Development Grant from NM Library Foundation

The New Mexico Library Foundation wants to support your NM library project! The 2024 Development Grant cycle is open and the deadline for applications is April 30, 2024.

The New Mexico Library Foundation invites all New Mexico libraries (public, academic, school, special or private) and non-profit groups that directly benefit New Mexico libraries to apply. The Development Grant supports proposals that align with the New Mexico Library Foundation’s mission to build and maintain collections, update information access technology, and enhance library programs. Requests of up to $2000 will be considered. Learn more and find the application form on our Development Grants web page: https://newmexicolibraryfoundation.org/development-grants/ See examples of previously funded projects: https://newmexicolibraryfoundation.org/grants-awarded/. Please consider applying or help us spread the word about the New Mexico Library Foundation's spring grant cycle among your colleagues and friends. Questions? Contact Lori Thornton at grants@newmexicolibraryfoundation.org Lori Smith Thornton Public Services Bureau Chief New Mexico State Library Department of Cultural Affairs 1209 Camino Carlos Rey Santa Fe, NM 87507 (505) 476-9717 ...

Dollar General Grant opportunities

SUMMER READING These grants support the creation or expansion of summer reading programs. Local nonprofit organizations, schools and libraries are eligible to apply if their programs meet the following criteria: Target Pre-K – 12th grade students who are new readers Target below grade level readers Assist readers with learning disabilities Click here to download the 2023 Summer Reading grant recipients. The next cycle for Summer Reading grant applications will open in January 2024.

NMLA 100 Anniversary with "Dia"

https://www.ala.org/alsc/initiatives/dia

It was good meeting you and having you share all about your wonderful programs. I loved having everyone share my "Field Trip" moment to find out about NM children's activities.
Participants asked about upcoming grants for libraries. I will create a bar with some links, but for now, please consider applying for the following:
Currently, these are available: New Mexico Library Foundation and
New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities
Thank you for attending "Dia" REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico

APPLY NOW: Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries

A website of the American Library Association Public Programs Office

$3,000 in grants for your small or rural library (click here for 1 minute video)

ALA has announced plans to award nearly $2 million to small and rural libraries in 2020 and 2021.ALA has announced plans to award nearly $2 million to small and rural libraries in 2020 and 2021 to help them address issues of concern in their communities. 

Through Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, up to 650 U.S. libraries in small and rural communities will receive $3,000 to tackle issues ranging from media literacy to COVID-19 safety to unemployment. 

The initiative is part of ALA’s longtime commitment to preparing library workers for the expanding role of libraries.

“2020 has laid bare many of the issues that small and rural communities have long struggled with, from isolation due to a struggling Postal Service to inequalities in the broadband access that is vital for remote learning,” said ALA President Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. “With its core values of access, education, social responsibility and the public good, the library field is uniquely situated to lead local change in this time of crisis, and ALA is proud and excited to offer the funding for them to do so.”

Library workers may apply online for grant funding from September 21 to December 2, 2020, at ala.org/LTC. Up to 650 grants will be distributed over two funding rounds. Read the full project guidelines.

The opportunity is open to libraries serving small and/or rural communities in the U.S. and U.S. territories. The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) defines small communities as those with a legal service area population of 25,000 or less and rural communities as those more than, or equal to, five miles from an urbanized area.

Selected libraries will develop their facilitation skills through online training, talk with community members (virtually or in-person) about local needs, and undertake a project that benefits their community. Grant funds may cover a range of expenses, from hotspot purchases to personal protective equipment to staff time to undertake community engagement work.

Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with community members — be they library patrons, residents, faculty, students or partner organizations— to address issues for the betterment of the community.

ALA Invites Applicants for STAR Net's New STEAM Equity Project

CALL TO NEW MEXICO LIBRARIES! ALA Invites Applicants for STAR Net's New STEAM Equity Project STAR Net needs creative library leaders who would like work with us at the intersection of transforming library services, gender equity and cultural inclusion (especially with Latino families), STEAM learning, and positive youth development. The Space Science Institute's National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL/SSI), the American Library Association (ALA), Twin Cities PBS (TPT), Institute for Learning Innovation (ILI) and Education Development Center (EDC) invite you to learn more about our new STEAM Equity Project! Public library workers in small and rural communities are invited to APPLY NOW! See ALA’s website to: Start your application by submitting a brief Notice of Intent (deadline: July 20, 2020) Read the project FAQs Learn about the project advisors

Start Your Application Today!

015 Building STEAM with Día Mini-Grants Available

015 Building STEAM with Día Mini-Grants Available

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is now accepting mini-grant applications for libraries through the Día initiative. Mini-grants will be used to initiate a Building STEAM with Día program in libraries. Programs will focus on bringing culturally diverse and appropriate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities to awarded communities. Up to 20 mini-grants will be awarded at $1,500 each.

Mini-grant awardees will also be invited to attend ALSC’s Diversity Forum which will be held at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting on Friday, January 30, 2015 in Chicago. Awardees will receive a $500 travel stipend to attend.

For more information, grant requirements and application please visit the Día website.

Applications are due October 17, 2014, 5PM CST.

Get Involved! REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico (NMSL Hitchhiker)

http://hitchhiker.nmstatelibrary.org/get-involved-reforma-de-nuevo-mexico/



Get involved with REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico, the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. Apply online at National REFORMA website or the REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico blogspot. We invite you to share, on the blog, what libraries are doing for literacy in the diverse New Mexico communities.

Be part of the nationally recognized El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Day of the Child/Day of the Book) and register an event  – the program registry is now open! Did you know, New Mexico author, Pat Mora proposed the idea to create this international celebration? Pat Mora has challenged schools and libraries to post 1,000 events nationally.

By registering a Día event, you can win NOCHE de CUENTOS at your library sponsored by REFORMA De Nuevo Mexico and the New Mexico Library Foundation, Inc.

 

If your library is chosen as a site for the event, REFORMA will work with the library to schedule Storytellers of New Mexico to provide a family night of bilingual storytelling, free of charge. REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico will do all the work for your family night and provide snacks for your event. Register an event today. A winner will be selected in late March and your library can determine the date of your program. For more information please visit the blog, join us on Pinterest and become a Facebook friend, too!