The university of north texas department of information science, in partnership with the association of college and research libraries community and junior college libraries section, will empower…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the University of North Texas Department of Information Science $199,998 on September 1, 2026, under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to develop and deploy a data literacy implementation program for community college librarians.

Working in partnership with the Association of College and Research Libraries Community and Junior College Libraries Section, the university will develop an incubator program enabling a cohort of librarians to adapt and integrate an existing IMLS-funded data literacy toolkit into their home institutions. The project recruits both individual librarians and institutional teams from community colleges to provide tailored pathways for toolkit implementation. The project team will also produce a playbook for customizing data literacy programming across different community college contexts.

Performance occurs in Denton, Texas, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. The award is structured as a Project Grant, the assistance type under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program that supports training and professional development to library and archives professionals and builds institutional capacity across library and information science programs.

The university of north texas department of information science, in partnership with the association of college and research libraries community and junior college libraries section, will empower community college librarians with data literacy resources. This community-centered implementation project builds from an imls-funded data literacy toolkit developed by the same project partners and focused on community college librarians. The project team will develop an incubator program in which a cohort of librarians will adapt and integrate the toolkit into their institutions. By recruiting both individual librarians and institutional teams from community colleges, the program will provide tailored pathways for implementing the toolkit. The project will also produce a playbook for customizing data literacy programming in different community college contexts.