[Libs-Or] Grant Opportunity: Welcoming Immigrants at America’s Public Libraries

[HANNING Darci * SLO]

Hello library community!

California Humanities is making the following grant opportunity available nationally, please read on:

After eight years of work with California libraries, the California Humanities’ “Library Innovation Lab<https://calhum.org/grant-deadlines-overview/library-innovation-lab/>” is now going national!

Welcoming Immigrants at America’s Public Libraries

Library Innovation Lab provides an intensive professional development experience for public library professionals who want to better meet the lifelong learning needs of immigrant communities through innovative cultural programs. Each year, ten librarians participate in the cohort learning program. Meetings are conducted virtually. Over the course of one year, with support from experienced mentors and peers, the cohort learns more about the immigrants in their communities. They design new events to engage these communities through public humanities programs while gaining skills in project management, collaborative program design, and sustainable community partnerships.

Each cohort member’s library receives a grant of up to $6,000 to support program costs. Applicant institutions must be public libraries or nonprofit friends groups with active federal 501(c)(3) status.

For the 2025 cohort, we invite applicants from other states in addition to California. We anticipate five participants from California, and five from across the US. Want to know more? Write to Program Officer Kirsten Vega at kvega at calhum.org<mailto:kvega at calhum.org>.

Apply to be a part of Library Innovation Lab 2025
·        2025 Guidelines + Schedule<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s0HLOWyRZR3uzbPlzwer63AKMpv02Rhf/view>
·        2025 FAQ<https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Le3D0eedx_Ulikk3f7hUBmlNtAIy1Na/view>
·        2025 Application<https://ch-grants.smapply.io/prog/LIL/>

Application deadline Monday, January 6, 2025, additional information is available here: https://calhum.org/grant-deadlines-overview/library-innovation-lab/

Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
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