American Library Association

Supporting Library Humanities Programming During Covid [the American Library Association?s (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) Requests $499,990 in Arp Funding to Continue Serving Libraries and Library Workers, Sustaining and Growing Their Efforts to Provide Humanities Programming and Content During This Critical Time. This Relief Will Support Ala Ppo Through Four Key Work Areas: Professional Development and Peer-sharing; Development of Future Humanities Projects; Professional Recognition; and Measurement and Evaluation. Ala Ppo?s Nine-person Staff Collaborates With Librarians, Humanities Scholars, Artists and Documentarians, Scientists and Financial Literacy Experts, Museums, and Others to Create and Scale Nationwide Programming Opportunities, Grants, and Traveling Exhibitions for U.s. Libraries, and to Offer Professional Development, Recognition, and Research That Supports the Vital Work of Programming Librarians.] [purpose:? funds to Sustain the Core activities of The american Library association's (ala) public programs office and Nine Full-time Staff Salaries.   Activities to Be Performed: the Ala Public Programs Office (PPO) Will Continue Serving Libraries and Library Workers by Providing ongoing professional Development and Peer-sharing, development of Future Humanities projects, professional Recognition, and Measurement and Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Libraries and the Library Field.  Expected Outcomes:  the Continuation of Core ppo activities to Provide Humanities Programming and content To ala members During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period. retention of Nine Full-time employees whose Jobs Were Threatened by COVID-19 Impacts.  Intended BENEFICIARIES:  THE 55,000 LIBRARIES and Library Workers Who Are Members of Ala and millions of Library users across the United States.  Subrecipient Activities:?the Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds.]