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Posted by: Deanna McCray-James
Guest post by Sara Augustin, a 2023 Office of Communications Junior Fellow Of the People: Widening the Path is proud to announce our presence at this year’s Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVFF) which will take place at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs, MV next week. Celebrating its 21st year, …
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, events
Posted by: Marya McQuirter
Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) will hold its annual Summer Fuse virtual event on Tuesday, July 18th.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital futures, events
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Kenton County Public Library was the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative's inaugural Libraries, Archives, Museums recipient.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, events, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
On July 6th, the Library of Congress hosted the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI)’s Summer Fuse, a hybrid event which celebrated the initiative’s inaugural grantees. CCDI is a four-year program encouraging creative uses of the Library’s digital collections to center the histories, lives and experiences of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific …
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
We’re hosting a summer event on July 6th to hear from the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI)’s current grantees about their projects and their experiences with the Library’s digital collections – and you’re invited! Join Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden and current grant recipients Huston-Tillotson University (Higher Education Grant), Kenton County Public Library (Libraries, …
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
The Library of Congress is pleased to open applications for the second round of funding in the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative grant program. These grants will support libraries, archives, museums and higher education institutions to create projects that remix and reuse the Library’s digital collections in creative and imaginative ways. In addition, these projects must …
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, events
Posted by: John Fenn
At the end of April/National Poetry Month, the Library of Congress will celebrate Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, as her three terms in the position come to an end. There will be public programs—which you can read about here—as well as a unique gathering that also honors her legacy: the historic …
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Posted by: Laurie Allen
The Library will be hosting webinars to share information about the three open grant programs in the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
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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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