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• September 25 webinar for libraries that hold citizenship classes for immigrants

  The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ) is presenting a webinar on September. 25, 2008, at 1 pm ET, on the New Naturalization Test. This webinar, hosted by WebJunction , an online community for librarians, will provide an overview of the Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:03 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: IMLS, US libraries

• Institute of Museum and Library Services announces Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grants, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies receives $950,555

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) announced June 17 that it has named 31 recipients of Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grants. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Graduate School of Education & Information Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:41 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, US libraries

• National Endowment for the Arts announces Big Read recipients, 19 California entities, including 9 California libraries, are awardees

  The National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) announced June 16 that 208 libraries, municipalities, and arts, culture, and science organizations nationwide will receive grants totaling $2,810,500 to host Big Read celebrations between September 2008 and Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 9:45 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, California public libraries, US libraries

• 16 California libraries among 851 Museums, Libraries, and Archives selected to receive IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

  Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Director Anne-Imelda Radice announced yesterday that 851 museums, libraries, and archives have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. Of the 851 recipients, 16 were California Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:37 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: IMLS, California public libraries, US libraries

• Kim Yerton Branch of the Humboldt County Library receives IMLS National Medal with First Lady Laura Bush

  At a January 14, 2008 White House ceremony celebrating the 10 winners of the 2007 National Medals for Museum and Library Service, including the Kim Yerton Branch of the Humboldt County Library, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Director Read More... Posted Monday, January 14, 2008 11:29 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL publications, CSL website, IMLS, California public libraries, US libraries

• IMLS calls for 2008 Coming Up Taller Award nominations, deadline is January 31

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Coming Up Taller awards. The award recognizes and rewards outstanding after-school, out-of-school, and summer arts and humanities programs for underserved children Read More... Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:49 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: IMLS, US libraries

• Apply now! “Big Read” application deadline is February 12, 2008

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ), has announced that February 12, 2008 is the fourth deadline for the Big Read program . Grants ranging from $5,000 - $20,000 are available Read More... Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 12:48 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, California public libraries, US libraries

• 7 California recipients of NEA “Big Read” grants for first half of 2008

  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will award Big Read grants to 7 California applicants to host celebrations of classic novels from January-June 2008. Big Read is the the largest federal reading program in U.S. history, and nationally 127 libraries, Read More... Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 8:58 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, US libraries