[Libs-Or] Mini Grants for Libraries open November 5!

[HANNING Darci * SLO]

Greetings library community!

Many of you have participated previously in Oregon Humanities' "Mini Grants for Rural Libraries" - well this is year, their grants are open to ALL libraries, not just those in rural areas. Please read on for more information and you have questions, please reach out to grants at oregonhumanities.org<mailto:grants at oregonhumanities.org>.

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Mini Grants for Libraries open November 5
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Photo by Ezra Marcos for Josephine Community Library District, a 2024 grantee


In 2026, Oregon Humanities<https://www.oregonhumanities.org/> will award up to $25,000 in funding to enable Oregon libraries to create and host events in their own communities. The maximum award per organization is $3,000. Awards can fund one event or multiple events. The grant will open for applications on Wednesday, November 5.

Public, volunteer, community college, and tribal libraries and library branches located in Oregon are all eligible. Applications are limited to one application per entity (based on UEI) per annual grant cycle.

Events should reflect our 2026 theme Beyond 250, which marks the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. Applicants are welcome to interpret this theme and develop topics that are relevant to their communities. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

*        How do we think about and experience equality, freedom, independence, tyranny, justice, union, and other ideas central to the Declaration and to our nation's understanding of itself?

*        How has the Declaration shaped the country we live in today, and how might we shape its future?

*        What characterized the period of time before the previous 250 years, and how can reflecting on a community's history inform the future?

Our Beyond 250 Toolkit<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1149W_hl7YmuJNxMt8ZyiYcpMKnRaJYtM/view> might spark additional ideas, and our Mini Grants for Libraries Project Planning Worksheet<https://drive.google.com/file/d/15C5SXy_KDrR1GFXLrzQYi7rZVzm2Itdl/view> can help you plan your programming.

For more information on this grant opportunity, including the schedule of virtual information and help sessions, please visit our website<https://oregonhumanities.org/programs/grants/mini-grant-libraries/>. If you have questions, please contact our grants team at grants at oregonhumanities.org<mailto:grants at oregonhumanities.org>.

Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>

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