MLA Connect Coffee Hour: Future Pathways Grant Program Q&A

MLA Connect Coffee Hour: Future Pathways Grant Program Q&A

This Wednesday, June 26 at 11:00 AM, join MLA and library leaders on Zoom for a free informational MLA Connect Coffee Hour to learn more about the Future Pathways Grant Program!

Whether you are a supervisor or library director looking for professional development resources and opportunities for your library’s staff, or an eligible library worker interested in learning more about the grant requirements or application process, we welcome you to join us!

Future Pathways Grants aim to empower underrepresented individuals in the library community by reducing financial barriers to career advancement. Grants provide funding for professional development opportunities or innovative projects like:

• Educational opportunities (conference attendance, workshop participation, or tuition/books/etc. from an undergraduate or graduate School of Library or Information Science degree-granting program).
• Travel to educational opportunities, if warranted (mileage, airfare, overnight accommodations, food, etc.)
• Memberships in any professional organizations that help build the grant recipient’s professional capacity.
• Projects or activities led by the grant recipient in their local library that advance the transformation of libraries and library services through diversity, equity, and inclusion.