The Indiana State Library recently awarded 49 Indiana public libraries a total of 99 Advanced Workstations in Education (AWE) computer systems as part of the AWE grant project. A complete listing of libraries receiving the award is available on the AWE grant project’s Web page. Libraries will receive their bilingual early literacy computer stations by the end of the calendar year.
Additionally, the computers will be provided with a three-year warranty. AWE also provides technical support and will offer five regional workshops available to the grantees in early 2009.
The purpose of the AWE grant project is to enhance the early literacy efforts already being offered in Indiana’s libraries. Applications were accepted through October 20, 2008. The project was open to public libraries that had an early literacy initiative already in place. Preference was given toward libraries serving high numbers of students eligible for free or reduced lunch and to those that promote the new computers in creative or innovative ways.
The AWE grant project was funded by a Library Services and Technology Act grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
HUMANITIES COUNCIL SPONSORING NATURAL HERITAGE CONFERENCE IN FORT WAYNE
Courtesy of the Indiana Humanities Council
The Indiana Council for History Education will sponsor a statewide cross-curricular conference on teaching human and environmental influences in history. The conference is designed for K-12 teachers, college faculty and students, museum educators, librarians, and others. The program will take place on Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. The registration cost of $25 ($15 for students) includes admission and a box lunch.
Human. Nature. Natural Heritage in the Classroom, will focus on the incorporation of environmental history in the classroom. Topics include the relationship of Native Americans with the environment over time, the changing landscape of one community over time, and the impact of building the National Road, Indiana’s State Parks, and suburbs on the Hoosier landscape. The conference is inspired by and presented in conjunction with The Natural Heritage of Indiana documentary project of WFYI Public Television.
Funding for the event is provided by the Indiana Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For further information visit our website or contact Kendra Clauser at kclauser@iupui.edu or (317) 278-0424.
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AWARDS
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is inviting nominations for the 2009 Coming Up Taller Awards. In partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), PCAH is embarking on the twelfth year of the Coming Up Taller Awards, which recognizes the accomplishments of exceptional after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs. Coming Up Taller finalists receive $10,000, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to attend the Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference.
A 2009 nomination application and a letter from the federal cultural agency partners are available at the Coming Up Taller website. The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 30, 2009.
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