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LTC Accessible Small and Rural Communities - Additional Resources
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Additional LTC Accessible Resources The Libraries Transforming Communities eCourse and Facilitation Guide will give you all the basics you need to plan and lead your conversation. If you wish to go deeper, these additional 91传媒 resources will help! There are many ways to structure a conversation with a group of people, and 91传媒 has curated a list of resources that have proven popular with libraries. 91传媒 and its partners at the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) identified two of these approaches — Conversation Café and Future Search — that may be a good starting point for...
Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities - Participating Libraries
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These public, academic and school libraries represent 46 U.S. states and the Northern Mariana Islands. Below is just a sampling of the work Round 2 libraries will undertake; see the full list below. Read case studies of LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities libraries As of March 2024, 465 libraries have been selected for LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities funding. To combat a rise in cyberbullying incidents against students with disabilities, Columbia Falls (Mont.) High School Library will use their $20,000 in grant funding to kickstart a student task force to plan and implement...
Three public libraries awarded 91传媒鈥檚 2023 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its 2023 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91传媒 leader, to Brookings (S.D.) Public Library, Gill Memorial Library (Paulsboro, N.J.) and Mount Kisco (N...
Carlsbad (N.M.) Public Library and Lexington (Neb.) Public Library Awarded 91传媒鈥檚 Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its fourth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Carlsbad (N.M.) Public Library and Lexington (Neb.) Public Library to support the libraries’ efforts in adult literacy and early...
鈥楢mericans and the Holocaust鈥 traveling exhibition tour from 91传媒 and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum extended to 50 additional communities
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The 91传媒 (91传媒), in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, announce an extension of Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition to U.S. libraries. This tour, based on a special exhibition at the...
91传媒, Capital One invite rural libraries to apply for Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access grants
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) with support from Capital One today announces a new grant opportunity for rural public libraries in select states to support digital access in their communities. Through Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access...
Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access FAQs
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Please be sure to fully review the Project Guidelines and FAQs below. If your question is not answered, email 91传媒's Public Programs Office. What is Community Connect and what are the project goals? What benefits will participating libraries receive? What are the requirements for participating libraries? What libraries are eligible? I work at a library branch that is part of a larger library system. Is my library still eligible? Can more than one branch of my library system apply? I can't attend the Community Connect workshop at 91传媒's Annual Conference in June 2023 because I'm the only employee...
Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access Guidelines
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Date Posted: November 13, 2024 We are longer accepting applications for this opportunity. Questions? Contact the 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Programs Office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5045, or publicprograms@ala.org. Table of Contents Initiative Description Project Overview Eligibility Award Information Application and Submission Information Application Review Award Administration Information Contact Us Initiative Description Digital access is critical to connecting rural communities to opportunity and vital services. In the first pilot stage of Community Connect 20 rural libraries...
School librarians invited to apply for $5,000 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
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CHICAGO — School librarians are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade, the 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Programs Office announced. Nominations for the 2023 Sara...
Six libraries selected to host traveling exhibition on human evolution from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒), in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s (NMNH) Human Origins Program, is pleased to announce six public libraries selected to host the traveling exhibition Exploring...
91传媒 invites libraries to apply for Great Stories Club Grants for teens
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CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) invites library workers to apply for 91传媒’s Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library...
Fifteen libraries selected to host traveling exhibition 鈥淲orld on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration鈥
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CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) is pleased to announce fifteen libraries selected to host the traveling exhibition World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration, developed by the American Anthropological Association and the...
World on the Move: Selected Sites
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The following 15 libraries will host World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration. Sites were selected through a peer-reviewed competitive application process. Each site will host the exhibition for a five-week period from March 2023 through August 2025. California San Jose Public Library (San Jose, Calif.) Illinois Glen Ellyn Public Library (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Public Library (Kansas City, Kan.) Louisiana Calcasieu Parish Public Library (Lake Charles, La.) Maryland St Mary's County Library (Leonardtown, Md.) New Jersey Piscataway Public Library (Piscataway, N.J...
Great Stories Club 鈥淒eeper Than Our Skins鈥 and 鈥淔inding Your Voice鈥 Series FAQ
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NEH Great Stories Club Frequently Asked Questions If your question is not listed below, please email 91传媒's Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org. Are non-library organizations eligible to apply for a Great Stories Club grant? No. However, institutions without a library that provide support to under-resourced, underserved, or at-risk populations are encouraged to contact their local library and create a partnering relationship with the library as the applicant. If my library previously received a Great Stories Club grant for this, or a prior theme, may we apply again for one of the...
World on the Move Publicity
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Table of Contents Publicity Checklist Official Exhibition Credit Logos Guidelines for 91传媒, AAA and Smithsonian Acknowledgement Sample media materials Promotional Materials Publicity Checklist This checklist provides an overview of important publicity reminders. To meet media and other deadlines, you will need to start promoting your programs six weeks to two months in advance. Use official project credit information on all publicity materials. All publicity images must be accompanied by the ownership credits provided with the image. Stress 91传媒, AAA and Smithsonian credits in news releases, at...
World on the Move Programming Requirements
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Libraries selected to host the World on the Move exhibit are responsible for presenting at least three distinct public programs related to the human migration themes explored in the exhibition. These may include an opening event for the exhibition and/or educational programs and activities offered in collaboration with community organizations, schools, universities, community colleges, nearby Smithsonian affiliate museums, or government agencies. Program examples include workshops led by experts on the exhibition themes, hands-on activities, book discussions, school class tours, performing...
World on the Move General Information
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Table of Contents Questions/Contact Information Exhibition Discussion Group Use of Programming Allowance Exhibition Security Guidelines Insurance Americans with Disabilities Act Questions/Contact Information If you have questions about: Exhibit Tour, contact Brian Russell ( brussell@ala.org, 312.280.5298) Shipping, Damage, or Reports, contact Emily Gallaugher ( egallaugher@ala.org, 312.280.5057) 91传媒 Public Programs Office 225 N Michigan, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312.280.5045 Fax: 312.280.5759 E-mail: publicprograms@ala.org Website: ...
Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures
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Created by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Associate Professor of Education, University of Michigan, in collaboration with Llyr Heller, Los Angeles Public Library; and Emily Mazzoni, Monroe Township Public Library. Important Links for 2023-2024 Grantees: Grant Application Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions List of selected libraries 91传媒 press release announcement (published June 21, 2023) Grant Logistics Webinar for Grantees Theme Facilitation Workshop Recording Theme Facilitation Workshop Slides Timeline for 2023-2024 Grantees April 5 – May 22, 2023: Applications ( PDF preview) were accepted...
World on the Move: Site Support Notebook
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About the Project General Information Logistics Programming Publicity Additional Resources
Community Connect: Digital Access at Home
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Community Connect: Digital Access at Home, an initiative of the 91传媒 (91传媒) and Capital One Bank, offers grants and resources to help support digital access and financial capability in rural communities nationwide. Twenty rural public libraries will receive five Wi-Fi hotspots (including service contract) for lending to patrons; a $2,000 stipend to support implementing financial capability programs; curated book lists and more. Participating libraries were selected through a peer-reviewed, competitive application process. Applications for this program are now closed...