http://www.chinalibs.net 2025/6/3
[作者] ALA
[单位] ALA
[摘要] CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced $10,000 Building Library Capacity Grants to 16 libraries across the country to serve New Americans (immigrants and refugees).
[关键词] ALA immigrants refugees
CHICAGO—The American Library Association(ALA)today announced$10,000 Building Library Capacity Grants to 16 libraries across the country to serve New Americans(immigrants and refugees).
The ALA Building Library Capacity Grants are supported through a three-year grant from the Mellon Foundation.Each year has focused on helping add capacity to different segments of the library community.The grants are intended to bolster library operations and services including literacy and other skill development,developing collections,staffing,expanding outreach,as well as maintaining and amplifying existing service strategies or adding new ones to make an impact.
Since their inception public libraries in the United States have provided resources and education for New Americans(immigrants and refugees).Public libraries empower New Americans through English language lessons,workforce skill development classes,civics and citizenship sessions,books and information resources in various languages of their community,and much more.
In Revere,Massachusetts,over 42 percent of residents speak a language other than English at home,and more than 35%of the population is foreign born.The Revere Public Library will partner with The Revere High School and local community and adult education centers to increase bilingual resources and expand English as a Second Language(ESOL)classes.They will provide cultural orientations and family programs that foster cultural exchange and community building.
Woodburn,Oregon is a town of 30,000 people,and one of the most diverse communities in the state.Today,about 95 percent of the businesses in downtown Woodburn are Latino-owned.The Woodburn Public Library will add English language classes on the evenings and weekends.Additional grant funds will create a corner of free citizenship resources on the bookmobile.
The Saluda County Public Library(South Carolina)will empower Saluda County’s New Americans by enhancing access to education,career opportunities,and legal support.Adding Citizenship Toolkits and English as Second Language(ESOL)materials focused on career readiness,health,and education to our collection will boost language skills and practical knowledge.
“The American Library Association is committed to library access for everyone,especially for those whose who are new to our country.These grants directly contribute to our mission,”said ALA President Cindy Hohl,“ALA greatly appreciates the generous support and long-standing commitment of the Andrew W.Mellon Foundation to assist under resourced libraries serving underserved or marginalized communities.”
A full list of the grantees can be found at:https://gongyi-jschina-com-cn-1416.res.gxlib.org.cn:443/rwt/1416/https/P75YPLUBNSRT655TMH/aboutala/ALA-Building-Library-Capacity-Grantees-2025
About the American Library Association
The American Library Association(ALA)is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services.For more than 145 years,the ALA has been the trusted voice for academic,public,school,government,and special libraries,advocating for the profession and the library's role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all.For more information,visit www.ala.org.
About The Andrew W.Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W.Mellon Foundation is the nation's largest supporter of the arts and humanities.Since 1969,the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding.The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity and that everyone deserves the beauty,transcendence,and freedom that can be found there.Through our grants,we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking,where ideas and imagination can thrive.
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