March Email Meeting

In lieu of a single in person or digital meeting, we thought we'd try something a little different this month and host an email meeting. At the end of the email sent to the membership on March 16 is a short six question survey asking about your ideas for CVLA and how things are going at your libraries. None of the questions are required to submit the form, so if there's a question or two you don't have anything you want to talk about, you can skip it.


The survey will be open for submissions until Sunday March 21, after which we'll aggregate the responses and send those out for everyone to comment on. This will be a great opportunity for us to share our expertise and experiences with each other!


The results will be sent out March 26th, and while anyone is welcome to respond anytime that weekend, the "official meeting" day will be Tuesday March 30. We hope this format is flexible enough that everyone who wants to can participate, and we hope to hear from you soon!

Small and Rural Libraries Encouraged to Apply for Libraries Transforming Communities Grant

 The ALA is now accepting applications for their Libraries Transforming Communities grant program for small and rural libraries. Applications are open until March 4, and ALA is hoping to see more applications from the West Coast. The grant has a very simple application and very minimal reporting requirements, and public, academic, and school libraries are all eligible to apply.

To apply, a library must either serve a population of 25,000 or less (small) or be more than 5 miles from an urbanized area of 25,000 or more (rural).

If a library is awarded the grant, a staff member (or multiple) takes part in an online course designed for small and rural libraries on holding a community conversation, and that the library agrees to host one community conversation, which can be virtual, using the model. The grant provides access to the training and $3000 to spend on something related to the conversation -- and that could be ANYTHING, from staff time to books to a Zoom license to hotspots to circulate to a traveling makerspace kit... literally anything. This is a great opportunity to fund a purchase and fill community needs.

To apply, or for more info see: http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/focusgrants/libraries

Hopefully we'll have some Cache Valley libraries take part in this great program!

Business Meeting and Kahoot Activity

 Come join us for our a general meeting introducing and confirming the 2021 Executive Board, then having a Kahoot competition afterwards (if you don't know what that is, just know, it's fun). Because the meeting will be hosted via Zoom, you are welcome to include anyone in your household.

If you aren't on our email list and would like the Zoom link and passcode, send an email to cachelibraries@gmail.com, and we can get the information to you.

Hope to see you Wednesday!

Join Us Tonight at 7 PM for Happy Hour at Home

CVLA is inviting you to a Zoom meeting about emotional resilience. Join us with your beverage and/or snack of choice at 7 PM to hear from Amy Anderson, Logan High School Counselor.

Zoom link and password have been provided via email. Reach out to cachelibraries@gmail.com if you haven't received the link yet.