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PRESS RELEASE:
ALGOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT FOR SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARIES
$10,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Disabilities to Improve Accessibility and Inclusion
Algoma — Algoma Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in round three of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.
The competitive award comes with a $10,000 grant that will help the library enhance accessibility for patrons with disabilities.
“We are honored to receive this grant and recognize how important it is to make our library a welcoming space for everyone,” said Library Director Cathy Kolbeck. “Our goal is to better serve community members with disabilities and ensure they have equal access to library services and resources.”
As part of the grant, Algoma Public Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work today. Staff will then host a conversation with residents about the accessibility challenges faced by individuals with disabilities in our community and use the grant funds to improve library access based off those conversations. By engaging in this conversation, the library hopes to better understand these needs and ensure that all patrons feel welcome and supported in our space.
If you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please contact the library at 920-487-2295 or visit https://www.algomapubliclibrary.org/ for more information.
Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has re-imagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types have utilized free dialogue and deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff.
“Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL).”
$10,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Disabilities to Improve Accessibility and Inclusion
Algoma — Algoma Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in round three of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.
The competitive award comes with a $10,000 grant that will help the library enhance accessibility for patrons with disabilities.
“We are honored to receive this grant and recognize how important it is to make our library a welcoming space for everyone,” said Library Director Cathy Kolbeck. “Our goal is to better serve community members with disabilities and ensure they have equal access to library services and resources.”
As part of the grant, Algoma Public Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work today. Staff will then host a conversation with residents about the accessibility challenges faced by individuals with disabilities in our community and use the grant funds to improve library access based off those conversations. By engaging in this conversation, the library hopes to better understand these needs and ensure that all patrons feel welcome and supported in our space.
If you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please contact the library at 920-487-2295 or visit https://www.algomapubliclibrary.org/ for more information.
Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has re-imagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types have utilized free dialogue and deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff.
“Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL).”
