The American Library Association (ALA) was awarded a $869,732 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to implement a program to equip library workers with skills and knowledge related to intellectual freedom, access to information, privacy, censorship, free speech, and legal matters. The project will feature synchronous and asynchronous online and in-person training opportunities, utilizing a peer...
The American Library Association (ALA) was awarded a $568,218 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program to conduct Phase 2 of the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment. Building on previous IMLS-supported research, ALA will continue developing a foundational understanding of library programming by exploring its impact on libraries and communities and how libraries partner with other organizations....
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...
The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the University of South Carolina's School of Information Science, was awarded a $2,009,743 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The grant will fund the recruitment of 8-10 racially and ethnically diverse doctoral students focused on advancing racial equity and social justice in library and information science (LIS) curricula. The ALA will work with...
This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) will provide $642,656 to OCLC, Inc. to partner with the Idaho Commission for Libraries to develop a free online continuing education program for public library staff. The project will replace an outdated training series and result in a new program covering core library services such as collection development, cataloging, and programming. The...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $1.29 million under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to implement the project "Advancing Creative Aging through State Library Leadership." The project will partner the Califa Group, Wyoming State Library, and Missouri State Library to improve services for older adults (aged 55+) through librarian professional development and pilot programming nationwide. Califa and project partners will build on the Lifetime Arts model...
The Califa Group, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received a $249,470 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The award will support the strategic expansion of Library Makers, a national community of library makerspace practitioners, with the following key goals: Gather insights from the field to address six problems of practice for libraries with makerspaces; Initiate...
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences, in partnership with the Public Library Association, was awarded a $892,669 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to implement the Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries project. The project aims to provide guidance and tools to help public libraries develop skills in translating data into evidence-based stories to better...
The California Library Association will receive $837,782 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to collaborate with the National Summer Learning Association and WebJunction on the Building Equity-Based Summers project. This project will provide training and resources to library staff nationwide to develop equity-focused summer services for youth and families from underserved communities. Key activities include...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $249,989 Project Grant to OCLC, Inc. under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will enable OCLC to implement a two-part project to enhance digital collections stewardship and training. First, OCLC will pilot a facilitated peer-learning model with five state library partners to support up to 200 staff at libraries, archives, and museums in creating, sharing, and stewarding digital...