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The New Americans Library Project is an initiative of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) that seeks to explore ways to expand public library program services for new Americans.

Learn more and read "Library Programs and New Americans: A White Paper" at .

About

The New Americans Library Project will convene a team of public librarians and partner organizations experienced in providing services to new Americans, such as literacy and civic engagement programming.

Over the six-month project, 91´«Ã½ will explore existing library service models, opportunities and challenges, and recommend a national service agenda for public libraries. Through research, personal interviews and site visits to public libraries, the advisors will identify current gaps in service, conceive of professional development opportunities for library professionals, and start a national conversation in the profession about the future of library services for new Americans.

The result will be an implementation plan for national distribution of best practices, to be informed and adapted by local libraries to best respond to community conditions and context.

The New Americans Library Project will be administered by 91´«Ã½’s Public Programs Office.

Advisors

• Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, New York Public Library, New York, N.Y.
• Krista Conrick, Washington, Saratoga, Warren, Hamilton, and Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Glens Falls, N.Y.
• Tom Cytron-Hysom, Saint Paul Community Literacy Consortium, Saint Paul, Minn.
• Nathaniel Eddy, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Penn.
• Erica Freudenberger, Southern Adirondack Library System, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
• Lucia Gonzalez, North Miami Public Library, North Miami, Fla.
• Karen Green, El Buen Samaritano, Austin, Texas
• Madeleine Ildefonso, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Symbol Lai, Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs, Philadelphia, Penn.
• Diana Miranda-Murillo, Austin Public Library, Austin, Texas
• Martin Okpareke, Jewish Vocational Services, Kansas City, Mo.
• Jonathan Fein Proaño, International Rescue Committee, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Julie Robinson, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Mo.
• Rebecca Ryan, Saint Paul Public Library, Saint Paul, Minn.
• Touger Vang, Catawba County Library System, Troy, N.C.
• Nadege Vilsaint, Prosperity Social and Community Development Group, North Miami, Fla.

Learn more

For more information about the New Americans Library Project, contact 91´«Ã½'s Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org.

The New Americans Library Project is supported with a grant from The JPB Foundation.