The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can
be viewed on the agency's Web site at
http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/091608b.shtm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2008
IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
IMLS Awards $2.4 Million to Native American and Native Hawaiian
Libraries
Grants to Fund Library Enhancements
Washington, DC-Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Ph.D., Director of The Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today that 15 Native
American tribal communities and Alaska Native villages will receive
$1,894,281 in Native American Library Services Enhancement grants, and
that Alu Like, Inc. is the recipient of the Native Hawaiian Library
Services grant totaling $510,500. To see a full list of Enhancement
grant recipients, visit http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/091608b_list.shtm.
"I commend the tribes awarded this year's Native American Library
Services Enhancement Grants," said Dr. Radice. "By applying for and
receiving this funding, these tribes have made the commitment to build
upon their existing library services and implement new initiatives to
continually adapt to the needs of their communities. The Native Hawaiian
Library Services grant awarded today also provides for continued and
enhanced library services to the Native Hawaiian population."
This year, Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants will fund
projects including:
* the implementation of expanded and enhanced library services for
senior and disabled tribal members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community;
* the development of programming at the Yerington Paiute Tribe's
Learning Center focused on tribal culture and history, information
literacy, and job development skills;
* the creation of personal, culturally-based books by Makah Indian
Tribe Head Start students and "Makah Memories" scrapbooks by tribal
elders in the community; and
* the initiation of a "Treasures in the Attic" project by the Sitka
Tribe of Alaska to digitize, translate, and transcribe Tlingit audio and
video recordings to make them accessible in the library and online.
With its Native Hawaiian Library Services grant, the Alu Like, Inc.'s
Native Hawaiian Library will open two new satellite library sites on
Oahu and offer literacy programs in all eight satellite sites; initiate
a pilot oral history project with kupuna (elders) as a first step toward
an Oral History Center; and continue after-school tutoring programs to
provide homework assistance and reading development help for at-risk
students.
The next deadline for Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant
applications is May 1, 2009. The next deadline for Native Hawaiian
Library Services grant applications is May 15, 2009. Please contact
Senior Program Officer Alison Freese at 202-653-4665 or [log in to unmask]
with any questions.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to
sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and
innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about
the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.
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