This page offers a sampling of programs, events, reports, and new initiatives sponsored by Libraries for the Future (LFF). For more information about LFF, please visit our About LFF page.
Back to the Future! Note that from 2004-2007, LFF operated under the parent organization Americans for Libraries Council (ALC), As of September 17, 2007, we have reunited as Libraries for the Future. Visit LFF at www.lff.org. You will still find Act for Libraries right here.
ALC Announces Grants to Gulf Coast Libraries
July 16, 2007. The following libraries have been selected by Americans for Libraries Council (ALC) to receive grant awards in the following amounts:
- Hancock County Libraries (Mississippi) - $600,000
- Harrison County Libraries (Mississippi) - $600,000
- Jefferson Parish Library (Louisiana) - $1.2 Million
- New Orleans Public Library (Louisiana) - $1.2 Million
The awards are made possible by the generosity of the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund (BCKF), which selected ALC to oversee grants to libraries in the Gulf Coast. These first four awards are part of a larger package of support to renew libraries -- and communities -- in the Gulf Coast.
Spotlight: Library Valuation
ALC is proud to present several new materials to help library advocates capture the value of their library in terms that will make sense to elected officials, business leaders, voters, and others with power over library budgets. All are part of our “Building Knowledge for Library Advocacy” project, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Library Valuation:
an Effective Advocacy Tool?
June 25, 2007. A joint ALC/IMLS Panel Discussion was held at the Annual ALA Conference, moderated by Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian. Panelists included:
- José-Marie Griffiths of University of North Carolina;
- Jennifer Arns of University of South Carolina (and co-author of Worth Their Weight);
- Barbara Cole, Pennsylvania State Library;
- Amy Johnson, Florida State Library;
- Kevin Verbesey, Suffolk Cooperative Library System of New York
Representatives reported on
the impact of Library Valuation studies and explored new opportunities for dialogue between library
researchers, library leaders, and
library advocates on the subject
of economic valuation.
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation and notes from the session.
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Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library Valuation
Read more about our assessment of this cutting-edge field, and see whether library valuation makes sense in your community.
Go to ALC Reports
Download the Report
Resources to accompany the report:
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See also:
Long Overdue: A Fresh Look at Public and Leadership Attitudes About Libraries in the 21st Century, the companion report to Worth Their Weight, presenting the results of a national survey to measure attitudes to libraries today.
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