Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program: Community-Centered Implementation Project Type
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You may submit only one application under the Community Centered Implementation project type.
There is no limit to the number of applications you may submit under the Planning, Forum, National Implementation, or Applied Research project types.
Program Overview:
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities of all types and sizes and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.
The program supports projects that include, but are not limited to:
- explore alternative pathways into the library services field including innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education;
- use cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education;
- provide training and professional development to library and archives professionals;
- develop faculty and information leaders; and
- recruit, educate, and retain the next generation of library and archives professionals.
Community-Centered Implementation projects support the recruitment, education, training, and retention of current and future faculty or library and archives professionals by adapting existing models (practices, findings, tools, and/or partnerships) to a specific organizational context. 1-2 years You must identify and align your proposed work with an established model (standard, practice, toolkit, open-source software, or research finding). Your project should demonstrate how it is using or adapting what you have identified. Your project should share resources and lessons learned that can be used by library and archival professionals in other communities throughout the nation. Note: An institution may submit only one LB21 application under the Community-Centered Implementation project type.