Public Programs Office (PPO)
Community Connect Fostering Digital Access: Programming
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Programming Details Libraries selected to participate in Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access are required to host at least 3 public programs. Each site should host at least one financial capability program; one digital literacy program; and one Affordable Connectivity Program. Libraries can use the grant stipend to cover costs associated with hosting the required programs. All Community Connect programs must be free to the public. To ensure that all programming is strictly noncommercial, the public programs may not be offered in conjunction with financial service firms. More...
Community Connect Fostering Digital Access: Logistics
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Training ¾«¶«´«Ã½staff will host an all-day orientation workshop at ALA’s Annual Conference. Those who are unable to attend the orientation workshop should view the following: Workshop slide deck We will also be offering additional virtual training over the course of the grant. These may include additional information about the affordable connectivity program, digital literacy programming, and financial capability programming. You will be notified of these as they become available. Program Evaluation ¾«¶«´«Ã½is working with PIE: Plan, Implement, Evaluate to study how Community Connect impacts internet...
Community Connect Fostering Digital Access: General Information
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Questions/Contact Information If you have questions, please contact the Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org or 312-280-5045. Important Dates 45 days prior to the start of your programs – submit the pre-programs form on ¾«¶«´«Ã½Apply July 31, 2024 – spend down the grant funds September 2, 2024 – submit the final report form on ¾«¶«´«Ã½Apply ¾«¶«´«Ã½Connect Community Community Connect project directors are members of an online project discussion group through ¾«¶«´«Ã½Connect. As a member of the discussion group, you will automatically receive any message a member sends to the group and may make...
Community Connect Fostering - Grant Support Materials
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Welcome Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access grant recipients (a.k.a. project directors)! The following pages contain information and resources that you will need during your grant period. General Information ¾«¶«´«Ã½Contact Important Dates ¾«¶«´«Ã½Connect Spending Grant Funds American with Disability Act Logistics Training Resources Program Evaluation and Surveys Required Forms Programming Hotspots and Laptops Setup Resources Lending Policy Resources Publicity Ready-Made Graphic Materials Communicating About Your Grant Logos and Credit Statements
¾«¶«´«Ã½ Awards 27 Libraries with Teen Sci-Fi Great Stories Club Grant
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has selected 27 U.S. libraries to receive implementation grants for “ Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures.” This brand-new series in ALA’s Great Stories Club (GSC) features science fiction books...
Public and academic libraries invited to apply for extended ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibition tour
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, invites libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives...
ALA, FINRA Foundation to distribute 200 all-in-one financial education program kits valued at $2,000 to public libraries
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Chicago – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation invite public libraries to apply for a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit, a collection of expertly vetted programming resources to help libraries offer...
ALA, Capital One announce 14 rural libraries selected for Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access grants
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Chicago – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) and Capital One announced 14 public libraries newly selected to participate in Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access, a program supporting digital access and financial capability for rural communities...
Americans and the Holocaust Phase 2: Application Instructions
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Date Posted: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Deadline for Submission: 11:59pm CT on Saturday, October 14, 2023 Award Notification: January 2024 Apply Online via our grants management platform. Preview a PDF of the application here. How To Apply To submit a proposal, go to the online application form and complete the following steps. If this is your first time submitting an application through our grants management system, you may want to first review our How to Apply webpage. If you encounter problems interacting with our online grants management platform due to difficulties with assistive...
Hawthorne Elementary School Wins ALA’s 2023 Jaffarian Award for Growing Readers, Growing Leaders Program
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has awarded its 2023 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Hawthorne Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky for the Growing Readers, Growing Leaders program. The $5,000 Jaffarian Award...
95 Great Stories Club Grants to be Awarded by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has selected 58 U.S. libraries to receive implementation grants for the Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through...
ALA, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Invite Libraries to Request Free DiY Exhibition
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s (NMNH) Human Origins Program and Office of Exhibits, invites libraries to apply to download the Do-It-Yourself (DiY) Exhibit...
Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access - Grantees
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The following 30 libraries will receive five Wi-Fi hotspots (including service contract) for lending to patrons; five HP laptops for lending to patrons; a $2,000 programming stipend; and travel and accommodation expenses for attendance of a one-day orientation workshop for library project directors at ALA’s Annual Conference. * indicates libraries selected in the first phase of Community Connect, Digital Access at Home, who will be continuing their work through phase two. Alabama Eufaula Carnegie Library (Eufala, Ala.) * Washington County Public Library (Chatom, Ala.) * Arkansas Forrest City...
¾«¶«´«Ã½announces 240 recipients of library accessibility funding for small and rural libraries
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) today announced the first recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grants, an initiative that will offer more than $7 million to small and rural...
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 ¾«¶«´«Ã½resources will help! There are many ways to structure a conversation with a group of people, and ¾«¶«´«Ã½has curated a list of resources that have proven popular with libraries. ¾«¶«´«Ã½and 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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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has announced 310 libraries to receive grants through Round 2 of Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities. 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. 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...
Three public libraries awarded ALA’s 2023 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has awarded its 2023 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ¾«¶«´«Ã½leader, 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 ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) 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...
‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibition tour from ¾«¶«´«Ã½and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum extended to 50 additional communities
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), 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...
ALA, Capital One invite rural libraries to apply for Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access grants
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) 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...