ALA invites applications for Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant<https://bit.ly/3mxLzSM> The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant, an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. Read more<https://bit.ly/3mxLzSM> OIF seeks information on 2020 censorship incidents<https://bit.ly/2L1V3bn> During the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries and schools continue to face censorship attempts. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom is seeking information on any ban or request to remove library or school materials, displays, and programs that happened in 2020. OIF urges library workers and educators to report all censorship incidents, even if they don’t need assistance or support to address the challenge. Those with information about bans and challenges that happened anytime this year are encouraged to submit OIF’s online reporting form by December 31, 2020. All personal and institutional information submitted is kept confidential. The information gathered from these reports helps OIF identify censorship trends, support library workers and compile the Top 10 Most Challenged Books list, published in April during National Library Week. OIF collects information on attempts to remove books, DVDs, online resources and displays. The office also documents attempts to cancel programs and disinvite speakers. Read more<https://bit.ly/2L1V3bn> Libraries invited to apply for programming support with inaugural Peggy Barber Tribute Grant<https://bit.ly/33BaA8d> The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the inaugural Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader responsible for the creation of National Library Week and the Celebrity READ series. The Peggy Barber Tribute Grant supports meaningful programs in libraries with limited programming budgets. Up to three grants of $2,500 will be awarded annually. Read more<https://bit.ly/33BaA8d> Manage Your Academic Library Building During a Pandemic in this Dec. 16 Core webinar<https://bit.ly/3obGNLg> Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, and Futures will present the webinar “To Open or Not Open: Academic Library Building Management and Decision-making During a Pandemic,” from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Closing, opening, and reopening academic libraries during a pandemic requires library decision-makers to take on new roles, learn new things, and apply new knowledge to decision making for their facilities and employees. These decision-makers find themselves in need of real-time information — not only about their own institution’s practices, but also how other libraries are responding. Some are thrust into leadership positions on their own campuses. Others struggle for guidance. Read more<https://bit.ly/3obGNLg> Tools for Locating Primary Sources in Archives and Online RUSA Webinar<https://bit.ly/2Vo5RCp> Are you new to working with patrons who need to find primary sources? Register today for the December 9th webinar "Tools for Locating Primary Sources in Archives and Online." This webinar is for librarians who have taken on new duties in subjects (such as history, area studies, religion or literature) whose scholars need to consult primary sources. It will introduce them to basic tools that will enable them to help patrons find archives or online collections of digitized materials. Read more<https://bit.ly/2Vo5RCp> Core’s complete guide to institutional repositories<http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2020/11/core-s-complete-guide-institutional-repositories> The Institutional Repository (IR) has become standard to the academic library in the past decade. In fact, some 5,000 are listed in open access directories. However, IR operations are anything but standard. You are not alone in your challenges, whether they be discovery of born digital content or policies for deposit and withdrawal. “The Complete Guide to Institutional Repositories,” published by ALA Editions in cooperation with Core, gathers expertise to offer a comprehensive guide on contemporary institutional repository management. The collection is edited by Stephen Craig Finlay. 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