Institute of Museum and Library Services Leaders for Pacific Libraries (IMLS LPL)
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) has been selected by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to receive a $652,000 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant. The 3-year project, entitled Leaders for Pacific Libraries, will enable PREL to bring continuing education opportunities to preprofessional library staff throughout the Pacific region. The specialized training sessions will assist library staff from libraries, archives, museums, and related information agencies in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawai‘i, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
The training will be provided through three annual workshops and one summer institute. The three workshops will be held in conjunction with the annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA) conference in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The workshops will focus on building expertise in digital library development, grant writing, and preservation. In addition, a final summer institute will provide intensive digital library training to selected trainees and will culminate in the development of a Pacific Digital Library. Each cohort will be provided with regular support and instruction through videoconferencing.
The “Leaders for Pacific Libraries” project builds upon the successful IMLS-funded Pacific Library Training Institute, which held summer institutes in 2006 and 2007 and will hold another in 2008.
For additional information, contact Ms. Jane Barnwell, Director, at barnwellj@prel.org.
Contact PREL
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
Phone:
(808) 441-1300
U.S. Toll-free Phone:
(800) 377-4773
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Phone:
(808) 441-1300
U.S. Toll-free Phone:
(800) 377-4773
AskPREL