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Board reviews grant programs: continuing education, Welcoming Libraries, facilities funding
Summary
The board discussed expanded continuing education grant funding, $1,000 Welcoming Libraries awards focused on youth and Latine outreach, and a second round of Facilities Improvement grants for prior recipients.
State Librarian Stephanie Bailey-White told commissioners the board approved additional Library Services and Improvement Funding to meet demand for Continuing Education Grants; Board Document 25-35 outlines the most recent awards and remaining budget balances. Commissioners asked about retention of professional librarians in the Treasure Valley; Bailey-White said libraries emphasize pathways to library science degrees to support retention.
Development Services Program Supervisor Talela Florko described $1,000 Welcoming Libraries grants that support youth outreach and outreach to Latine populations; she said grantees submit interim and final reports and that outcome reporting is typically anecdotal. Florko also announced a second round of Facilities Improvement Grant applications available to the 15 recipients from the first round to fund add-on or complementary projects.
