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From the State LibraryThe Collaborative Summer Library Program is recruiting members for its working committees. Please consider joining a CSLP committee! If you work at an Ohio public library, you are eligible. While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year. An individual may participate on up to 2 CSLP committees at a time.
The Distribution to Underserved Communities Library Program invites you to place an order of free art books for your library if you have not done so in the past year. After pausing operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak, D.U.C. is now accepting and shipping book orders. Its catalog offers 300+ titles on contemporary art by 60+ publishers. All public schools and libraries are eligible to place annual orders. Books are entirely free and shipped free of charge. The D.U.C. distributes books on contemporary art and culture to rural and inner-city public schools, libraries, prisons, and alternative education centers nationwide, and has placed hundreds of thousands of free books in public institutions across the country, including dozens of Ohio schools and public libraries. If you define your community as underserved, you are eligible to receive free D.U.C. books. Art Resources Transfer invites participating libraries to order books from the D.U.C. catalog once a year. Branch libraries may participate independently or through their main library. All items received from the D.U.C. must be cataloged in your library's holdings and made available to all patrons. Learn more and browse the book catalog: www.artresourcestransfer.org/duc If you’ve never placed an order with D.U.C., start by registering here: www.artresourcestransfer.org/signup If you work in a rural public library, consider applying for free books through the Pilcrow Foundation Rural Public Library Grant program. The Pilcrow Foundation provides new, quality, hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries across the United States. It provides a 2-to-1 match to rural public libraries that receive a grant through its Children’s Book Project. The library or its sponsors/partners contribute $200-400 and Pilcrow Foundation matches with $400-800 for a total grant of $600-1200 worth of new children’s books. To be considered for the current round, send your application by October 1, 2020. The Pilcrow Foundation provides a list of over 500 quality hardcover children’s books from which Children’s Book Project grant recipients can select books best suited for their community. The book list includes award-winning and star-reviewed titles from educational and literary organizations. Please see the Pilcrow Foundation website to read the criteria for qualification as a rural library, as well as all the grant details, instructions, and application form: thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project | |
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