The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced 39 grants totaling $9,799,830 to support libraries across the nation. The grants were awarded through the first cycles of the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.
Fiscal Year: 2017
Award: $530,732.00
City: Lincoln
Program: National Leadership Grants for Libraries
The Nebraska Library Commission and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will advance economic development in 30 rural communities by developing rotating Innovation Studios and by supporting libraries with instructional materials, programming, marketing, and planning for sustainability. The project will demonstrate the critical role of public libraries as catalysts for economic and community development in rural communities, empowering residents with tools and guidance to explore, collaborate, create, learn, and invent. The model will be evaluated and disseminated nationally to inform other statewide efforts to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in rural communities.
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Willa Cather “helped teach us what it meant and what it means to be a pioneer. ... She gave a lasting voice to the Western spirit that defines us as a nation. That is what makes her work so timeless.” on.omaha.com/2qQkZvB
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Carnegie Arts Center - Alliance, Nebraska
Write your congressmen... No NEA means no Nebraska Arts Council, no Carnegie... No Alliance Arts Council... There are so many non profit arts organizations that provide cultural experiences to our communities... Because they're non profit that means they rely on donations and grants from organizations such as the Nebraska Arts Council which recieves it's funding from the National Arts Endowment. Protect your arts resources, protect the National Endowment for the Arts!
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Mountain-Plains Museums Association
Registration is now open for MPMA's 2017 Conference October 15-19, 2017 Denver, Colorado www.mpma.net/Conference
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Mountain-Plains Museums Association
The 2018 budget proposal is grim for federal agencies that support our work. This article gives a good, brief, overview of what is being proposed. The budget process is long so there's time to voice your concerns. AAM offers some excellent suggestions on how to advocate for museums and cultural organizations on their website. Here's the link: www.aam-us.org/advocacy/urgent-appeal-to-speak-up-for-museums #museums #arts #humanities #SaveIMLS #SavetheNEA #SavetheNEH #AAMers
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Did you know that we are hosting a summer camp specifically for kids who use wheelchairs? Thanks, Omaha World-Herald for writing about it!
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American Association for State and Local History
"The Programming Historian, launched in 2007, is a free and open resource that anyone can access and use. It’s also unique in the world of online education—its lessons are primarily created by, and geared toward, historians."
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American Alliance of Museums Statement on the President’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 Arlington, VA – Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, issued the following statement today in response to the Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal announced today by President Trump, which calls for the elimination of multiple agencies that support the arts and humanities. “The details of this budget proposal are as appalling as the outline released in March. In addition to shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Trump Administration has proposed many other significant funding cuts that would hurt museums and the communities they serve. We will continue to work with our bipartisan allies in Congress to reject these destructive proposals, and I encourage everyone who believes in a thriving cultural sector to join our efforts today.” bit.ly/AAM523Statement #museums #arts #humanities #SaveIMLS #SavetheNEA #SavetheNEH #SpeakUpforMuseums
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Connecting to Collections Care Online Community
Are you caring for outdoor sculpture? Join us tomorrow for our next webinar on just that topic: www.connectingtocollections.org/inside-out-outdoor-sculpture/
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American Association for State and Local History
West Virginia University’s Public History program and the Monongalia County Clerk worked together to creategraduate assistantships to provide the Courthouse with trained historians who could implement a long term records management plan and to offer students education funding and real-world experience.