Grant Process and Services to Multicultural Communities

The State Library Grant Processand How to Plan for Serving Multicultural Communities

byLena Pham

Library Programs ConsultantCalifornia State Library

Outline

• Pitch-an-Idea grants and how that can help you think about community need

• Ways to launch your project• Areas that libraries can target

to improve services to diverse communities

Participants will learn

about:

State Library LSTA Grant

Define Community Need

1. Assess need for project

2. What does success look like

3. Tell a story

Examples…

• Pew surveys http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/libraries/

• Library stats• Californialibrarystatistics.com • Federal Public Library Survey

http://www.imls.gov/research/data_collection.aspx

• Journals and studies• LibraryJournal, thedigitalshift.com, etc.

Cite statistics

Launch Your Project

1. Figure out what you need

2. Look at your assets

3. Partner up

Examples…

• Salaries & Benefits• Library Materials• Equipment• Contracted Services• Supplies• Other Charges• In-kind or cash contribution

Project budget

breakdown

Areas for Targeting Service

1. Educating staff

2. Library services

3. Community building

Educating staff

Training workshopsHire staff who reflect

your demographic when possible

Leadership needs to set the tone

Library services

Programming

Collection development

Website development

Signage

Library resources

Sonoma County Library’s “E-Reader Tutorials” https://www.youtube.com/user/sonomalibrary

St. Helena Public Library’s “Bilingual Cross-Organizational Aggregate Events Calendar”

napavalleynow.com & napavalleyhoy.com

Community building

Get involved

with local community

Connect with

community leaders

Show upBring your services to

them

Examples…

References• Online Day of Diversity Forum on 2/24/15, provided by the

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) – http://www.ala.org/alsc/onlinedayofdiversityforum

• “Embracing a Rich Diversity: Promoting diversity among patrons and staff” by Shamika Dalton (AALL Spectrum Feb 2015 v.19:4 p.8-9)– http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-19/No

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• LSTA Pitch-An-Idea Grant – http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/apply.html

• “10 (or so) Tips on Grants, LSTA and Making a Successful Pitch” by Rancho Cucamonga Public Library– https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=45

Thank you!

Lena [email protected]

(916) 651-0376