The Boston Library Consortium, Inc., a non-profit organization, has been awarded a $249,221 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The 2-year project, beginning August 1, 2023, aims to: 1) improve and promote access to library collections for teaching and learning; 2) develop new interoperable technologies to facilitate digital loans of print materials; 3) create best practices to mitigate legal risks; and 4)...
The Boston Public Library Fund, Inc. received a $261,241 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169). The grant will support the Boston Public Library's Community History & Digitization Project, which aims to identify, digitize, preserve, and contextualize community-based archival collections for inclusion in the Boston Research Center. Key deliverables include examining,...
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners received a $3.5 million Formula Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the federal Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) on April 8, 2021. Funding will support efforts to respond to pandemic impacts and related economic needs through equitable digital inclusion and library services. Key services include social services, career assistance, equipment for accessibility and outreach, and programming in 13 sub-awardee...
The Boston Library Consortium, in partnership with the Professional Development Alliance of Library Consortia, received a $149,879 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 the design, pilot, and assessment of a three-day Leadership Academy for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) library support staff supervisors without Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)...
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) received a $8,306,639.40 Formula Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310). The award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support MBLC's five-year plan to promote learning and skill development, enable access to information resources, strengthen local libraries, and build thriving communities across Massachusetts. Key initiatives funded by...
The Public Library Association (PLA) received a $249,963 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project will train public library staff from California, Georgia, and Massachusetts on best practices for collaborating with culturally diverse community members and using co-design principles to improve library services for underserved Spanish-speaking communities. Key activities include...
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) received a $5.555 million Formula Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The plan focuses on promoting learning and skill development, enabling access to information resources, strengthening local libraries, and building thriving communities. Key initiatives to be funded include the establishment...
The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with a coalition of museums and media producers, received a $558,512 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2025, aims to build the foundation for museums of any size to address current topics of relevance through immersive digital experiences. Key activities include identifying best practices,...
The Boston Public Library Fund, Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $152,802 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). This second cycle of the National Digital Newspaper Program grant will allow the Boston Public Library to contribute an additional 100,000 pages of digital newspapers published in Massachusetts between 1690 and 1963 to the Library of Congress' Chronicling...
The American Library Association (ALA) received a $993,499 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to design and pilot Adult and Family Literacy Support Centers in libraries nationwide. The project will develop comprehensive, interactive toolkits and train-the-trainer materials to help libraries across the country build community literacy programs. The centers will address the persistent challenge of...