The free library foundation will create a practical, comprehensive curriculum guide and webinar series for public libraries to build their community engagement capacity

Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
RE9517008917
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$960,032

Award facts

Assistance listing
45.313 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Completion date
Originally
Funding
  • $471,521.00 Federal
  • $488,511.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

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Description

As the agency reported it.

The curriculum will be organized around three modules (outreach, program development, and leadership) and provide training on nine interconnected skills that are essential for library staff to foster and sustain impactful programming in partnership with the communities they serve. Partners include the american library association, oclc webjunction, and an advisory board of library professionals from american library association, cleveland public library, columbus public library, halifax public libraries, hartford public library, multnomah county library, SAN francisco public library, shippensburg public library, and university of south carolina. The free library of philadelphia and its partners will shape, test, and refine the curriculum with an initial group of 250-300 library staff in two library systems before sharing with the broader library field.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment -$4,217 $0
Amendment Funds to be deobligated. -$4,217 $0
Original award $479,955 $488,511

Quick answers

Who received award RE9517008917?

RE9517008917 was awarded to Free Library Foundation by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on October 1, 2017.

How much is award RE9517008917 worth?

$960,032 has been obligated on RE9517008917: $471,521 in federal funding and $488,511 in non-federal funding.

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