[OPLINLIST] The $2.5M Library Challenge

[SWON Info]

The Knight Foundation has a question for you: “How might we leverage 
libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” They 
have $2.5 million to fund the best answers.

Who are they? They’re the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, who 
you might have seen mentioned as a sponsor after PBS shows. They’re 
behind the Knight News Challenge 
<http://www.knightfoundation.org/funding-initiatives/knight-news-challenge/>, 
which has funded some amazing projects 
<http://www.knightfoundation.org/grants/?funding_option=1>, including 
the recent Chicago and New York public library plans to lend out WiFi 
hotspots to patrons.

With an average grant award of $200k-$500k, this is an opportunity to 
take on something big. Though with entries due September 30th, there’s 
also no time to waste. (They only posted the call for entries 
yesterday.) Submissions are also posted publicly 
<https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/libraries/submissions/>, so you 
can see what others are proposing and comment on their entries.

If you’re at all interested, they have “virtual office hours” on 
September 15th when you can call in with questions. Full details on the 
call are detailed in a blog post 
<http://knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/9/10/bracken-knight-news-challenge-libraries-offers-25-million-innovative-ideas/>. 


It’s short notice, but they’re very serious about supporting answers to 
the question they’ve posed. Libraries aren’t just places, they’re 
platforms. How can they build more knowledgeable communities? They’re 
waiting for your answers.

  * Nathan Swartzendruber, SWON Technology Educator

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    <http://bit.ly/2014sts>Staff Training Symposium: Early Bird Pricing!

*Until September 19th*, early bird pricing is available for the Staff 
Training Symposium. Join us at the Main Branch of the Boone County 
Public Library for a full day of sessions designed to help you look back 
at the work you’ve done and look ahead to what you plan to accomplish.

Register today: http://bit.ly/2014sts

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Calendar excerpts from the next two weeks. (Please register for online 
classes at least two days before they take place.)

  * *Flexible Leadership: How to Navigate the Waters of Changing
    Libraries
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=465936&group=>* -
    (9/18/2014) - Online
  * *6 Aspects of a Great L.E.A.D.E.R.
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=465375&group=>* -
    (9/18/2014) - Online
  * *Personnel Issues (SIG) Meeting
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=437508&group=>* -
    (9/19/2014) - SWON Meeting Room
  * */Summer Reading Workshop 2015 - Heroes
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=442469&group=>/*
    - (9/22/2014) - Lane PL Admin Center
  * *Adult Planning and Services (SIG) Meeting
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=437522&group=>* -
    (9/22/2014) - Washington-Centerville PL

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