ICfL staff members have had their eyes out for relevant stories, tools, and tricks so you don’t have to. Enjoy!
Calendar
- The Programming Librarian’s calendar lists national monthly/ weekly celebrations, observances, and library related conferences and book festivals.
- Calendar of Social Engagement Opportunities from the National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults (engAGED)
Funding
- Creative Aging Grants – COMING SOON! Details will be announced on the LibIdaho Listserv in November. Stay tuned!
- Subgrant programs for the Digital Access for All Idahoans Plan will open on November, 4th. We have three different grant opportunities to expand digital access in your community! Applicants can apply to multiple programs.
- The Digital Access for All Idahoans Monetary Subgrant provides $10,000 to $150,000 for eligible entities to do digital access work.
- The Connecting Communities Digital Access Program provides Windows devices and accessories to eligible entities.
- The Tech Refresh Digital Access Program provides new computers to public and tribal libraries for in-library use or circulation.
Questions? Contact Digital Inclusion Consultant Chelsea Summerlin at chelsea.summerlin@libraries.idaho.gov, or (208) 639-4175, or Grants Officer Jamie Thill at Jamie.thill@libraries.idaho.gov, (208) 639-4153.
- Welcoming Libraries Grant – Create an outreach plan and conduct outreach services (programs, partnering, and information sharing) to strategically identified underserved groups of children or adults to meet unmet needs in your community. (*Note: Outreach activity is the only allowable grant activity that can serve adults as well as children). Contact Kristina Taylor, kristina.taylor@libraries.idaho.gov, with questions. Deadline is November 8th.
Programming
- Tips on Food taste test programs from the Librarian Recommended blog
- The Notus Public Library hosted a “Fall floral centerpiece class” using coffee filters
- Host an event where attendees help transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War for the National Archives and the National Park Service
- Moscow Public Library partnered with Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) on a program about reviewing Mdicare plans yearly.
Professional development
- Notes from last October’s LITT: Telehealth Chat have been posted on the newly created Telehealth LITT page.
- Article – “Arts Engagement as a Health Behavior: An Opportunity to Address Mental Health Inequities”. Webjunction has an article with ideas of how to get started with arts programming.
- Article – “Solutions to Social Isolation in Rural Communities” from nextavenue. Look into how the Idaho Digital Skills page on Connecting with Others could help.
Resources
- From the Idaho Press Tribune, “Idaho’s population aging faster than the nation’s”. There has never been a better time to assess how your library is serving older adults!
- Article – “Where healthcare is least accessible in the US, Ranked” from Forbes. Idaho is in the top 10 least accessible.
- Order free COVID home tests