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• LFF names 17 national Fit for Life winners, 5 are California libraries

  The national non-profit organization Libraries for the Future ( LFF ) has awarded 17 library systems nationwide Fit for Lif e programming grants. Five California libraries, Fresno County Public Library, Pleasanton Public Library, Rancho Cucamonga Public Read More... Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:22 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, California public libraries, 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

• Washington Post Writers Group article, “Libraries and New Americans: The Indispensable Link,” highlights library value

  In his article “ Libraries and New Americans: The Indispensable Link ” published April 13 on the Washington Post Writers Group website , columnist Neal Peirce, while arguing that public libraries help the nation’s “32.5 million Read More... Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 1:27 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: US libraries

• Article extolling library value from Albany, CA city manager appears in national public management magazine

  Beth Pollard, Albany, California’s city administrator, has written an article that underlines the importance and value of libraries. Entitled "Libraries: Partners in Sustaining Communities," the article appears in the March 2008 issue Read More... Posted Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:55 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL partners, US libraries

• Braille and Talking Book Library to celebrate 77th anniversary of the Pratt-Smoot Act, festivities open to public

  In honor of the 77th anniversary of the Pratt-Smoot Act, legislation passed in 1931 inaugurating the "Books for the Blind" program (now called the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped ) within the Library of Congress, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:40 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: Sacramento events, BTBL, 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

• “We are all…pulling for you up here in Washington”

  Comment to CSL Blog from Laura Robinson at the Washington State Library : It is great to see that the libraries in the San Diego area are opening up again. I'm sure people will be happy to have access to library facilities and resources in this time Read More... Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:10 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: California public libraries, US libraries