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CCDI at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival

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, …

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Celebrating Now: CCDI’s Summer Fuse Event

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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CCDI’s Summer Fuse: Celebrating Now Event

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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Round Two Of Funding For The Connecting Communities Digital Initiative: Applications Open!

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 …