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E-mails went out to all public library directors Monday notifying them of the 2010 Annual Report and Application for State Aid. This email included the information necessary to log in and complete the report due November 15, 2010. If a library director did not receive this e-mail, please contact me at tnewman@cslib.org. Thanks!
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The State Library has received its budget allocations from the Office of Policy and Management for the coming fiscal year. The allocations are less than the appropriated amounts due to the same hold back process that we experienced last year. The hold backs are approximately the same as last year. See [...]
I’m sure public libraries are just dying to find out what the new Annual Report and Application for State Aid survey is going to look like this year. For the really curious, and for those who might like to see what the new questions are before they begin running fiscal-year-ending reports, go to the Annual [...]
This webinar will showcase success stories of library staff who are using web conferencing tools to host virtual conferences, produce e-learning activities, collaborate with remote staff, and host virtual meetings. As budgets tighten and as technologies improve, more and more staff are gathering together in online environments to learn from [...]
Over the course of the next two weeks, you’ll be receiving a box of marketing materials to help you promote an exciting summer contest: “Dive into Saving for College.”
The Connecticut State Library has partnered with the Office of Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET), and TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (TFI) [...]
The Libri Foundation donates new, quality hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries with limited operating budgets and active children’s departments.
The third and final 2010 deadline is August 15th.
Did you know that this and dozens of other recurring grant opportunities are on DLD’s Grant Opportunities page? Check it out.
TheFoundation Center’s Nonprofit Collaboration Database identifies and showcases exceptional nonprofit collaboration efforts: models and best practices for the field through a resource for those seeking real-life examples of how nonprofit organizations are working together.
The Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization that connects nonprofits and grantmakers to tools, resources and information. The Center’s mission [...]
Wondering what people are saying about your library on Twitter or other social media platforms? Join Meg Canada, Senior Librarian, Social Media and Public Training Coordinator at Hennepin County Library (MN) to learn about tools you can use to track and engage your customers (and non-customers). Meg will introduce tools, tips, and tricks for monitoring [...]
Grants of up to $2,500 each are for community improvement projects that include activities such as rebuilding, painting, refurbishing, increasing energy efficiency or sustainability, landscaping, planting of native trees, community facility improvements, and the development and/or improvement of green spaces.
Grants must support work completed by community volunteers in the United States.
Grants come in the form [...]
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds humanities projects that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs in order to deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. Two kinds of grant – planning or implementation – are available. Proposals should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of [...]