{"id":13061,"date":"2021-03-03T01:04:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T01:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?p=13061"},"modified":"2021-03-03T01:04:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T01:04:38","slug":"reminder-deadline-to-apply-for-alas-libraries-transforming-communities-ltc-focus-on-small-and-rural-libraries-grant-is-thurs-march-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/reminder-deadline-to-apply-for-alas-libraries-transforming-communities-ltc-focus-on-small-and-rural-libraries-grant-is-thurs-march-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Deadline to Apply for ALA&#8217;s Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant is Thurs., March 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(via ACRL)<\/p>\n<p>The American Library Association is currently accepting applications for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, a grant initiative that will distribute nearly $2 million to libraries. All library types are eligible, and college, university and community college libraries are especially encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Participating libraries will receive training in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to 21st-century librarianship. Library workers will complete a free ALA e-course on basic facilitation skills; host at least one conversation with community members on a chosen topic; and receive $3,000 to support community engagement efforts on your campus or in your larger community. Grant funds may cover a range of expenses, including staff time and collections and technology purchases.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, and to apply, please go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/tools\/librariestransform\/libraries-transforming-communities\/focusgrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. The deadline is <strong>Thursday, March 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via ACRL) The American Library Association is currently accepting applications for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, a grant initiative that will distribute nearly $2 million to libraries. All library types are eligible, and college, university and community college libraries are especially encouraged to apply. Participating libraries will receive training in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,4,5,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-library-association","category-awards-non-hsli","category-calls-and-requests","category-library-associations-non-hsli"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}