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California State Library Blog : Grant Opportunity for Rural Libraries
The Libri Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2012 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout
The PLA Blog | Official Blog of the Public Library Association
Email via capwiz or call your representative at (202) 224-3121 today and tell him or her to oppose Amendment #35 to the Continuing Resolution! This week, the House of Representatives will consider two amendments to the FY2011 Continuing Resolution that are critical to libraries – one that would
Catalogablog: Help Protect Statewide Library Programs
<a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/tx/issues/alert/?alertid=22992501&PROCESS=Take+Action">Take action</a>.<br /><blockquote>Budget Proposal Demolishes State Funding for Libraries<br /><br />The State’s budget proposals for 2012-13 affect our statewide library programs. The budgets ELIMINATE Loan
California State Library Blog : Why Libraries Matter
It seems that every time you pick up a newspaper or visit a website, you find a story about libraries facing major budget cuts. The recession has proven a double edged sword for public libraries. On the one hand, as the economy remains stagnant, deep
California State Library Blog : 10 Preservation Grants for Collection Assessment Available -
The California Preservation Assessment Project, managed by the California Preservation Program*, is designed to help small and mid-sized libraries and archives plan improvements in care for their permanent and historical collections. All institutions
California State Library Blog : Federal Funds Information for States
Federal Funds Information for States, FFIS, is available to all state workers on their work PCs courtesy of the State Library's California Research Bureau. Federal Funds Information for States, FFIS, is a subscription service of the National Governor's
California State Library Blog : IMLS Issues Grant for Further Collaborative Study of Virtual
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a National Leadership Grant for a collaborative research project between OCLC Research and the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information (SC&I) to investigate library-based
California State Library Blog : Pitch an Idea / Applications Due by July 15
It’s time again for Pitch an Idea , a grant process giving California libraries the opportunity to present a project idea to the State Library before writing a grant. Viable, ready-to-implement library projects that closely align with federal Library
California State Library Blog : ALA Diversity Research Grants / Request for Proposals
The American Library Association Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity topic, including the recruitment and promotion of diverse individuals within the profession or the provision
California State Library Blog : New Study / Demand Up for e-Access in Public Libraries
Newly published by ALA and iPAC , the 2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study reports that virtually all U.S. public libraries (99 percent) provide public access to computers and the Internet. More than 87 percent provide technology
