Archive for "Nov 2007"

Mark Bard Update

As previously reported in the District Dispatch, on Monday, October 1, the ALA Washington Office’s Mark Bard was seriously injured when struck by a drunk driver near his home.
As an update on Mark’s condition, Mark remains unconscious but stabilized. He is out of the hospital and currently at the Woodbine Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in [...]

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ALA, FCC Team Up for DTV Awareness Week in Nation’s Libraries

PRESS RELEASE
The American Library Association (ALA), with the help of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is proud to announce that December 1-7, 2007, will be Digital Television (DTV) Awareness Week in America’s public libraries.
Through this partnership, the FCC will be conducting informational sessions at local public libraries across the country about the Nation’s transition from [...]

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Grants Update: November 29, 2007

Grants Target Company Communities
PacifiCorp Foundation
The PacifiCorp Foundation, operating as the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation and the Pacific Power Foundation, provides support to nonprofit organizations located in Pacific Northwest communities where the company has a significant presence, including locations in Northern California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For a [...]

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APTS and ALA Announce Extensive Grassroots DTV Transition Consumer Education Initiative

PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON—November 29, 2007—The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) and the American Library Association (ALA) announced that they are joining forces to launch a grassroots outreach effort to educate consumers about the rapidly-approaching mandatory Digital Television (DTV) Transition.
“A lot of DTV consumer education efforts are being targeted to making sure consumers are aware of [...]

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IMLS Calls for 2008 National Leadership Grant Applications

The following is a press release from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) concerning the 2008 National Leadership Grant (NLG) program. The deadline for submitting applications is February 1, 2008.
WASHINGTON, DC–The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting grant applications for the agency’s 2008 National Leadership Grant (NLG) program. The deadline [...]

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