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<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
<span class="date">September 26, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contact</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4799<br>
Giuliana Bullard, <a href="mailto:gbullard@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">gbullard@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">More than $14.6 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to U.S. Libraries</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="copy"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
today announced grants for 42 library projects totaling $14,670,662. The projects were selected from more than 285 applications requesting a total of $37,977,530 and were awarded through three IMLS programs: the Native American Library Services Enhancement
program, the Laura Bush 21<sup>st</sup> Century Librarian Program, and the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program.Grantees are matching these awards with a total of $10,546,376 in non-federal funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">“Libraries of all types are anchors for their communities. Whether an academic library serving a university, a Native American library serving a reservation, or a local library
serving residents, communities rely on these trusted institutions for information they want and need,” said IMLS Director Susan Hildreth. “With these federal investments, libraries will be able to address challenges that face the library field, boost their
professional workforce with training and education, and better meet the needs of their communities with improved programs and services.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Native American Library Services Enhancement</span></strong> grants are competitive grants to federally recognized tribes
to expand services for learning, access to information, and partnership.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span></strong>The<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
</span></strong>grants fund projects designed to address the education and training needs of library professionals.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">National Leadership Grants</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">for Libraries</span></strong> support projects that improve professional practice beyond the grantee institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Grantees are planning a variety of projects and initiatives, including the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The American Library Association will research the effect of early literacy library programming on parent behavior and engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A tribal library will offer six hands-on genealogy workshops, making it possible for participants to explore their family histories with historic photographs and documents and share family stories
and oral traditions with tribal members.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Two university libraries will collaborate with a Chinese library to test the use of Machine Translation technology for digital collections.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A state school library association will create a distance learning Masters Degree program to prepare school librarians to teach student digital literacy skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A university library will create a plan that would establish a central access point for digital resources in American Sign Language.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A university library and its partners, building on the free, open-source digital archiving platform called Mukurtu, will provide training and resources to Native American Tribes for planning their
digitization and preservation activities.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">A complete list of the library recipients is available on the IMLS website at
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=333802&m=1733"><span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov/news/2013_ols_grant_announcement.aspx</span></a>. For more information about IMLS library grant programs, see
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333802&m=1733"><span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov/applicants/available_grants.aspx</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement.
Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=333802&m=1733"><span style="color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov</span></a> and follow us on
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