Continued access to humanities related collections and programs in calendar year 2022 at the carnegie library of homestead [the historic carnegie library of homestead (cloh) is applying to the…

The Carnegie Library of Homestead received a $135,313 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support continued access to humanities-related collections and programs at the library from January 2022 through December 2022. Key activities to be funded include digitizing 232 reels of historic local newspapers from Western Pennsylvania and holding community humanities programs. This will enhance access to the library's services and resources for residents of surrounding municipalities. The funding will retain six staff positions critical to preserving local history collections and developing programming. No subrecipient activities are planned.

Activities

   the activities will include digitizing historic local newspaper microfilm and holding community humanities programs such as events celebrating national poetry month and weekly book clubs for adults and teens.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

  the digitization & nbsp; will & nbsp; make accessible & nbsp;232 rolls of historic local newspapers from western pennsylvania.  in addition, this project will & nbsp; expand & nbsp; the library?s & nbsp; subscriptions to humanities online resources & nbsp; and sustain & nbsp; access to archival collections documenting local ethnic history.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

   the & nbsp; retention of key library staff & nbsp; will & nbsp; enhance & nbsp; access to library services and resources & nbsp; that & nbsp; will & nbsp; benefit residents of western pennsylvania municipalities from the southeast corner of pittsburgh, including homeschooled children partaking in history and art-related programming hosted by the library and attendees to one of the hundreds of humanities-related activities held every year, as well as scholars, students, and the public & nbsp; interested in conducting regional historical research.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

   the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]