Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public by: enhancing the training and professional development of librarians, developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians.We have two FY18 LB21 funding opportunities, each with two separate deadlines. In addition to the opportunity described in this Notice of Funding Opportunity, a separate LB21 funding opportunity was announced in July 2017 with a preliminary...

Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility specifics.

Tim Carrigan, Senior Program Officer 202-653-4639 tcarrigan@imls.gov Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer 202-653-4783 sfuller@imls.gov James Neal, Senior Program Officer 202-653-4740 jneal@imls.gov Emily Reynolds, Senior Program Officer 202-635-4665 ereynolds@imls.gov Ashley Sands, PhD, Senior Program Officer 202-653-4730 asands@imls.gov Sandra Toro, PhD, Senior Program Officer 202-653-4662 storo@imls.gov