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ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Deadline- Thur Apr 21

  • 1.  ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Deadline- Thur Apr 21

    Posted Apr 15, 2022 09:39 AM

    Dear Chapter Leaders, 
    Please see the following on behalf of ALA Chapters Office. 
    Best,
    Lauren
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    ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Deadline- Thur Apr 21


    The American Library Association (ALA) is making available $1.55M in emergency relief grants to more than 75 libraries this year that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites:

    Public, School, Academic, Tribal, and Correctional libraries across the United States and US Territories can apply for grants of $20,000.

    APPLICATIONS are accepted online through April 21, 2022 (11:59PM Central Time)

    These funds are intended to bolster library operations and services including broadening technology access, developing collections, providing digital instruction, staffing, and expanding outreach, as well as maintaining and amplifying existing service strategies or adding new ones to extend impact through the end of 2022.

    Funds will support libraries' ability to provide their users with the information services and digital access they need to retain or secure socio-economic mobility during a time of shift and upheaval. Libraries serving low income and rural communities, or communities that are predominately Black, Latino, Asian, Indigenous, and People of Color, are especially encouraged to apply.

     

    A recording of the ALA COVID Library Relief Information Session is now available (one hour).

     

    In addition to the recording, you can find the slides of the PowerPoint presentation here

     

    Please contact us if you have any questions at cro@ala.org.

     

     

    Michael Dowling

    Director, Chapter Relations Office and Intl Relations Office

    American Library Association

    225 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1300

    Chicago, IL 60601

    p +1 800-545-2433 ext 3200

     

     



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    Lauren Carlton
    ACRL
    American Library Association
    She/Her/Hers
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