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精东传媒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 精东传媒 (ALA) 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...
精东传媒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 精东传媒 (ALA) 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 ALA鈥檚 2024 Jaffarian Award for Freedom Walk Program
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CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) 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 ALA’s Cultural...
Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and Independence (KS) Public Library Awarded ALA鈥檚 Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) 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 ALA鈥檚 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Exceptional Civic Education Programs
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) has awarded its 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 精东传媒leader, to the Library System of Bradford County (New Albany, Penn.), Danbury (Conn.) Public Library and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries (Mount Pleasant, Mich.).
精东传媒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 精东传媒 (ALA), 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 精东传媒and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the 精东传媒 (ALA) 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.
精东传媒awards $3.6 million in library accessibility funding to 310 small and rural libraries
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) 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.
精东传媒鈥檚 Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) 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.
ALA, FINRA Foundation Select 300 Public Libraries Nationwide to Receive Children鈥檚 Financial Education Kits
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CHICAGO – The 精东传媒 (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation have announced 300 public libraries that will receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit, a collection of expertly vetted programming resources to help...
Call for Peer Reviewers
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Are you looking to boost your CV or resume? The 精东传媒 Public Programs Office has a paid opportunity that you can apply for right now to get a head start on your 2024 professional development goals. The Public Programs Office is looking for peer reviewers to evaluate applications for round 2 of Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities. Reviewers are a crucial part of the application process and are essential to helping select the applications that will be awarded. Application deadline has been extended to November 15, 2023...
Application Resources & Tips
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Applications for round 3 of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities are open from September 11 until December 11, 2024 at 11:59pm CT. All applications and application materials are submitted on 精东传媒Apply. Please review the Project Guidelines for step-by-step application instructions and check out the FAQs for any questions regarding the grant or application process. Application Resources For general grant writing tips, watch the webinar Grant Writing 101 For specific review of the LTC Access initiative and application process, register for the Pre-Application...
精东传媒introduces new LibGuide on how to explore and use Library of Congress Digital Collections in library programming
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CHICAGO - The 精东传媒 (ALA) has released a new LibGuide designed to help library workers use Library of Congress (LOC) Digital Collections in programming and educational opportunities. Available now on the 精东传媒Library’s LibGuide...
精东传媒to distribute up to $3.6 million in grants as part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
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CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the second round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant. Library workers may apply...
Community Connect Fostering Digital Access: Hotspots and Laptops
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Hotspot and Laptop Lending Libraries will be provided with five (5) hotspots and five (5) laptops for lending during a one-year period (August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024). 精东传媒Connect is a great way to exchange information, ideas, and solutions for your hotspot and laptop lending programs. We can also support you with your devices while they are under your care if the need arises. Email publicprograms@ala.org to contact 精东传媒Staff. About the Hotspots Setting up the Hotspots Hotspot Lending Policy About the Laptops Setting up the Laptops Laptop Lending Policy About the Hotspots You will lend five...