The African American Civil Rights Grant Program provides support to document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens in the Twentieth Century. The program offers support for physical preservation projects and history projects. The application deadline is October 8, 2018.
Nature Works Everywhere Grants for K-12 Schools, an initiative of The Nature Conservancy, supports elementary and secondary school projects that implement green infrastructure to address local environmental challenges. The goal is to support young people who work as social innovators to help their communities through project design and implementation. Projects could address issues surrounding access…
The Building Bridges Grants Program, an initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations in the planning and implementation of projects that engage U.S.-based Muslim and non-Muslim populations in arts- and culture-based experiences designed to advance relationships and understanding for mutual well-being. Proposed projects should offer engaging literary, media, or performing arts experiences…
CLRC August Newsletter 2018 Monthly events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
Wednesday, August 22 through Monday, September 3 Libraries Booth – Science and Industry Building For the fifth year running, libraries from all around New York state, will show fair goers just how amazing they are. This year, we will piggyback on the summer reading theme of Libraries Rock!. We’ll have a 10 foot balloon sculpture…
The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that offer programs that will significantly enhance the development, health, safety, education, or quality of life of children from infancy through seven years of age. The Foundation’s areas of interest include the following: * The Early Childhood Welfare category supports programs that…
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NYLA 2018 Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN! The conference offers over 12 hours of Continuing Education credit, various networking events, and access to the latest and greatest library products! REGISTER HERE before 8/31 to save $40! CONFERENCE BROCHURE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE LODGING INFORMATION
Trends in higher education are introducing open learning, Open Educational Resources (OERs), educational commons, and other notions of openness in academic communities. To meet these needs, academic libraries are reimagining their spaces, collections, technologies, and services to position themselves for a future that is inclusive and open. Join colleagues in beautiful Ithaca to hear invited…