Project Grant AL254991OLS23

The Broward County Library will use a $187,544 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a "BCL to Go - Workforce Ready" program. Through this program, the library will provide 60 mobile workstations equipped with workforce development and educational applications to residents in six zip codes impacted by high unemployment and COVID-19. Each kit will include a table with an internet hotspot to serve as a portable workstation. Users will be able to...

The Brooklyn Public Library received a $793,201 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will fund a scholarship program for non-librarian staff from underrepresented groups to pursue Master's degrees in Library and Information Science. Additionally, it will develop a framework and resources that other library systems can use to cultivate diverse library leaders. Over the 3-year project...

The Dayton Metro Library in Dayton, Ohio will receive $103,664 under a one-year Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to support local job seekers through workforce development services and resources. The library will hire a Workforce Development Librarian to assist community members impacted by unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic in finding meaningful careers. This librarian will provide direct assistance to...

The Jane Stern Community Library received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services on November 1, 2021 to implement the Closing Gaps program through October 31, 2022. The program aims to increase the capacity of library personnel and services in technological realms to better serve communities in Puerto Rico under changing needs. Funding supports improving three areas - personnel, technological platforms, and inclusion. A library services professional...

The Urban Libraries Council was awarded a $792,924 project grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to demonstrate the value of library-barbershop partnerships in addressing literacy rates among underserved communities. The Council will partner with Barbershop Books to establish a network of 40 barbershops and four public library systems to provide literacy services for children. Key deliverables include increasing children's access to...

The City of Long Branch Housing Authority received a $251,658 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (CFDA 14.895). The grant supports a comprehensive workforce development program to increase employment and earnings for public housing residents in Long Branch, New Jersey. Key program components include work readiness training, job placement assistance, educational advancement,...

The Boston Public Library Fund, Inc. received a $155,865 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to expand English as a Second Language programming across its 26 library locations in Boston, Massachusetts. The Library Fund will offer beginner, intermediate, and advanced English language classes, as well as test preparation courses for the GED and TOEFL exams. Small group tutoring and volunteer-led...

This $1,027,875 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program is supporting the following key activities: Developing information literacy education standards and curriculum for K-12 grade bands in partnership with the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, LibraryLinkNJ, and the New Jersey Department of Education. Providing professional development training for library media specialists,...

The Feleti Barstow Public Library, as the designated state library administrative agency for American Samoa, was awarded $210,103 under the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) on April 8, 2021 to support pandemic response and recovery efforts through December 30, 2022. Funds will maintain and expand the library's Polynesian Photo Archives, computer lab services providing digital inclusion, its online public access catalog, and literacy programs. As...

Brown University Library, in partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance, will establish structures of reciprocal support for developing the next generation of library leaders and fostering transformation in academic libraries through a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year project will plan and pilot a set of in-person and virtual developmental activities for emerging library leaders,...