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Additional stakeholders are being sought.
“The library’s role will be the facilitator of this conversation,” he said. “We want there to be longevity with this conversation and action. We’d like to schedule these summits a couple times a year to follow up with stakeholders and bring new ones in.”
The grant funding would go towards securing literature and books pertaining to equity, which would then be handed out at these summits, plus covering the cost of speakers.
Iowa State students are soon to get involved. ISU professor Jane Rongerude, who participated in Ericson’s event on equity and COVID last November, is spearheading those efforts.
May 14, 2021
On May 14, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the appointment of Mary Davis Fournier as executive director of the Public Library Association, a division of ALA. Her first day will be June 14. The full statement follows:
The American Library Association (ALA) announced today the appointment of Mary Davis Fournier as executive director, Public Library Association (PLA), a division of ALA. Her first day in her new role will be Monday, June 14.
Fournier is a 20-year veteran of ALA, having served in various roles including most recently deputy director of the Public Programs Office. At ALA, she spearheaded dozens of groundbreaking projects that have paved the way for innovation in the library field, including Libraries Transforming Communities and the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (NILPPA), Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion, and the first “One Book” resource,
By TJ
May 8, 2021 9:41 AM
Arielle Pompilius, Academic Success Coordinator at MSC Southeast’s Red Wing Campus, successfully applied for a grant from the American Library Association.
Red Wing, MN (May 6, 2021) In April, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the recipients of nearly $1 million in funding for small and rural libraries, the second grant distribution as part of the association’s
Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries initiative.
Minnesota State College Southeast was one of six institutions in Minnesota chosen to receive a Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) grant. Small and rural public libraries, academic libraries, and Learning Resource Centers from across the country were awarded a $3000 grant to facilitate community conversations and fund engagement projects.