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Archived updates from the @ALALibrary Advocacy & Public Policy team in D.C. Inactive account. Follow our office on Bsky at LibraryPolicy.
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Joined November 2009
RT @ALALibrary: Apply for this third round of #LTCAccess grant funding by December 11th to receive a $10k or $20k grant to expand accessibi….
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From coast to coast, libraries have mobilized to help get their patrons #ReaderVoterReady. In Oklahoma, library workers showed up for National Voter Registration Day, assisting patrons statewide with registration, voter info, & more!. More (paywalled):
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RT @ALALibrary: Happy Election Day! Having trouble voting? The nonpartisan Election Protection hotline can help. Call or visit: https://t.c….
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Having trouble at the polling booth? Get in touch with the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline. #ReaderVoterReady.
Happy Election Day! Having trouble voting? The nonpartisan Election Protection hotline can help. Call or visit: Every eligible voter deserves to make their voice heard and have their vote count. #ReaderVoterReady
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Gratitude to all those who make elections possible, including our library colleagues who help get their communities #ReaderVoterReady!. Find out more about what libraries and libraries are doing nationwide to get their communities ready to vote:
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RT @FReadomFighters: Reminder that people are more likely to vote if you ask them. Ask five friends if they've voted and let them know why….
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Library workers and the communities we serve are readers. We are voters. And we are ready! #ReaderVoterReady #GoVote. Learn more about how libraries are engaging voters nationwide:
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Don’t forget — Applications for the @FCC Schools & Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program are due TODAY!. Be sure to submit your grant application today for funding to support cybersecurity infrastructure at your library.
ICYMI: the application period for the @FCC’s School and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program is open now and closes November 1st! . Find the full announcement here: (1/4)
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Congratulations to @CuyahogaLib in OH - and @saffordlibrary in AZ - for your Library of Congress Literacy Award Honors!. We're proud to see innovative library literacy practices - and the library workers implementing them - honored by @librarycongress. Congratulations to all!.
It's official! We want to thank @libraryofcongress for honoring CCPL with its Literacy Award for our work to promote literacy & reading in Cuyahoga County. 📷 Librarian of Congress Dr Carla Hayden and Cuyahoga County Public Library CEO Tracy Strobel. #DiscoverCCPL
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Federal funding is enabling @psulibs & @ISTatPENNSTATE to convene library privacy experts and drive the field forward!. Thanks to @US_IMLS grant support, Penn State is creating & hosting a National Forum for Privacy Literacy Standards and Competencies:
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A Penn State faculty project team has received a two-year Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant totaling $104,771 to create and host a National Forum for Privacy Literacy...
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Register free here: The Entrepreneurship and Libraries Conference is created by and for library workers and is a great networking opportunity for anyone interested in entrepreneurship at the library! (2/2)
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Join us next Thursday, November 7 at 1 pm for @EntreLib‘s Fall Conference! “Impact Innovators: Driving Change Through Social Entrepreneurship” features libraries supporting entrepreneurs and social impact initiatives. (1/2)
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Become a peer reviewer for the @US_IMLS Office of Library Services!. IMLS is searching for new peer reviewers to help evaluate discretionary grant applications. Learn more and apply below 👇.
Gain grant review experience! Our Office of Museum Services and our Office of Library Services are actively seeking peer reviewers to evaluate our discretionary grant applications. #museums #libraries #humanities #grants
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There's less than ONE WEEK until this year's general election! Are you #ReaderVoterReady?. Check out our tools and resources to get your community ready for Tuesday's election:
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RT @ALALibrary: Thanks to generous ALA members and supporters, we've raised $20,000 to help rebuild libraries impacted by #HurricaneHelene….
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The American Library Association’s Disaster Relief Fund provides funds to libraries in the U.S. and around the world that have been damaged or destroyed due to natural or human-caused disasters.
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Find all of ALA's tools to get your own community #ReaderVoterReady during the final stretch before this upcoming election:
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Civic Engagement Coordinator David Siders @CincyLibrary knocks down barriers to voter participation so that more Cincinnatians are #ReaderVoterReady. Learn more about the work David and his team in Cincinnati are doing:
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From #Erate hotspots to the Digital Equity Act, new library-eligible federal funding programs can be overwhelming. We have the tools to help. Learn about req's for grant opportunities, ways to advocate for your library, & more:
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RT @ALALibrary: Discover the ultimate learning experience for library professionals at #LibLearnX25! With 80 education programs, inspiring….
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RT @ALALibrary: Congratulations to all the #NationalHumanitiesMedal honorees! A special shout out to @levarburton, @MellonFdn, and @FordFou….
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