The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) seeks applications from youth-serving organizations nationwide for the 2020 Summer Learning Awards sponsored by the New York Life Foundation. This coveted award recognizes exceptional informal or enrollment-based summer programs that keep students safe and healthy, support their academic growth and improve the well-being of our nation’s most vulnerable children and youth. 

Eligible candidates for the Summer Learning Awards must submit their application by December 4, 2019 and demonstrate strong outcomes in promoting healthy youth development during the critical summer months through creative curricula, unique programming and effective family engagement strategies. This is a chance for you and/or your peers to be recognized as the best of the best in the field of summer learning and to shine a spotlight on all the amazing work you do for children and youth in your program.
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Each award-winning program will receive:

See below for an interesting grant opportunity (with…of course….a quickly approaching deadline for application).  Take a look at it and let us know if there is any way NFLS can be of help...

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The Florence County Library was able to purchase five new tables and chairs thanks to a grant from the Nicolet Federated Library System’s 2019 Library Improvement & Innovation Grant, which funds programs in the areas of workforce development, lifelong learning, and/or technology.

The tables and chairs are in the main area of the library and look great!  The library's work force development person,  Zana, is even in one of the photos (left). Public patrons, students and a wide range of other folks also utilize them.  They are on locking wheels so we are able  to easily move them for different presentations and author talks.

Check out what other NFLS libraries have purchased with their grants here.

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The 2019 Public Library Public School LSTA Subawards application process will open on Monday, September 16, 2019. Applications from collaborating Wisconsin public libraries  and public school libraries will be accepted on a rolling basis through January 14, 2020. For more details, view Friday’s post on the Wisconsin Libraries for Everyone Blog: https://dpi.wi.gov/wilibrariesforeveryone/2019-public-library-public-school-lsta-subawards
 
Please take a look at this special funding available to Wisconsin public libraries for collaborative projects with local public school libraries. These subawards will offer financial and material resources that will emphasize specific aspects of library services.

Projects require focus on one (1) of the following areas:

• Collection management with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity
• Hands-on learning, including maker and computational thinking

Projects must use funds for one or both of the following purposes:

• An in-person education event for youth (ages 0-18)
• Library and classroom program and curriculum materials

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