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• IMLS announces 15 Native American Library Services Enhancement awardees, 3 are California tribes

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) announced today that 15 Native American tribal communities and Alaska Native villages will receive $1,894,281 in Native American Library Services Enhancement grants. Three of the awardees are California Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:13 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS

• San José School of Library and Information Science to use IMLS grant for YA design research

  The School of Library and Information Science at San José State University will use its $39,826 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) grant to allow Dr. Anthony Bernier, a full-time faculty member Read More... Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 2:11 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS

• IMLS announces recipients of National Leadership Grants (NLG), 6 California institutions, including Salinas Public Library, are winners

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced the national recipients of its National Leadership Grants (NLG). Six California institutions, including the Salinas Public Library, are among the 44 national winners. The California recipients Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:25 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, California public libraries, Library awards

• IMLS Conservation Project Support application and guidelines on IMLS web site, technical assistance conference calls will help applicants prepare

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) is accepting grant applications to the agency's FY 2009 Conservation Project Support (CPS) program, and has scheduled two technical assistance conference calls to offer museum professionals from Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:58 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS

• Audio Conference Calls available for Bank of America/IMLS American Heritage Preservation Program applicants

  Application deadline is September 15, 2008 The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation are pleased to announce the 2009 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program. This new public-private Read More... Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:48 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, CSL partners, California public libraries

• 39 California institutions awarded IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelves

  On August 5, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced that 39 California institutions, of 776 organizations nationwide, have been selected to receive the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf . The bookshelf will contain selected texts, Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:45 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS

• 17 California institutions awarded IMLS Museums for America Grants

  17 California institutions, of 154 grantee organizations nationwide, have received Museums for America (MFA) grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). MFA grants, part of the Institute’s largest museum grant program, support Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:17 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, State of California

• 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

• IMLS awards California 2008 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning grant

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) has awarded California, through the Peninsula Library System, $39,982 to conduct a statewide planning project from March 2008 through February 2009. Called the California Connecting to Collections Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:34 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, IMLS, CSL partners

• 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