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ICfL awards continuing education grants and supplements Summer STEM grants with $35,000 in state funds
Summary
Commission staff reported three new Continuing Education Grant awards and that the Summer STEM grant program was supplemented with $35,000 in state funding this year; all 71 applicants received awards.
Commission staff told the Idaho Board of Library Commissioners that Continuing Education Grant awards include three new recipients since the board’s prior meeting, and that professional development remains a high priority.
The board also heard that state funding supplemented the Summer STEM Grant Awards for the first time this cycle. Board documents state the state granted $35,000 to the program; staff said awards were first-come, first-served and that all 71 libraries that applied received funding. Commissioners discussed that small, rural libraries may lack staff or resources to build larger STEM program audiences and that rebuilding attendance can take time.
Public Library Consultant Clay Ritter and State Librarian Dylan Baker described the grants as tools to expand participation and training; commissioners welcomed the emphasis on both training and program funding for libraries across the state.
