The Institute for Museums and Library Services recently released its list of June 2009 grant recipients (http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/061709b_list.shtm). One of these awards is a nearly $1M grant to Denver Public Library (principal investigator is DPL’s Kristen Svendsen); grant partners include REFORMA-Colorado, the Colorado Association of Libraries, and the University of Denver. The purpose of the grant is to increase the number of librarians with the skills and knowledge to serve linguistically and culturally diverse communities. The money will be used to pay full-tuition and scholarships for 18 students to obtain their master’s degrees at the University of Denver’s library school. (This is the 3rd such grant received by DPL; it is known locally as “Leaders III”.)
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A proposal to IMLS for full tuition and support for 10 Master’s of Library & Information Science students to become early childhood librarians was funded. Funding from IMLS for the 3 year project is: $917,891.
This internal and external partnership represents several disciplines, practice areas, and institutions, including: LIS, Child Family & School Psychology, Fisher Early Learning Center, Marsico Institute, Colorado State Library, Arapahoe Library District, Douglas County Libraries, Denver Preschool Program, Clayton Early Learning Institute, and Family Educational Network of Weld County.
Contact Mary Stansbury at Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver for more information.
IMLS, in conjunction with members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, will hold free workshops for potential applicants to its grants programs on June 22 and 23 in Colorado and Wyoming.
Colorado
Host: U.S. Representative Jared Polis (D-CO-02)
Co-hosts: U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-CO) and Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO-01), Betsy Markey (D-CO-04), Mike Coffman (R-CO-06), and Edwin G. Perlmutter (D-CO-07)
Place: Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 West 104th Ave, Westminster, CO 80020 Date and Time: June 22, 2009, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
The Colorado State Publications Library is a recipient of The IMLS Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books, DVDs, and online resources. It addresses such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues.
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