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<p class="MsoNormal">ALA invites library workers to apply for the <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/LTCEG" target="_blank" title="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/LTCEG">Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant</a>, an annual award
supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Applications will be accepted between December 1, 2021, and February 1, 2022. View the full award guidelines and apply online at<a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/LTCEG" target="_blank" title="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/LTCEG"> www.ala.org/LTCEG</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant recognizes, promotes and supports innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. It will provide two grants of $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal or special
library to expand its community engagement efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining activities for a library-led community engagement project. Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with community members – be they library patrons, residents,
faculty, students, or local organizations – to address issues for the betterment of the community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each year, the grant will focus on supporting a community engagement project with a specific theme. For the 2021–2022 cycle, libraries are invited to submit applications for a community engagement project that focuses on a social justice
issue of importance in their communities. Examples of potential topics include racial justice, climate justice, or addressing the digital divide. Libraries should work collaboratively with community members and at least one partner organization to develop
a project that addresses a local issue and builds upon community assets.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Visit the <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/LTCEG/guidelines" target="_blank" title="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/LTCEG/guidelines">grant guidelines</a> for more information.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Project activities to be covered by the grant may include developing community engagement programs and services; partnering with a community agency that builds the capacity of the community to address an important concern/issue; or creating
a program or event that connects the library to a community-identified aspiration or concern.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last year's grant was won by Albany (N.Y.) Public Library for their <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/04/albany-ny-public-library-awarded-ala-s-libraries-transform-communities" target="_blank" title="https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/04/albany-ny-public-library-awarded-ala-s-libraries-transform-communities">Branching
Out program</a>, a community initiative that aims to uplift local Black voices in music and art.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Arlene Weible, MLS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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