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Libraries Invited to Apply for the Fifth Annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant to Support Programs Reducing Social Isolation Among Older Adults
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) invites library workers to apply for the fifth annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91传媒 leader responsible for the creation of National Library Week and the...
91传媒 Invites Applications for Sixth Annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (LTCEG), an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries...
With funding from the Ford Foundation, 91传媒 announces Community Catalysts: Libraries as Leaders in Bridging Divides Project
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒), with $200,000 in support from the Ford Foundation, announces its latest initiative Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Community Catalysts: Libraries as Leaders in Bridging Divides. Building on the...
Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities Peer Reviewer
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Peer Reviewer Opportunity for LTC Access 3 A crucial part of every grant opportunity in the Public Programs Office (PPO) is the peer review process. Every application is reviewed by external reviewers, peers in the library field, and scored on an evaluation rubric to aid in the selection process. Now is your chance to apply to be one of the peer reviewers for the third round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities. Peer reviewers will receive an honorarium of $150 for their work and can expect to review approximately 25 applications. Timeline: Application...
Denise Davis Appointed 91传媒 Senior Fellow for Research and Data
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) has appointed Denise Davis as a Senior Fellow in 91传媒’s Department on Institutional Advancement, Programs, and Partnerships and in its Public Policy and Advocacy Office.
91传媒 invites applicants for $3.5 million in grants as part of third round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the third round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant. The initiative will offer 3...
91传媒 Releases Free 鈥淧artnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries鈥
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CHICAGO – Libraries do their best work when they work with partners. The 91传媒 (91传媒) today announced the “ Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries”, a free resource created to help library workers consider the...
Tom C. Clark High School Awarded 91传媒鈥檚 2024 Jaffarian Award for Freedom Walk Program
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its 2024 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas for its Freedom Walk program. The $5,000 Jaffarian Award, supported by 91传媒’s Cultural...
Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and Independence (KS) Public Library Awarded 91传媒鈥檚 Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its fifth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to the Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and the Independence (KS) Public Library. The winning libraries will bolster their initiatives aimed at promoting food security and addressing homelessness within their communities.
Three Libraries Awarded 91传媒鈥檚 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Exceptional Civic Education Programs
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91传媒 leader, to the Library System of Bradford County (New Albany, Penn.), Danbury (Conn.) Public Library and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries (Mount Pleasant, Mich.).
91传媒 Releases Free Library Programming Guide, Resources to Help Adult Patrons Understand the Unseen Aspects of the Internet
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The new free guide from the 91传媒 (91传媒), developed with a team of national advisors, will help library workers assist adults in understanding how the internet works and how it impacts their lives.
50 public and academic libraries selected to host extended traveling exhibition from 91传媒 and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the 91传媒 (91传媒) have announced 50 libraries that will host "Americans and the Holocaust", a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
91传媒 awards $3.6 million in library accessibility funding to 310 small and rural libraries
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) today announced the second round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities. The 310 funded proposals represent 45 U.S. states. Of the selected libraries, 62 percent serve communities of less than 5,000 people.
91传媒鈥檚 Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) announced today that it has received $10 million in support of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) initiative to continue providing libraries with tools and resources to serve people with disabilities. A substantial portion of the funding – $7 million – will be distributed in grants of $10,000 and $20,000 to small and rural libraries.