Internship Spotlight: Archives, History and Heritage Advanced Internship Program
Posted by: Donna Sokol
An overview of the Archives, History and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA) at the Library of Congress.
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Digital Experimentation and the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
Posted by: Laurie Allen
The Library's Innovator in Residence Program, has helped the Library re-imagine creative engagement with our collections through technological innovation. Like the Innovator in Residence program, the Artist/Scholars in Residence for the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative will provide opportunities for intensive time to re-imagine the ways that technology and Library materials can be used to connect with Americans.
Posted in: digital futures
Some Context for the Community Collections Fellowship Program
Posted by: John Fenn
As noted in a recent post on this blog, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will be launching a Community Collections Fellowship program under the Library’s “Of the People” initiative funded with support from the Mellon Foundation. This program will enable people to conduct fieldwork documenting the cultural activities and experiences that …
Posted in: Community Collections grants
Storytelling for Justice: Conversation on the Role of Libraries
Posted by: John Sayers
The Mellon Foundation will sponsor an online event, "Storytelling for Justice: How Libraries and Archives Hold History to Account," on February 10. The event is a panel discussion including Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
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Internships at the Library of Congress Supporting Diverse Recruitment and Collections
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The Library will expand the Archives, History and Heritage Advanced (AHHA) Internship program, the Junior Fellows Program, and the Library of Congress Internships (LOCI) program to bring over 260 interns to the Library.
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Introducing the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
Posted by: Kate Zwaard
You may have seen the news about the Library’s exciting new program Of the People, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will allow us to do more to connect our collections, staff, and services to the experiences of underserved Americans. I’m excited to share more details about the portion that my team, the …
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Community Collections Fellowships Offer Support for Homegrown Documentation of Culture
Posted by: John Fenn
The American Folklife Center is excited to be involved with “Of the People: Widening the Path,” an initiative at the Library of Congress funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. A general overview announcing the initiative is here, and in this post we’ll provide background and details about the Community Collections Fellowship program that the …
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Library Enriches America’s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by $15M Mellon Grant
Posted by: Brett Zongker
The Library today announced a new, multiyear initiative to connect more deeply with Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and other minority communities by expanding its collections, using technology to enable storytelling and offering more internship and fellowship opportunities, supported by a $15 million investment from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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