant <br />Agreement. <br />Public libraries <br />Public school libraries <br />Consortia with public and/or public school libraries <br /> <br />If a library type listed above is already compliant with CIPA under the rules for receiving E-rate funds, that <br />library is not affected by the rules established for LSTA grant recipients. Accordingly, the compliance <br />information in this document applies only to libraries meeting all three of the following conditions. <br />The library is: <br />1) a public library or public elementary or secondary school library, <br />2) NOT required to comply with CIPA through the federal Universal Service (E-rate) program, and <br />3) seeking LSTA funds for the purchase of technology used to access the Internet and/or for the payment of <br />direct costs associated with accessing the Internet. <br /> <br />Libraries that are required to comply with CIPA because of the receipt of funds from the Universal Service (E- <br />rate) program must adhere to a different and more stringent set of requirements. More information about those <br />requirements may be found at <http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/hottopic/cipa/cipa.htm>. The compliance <br />information in this document does not apply to libraries that must comply with CIPA under the Universal <br />Service (E-rate) rules. <br /> <br />Purchases That Require CIPA Compliance <br />A library that is subject to CIPA under the rules for LSTA must comply with the law when either of the <br />following are approved for purchase with LSTA funds: <br />technology used to access the Internet, or <br />direct costs associated with accessing the Internet (i.e., the costs of connecting to an Internet service <br />provider \[ISP\]). <br /> <br />Requirements for Compliance <br />all computers used to <br />access the Internet. This includes computers that were not purchased with LSTA funds but that are used to <br />access the Internet. The law provides no other guidance on technology protection measures. According to the <br />CIPA legislation, the technology protection <br />does not differentiate between <br />minors and adults when a request is made to disable the technology protection measure or unblock a website. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />LSTA CIPA Compliance Information Page 1 of 2 <br />State Library of North Carolina <br /> <br />