Good day! From the ARSL listserv: Applications for Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities opened this morning. Please see below for more information and reach out to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with any questions. -- ALA invites applications from small and rural libraries for the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Ftools%2Flibrariestransform%2Flibraries-transforming-communities%2Faccess&data=05%7C01%7Clisa.m.shaw%40maine.gov%7Cffc1f3f81f6741a8925a08dabc27d680%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C638029176550127196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wYnuhWUBUw4Nnt2cDswYTo7NR26LfGgdWXMsWCmjLto%3D&reserved=0> grant. Library workers may apply online for grant funding from November 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023, at ala.org/LTCAccess.<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Ftools%2Flibrariestransform%2Flibraries-transforming-communities%2Faccess&data=05%7C01%7Clisa.m.shaw%40maine.gov%7Cffc1f3f81f6741a8925a08dabc27d680%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C638029176550283413%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=z9FInrkGZSmE0GdKdLIzhI83qLsG6n%2FbwaZ92g8oD5k%3D&reserved=0> Up to 300 libraries will be awarded in this application period, part of ALA's longtime community engagement initiative, with a second application to open in early Fall 2023 for an additional 300 grants. Interested applicants are encouraged to register for a free pre-application webinar <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprogramminglibrarian.org%2Flearn%2Fpre-application-webinar-libraries-transforming-communities-accessible-small-and-rural&data=05%7C01%7Clisa.m.shaw%40maine.gov%7Cffc1f3f81f6741a8925a08dabc27d680%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C638029176550283413%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nSlY38u%2B3%2F0wb1%2Fo%2FWMYc%2BmNgJ%2FkJhJoAOvCqiN3oP8%3D&reserved=0> on November 8, 2022. Libraries chosen to participate in LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities will first conduct community input-gathering sessions to assure that their work aligns with local needs. Libraries will be required to identify the primary audience they are hoping to reach (e.g., homebound seniors, children with autism, Deaf community members) and facilitate a community conversation with the impacted populations to guide improvement of the library's services. Grantees will then use the grant funds to create services or improve their facilities based on the needs identified by their audience. Selected libraries will receive $10,000 or $20,000 to support costs related to their community engagement project; virtual training to assist project directors in developing their community engagement, facilitation, and disability service skills; a suite of online resources developed to support local programs; and technical and project support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the grant term. The opportunity is open to libraries serving small and rural communities in the U.S. and U.S. territories. To be eligible, a library must be located in an area that's more than, or equal to, five miles from an urbanized area and with a population of 25,000 or less, in keeping with Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) definitions of small and rural libraries. --- Hannah Arata (she/her) Communications Specialist Public Programs Office ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation ala.org/ppo<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.org%2Fppo&data=05%7C01%7Clisa.m.shaw%40maine.gov%7Cffc1f3f81f6741a8925a08dabc27d680%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C638029176550283413%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hZURVE6D6CatlJu1h1Ub6UHVx8GDhG3UQYxdlGhY3MY%3D&reserved=0> | programminglibrarian.org<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.programminglibrarian.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clisa.m.shaw%40maine.gov%7Cffc1f3f81f6741a8925a08dabc27d680%7C413fa8ab207d4b629bcdea1a8f2f864e%7C0%7C0%7C638029176550283413%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3482nJ4pr6UuTlUkAMFWQSv2a6tEzPUcLkMcuvgSg1A%3D&reserved=0> Lisa M. Shaw (Pronouns: she/elle/ella) Maine State Library - Library Development Rural & Small Libraries/Workforce Development Specialist 64 State House Station Augusta ME 04333-0064 (207) 747-8717 (mobile) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/index.shtml http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisanealshaw/ https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/workforce Current Reads: Music, The Brain, and Ecstasy [Robert Jourdain]; The Turn of the Key [Ruth Ware] Current Tunes: "Turbulence" [ATEEZ]; "DNA" [BTS] Dator's Law: "Any useful statement about the future should at first seem ridiculous." [Jim Dator]
