La Casa Del Libro Inc

LA CASA DEL LIBRO BOOK MUSEUM WILL LAUNCH AN EXHIBITION SERIES AND RELATED PROGRAMMING TO REACH EXISTING AND NEW AUDIENCES THAT WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY CATASTROPHIC WEATHER EVENTS AND, MORE RECENTLY, THE PANDEMIC. COMMUNITY INPUT GATHERED DURING POST-COVID EVENTS HAS SHOWN THAT VISITORS, PARTICULARLY STUDENTS AND SENIORS, ARE INTERESTED IN ACCESSING IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE MUSEUM COLLECTION. THIS PROJECT WILL INVOLVE HIRING A PART-TIME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR TO ASSIST MUSEUM STAFF WITH REBUILDING IN-PERSON PROGRAMS TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PRESENTING THREE EXHIBITIONS, HOSTING EIGHT IN-PERSON FORUMS, AND SCHEDULING 12 ARTLAB WORKSHOPS. IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PLANNING FOR THE MUSEUM TO HOST AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING PUERTO RICAN AFRO-DESCENDANT ARTISTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND MULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT RÍO PIEDRAS. AS A RESULT, THE MUSEUM WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED CARRY OUT ITS MISSION AND WILL BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

HUMANITIES PROGRAM TO REVITALIZE ECONOMIC AND CIVIC LIFE [LA CASA DEL LIBRO BOOK MUSEUM & SPECIAL LIBRARY (LCDL) SEEKS FUNDING TO RE-INSTALL POSITIONS ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. LCDL PROPOSES A PROJECT TO IMPROVE COLLECTION ORGANIZATION, STRENGTHEN THE CATALOGING, ENHANCE COLLECTION CARE, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR HISTORIC COLLECTIONS. LCDL WILL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ITS COLLECTIONS THAT EXPLORE AMERICA'S STORY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES DEALING WITH RACIAL JUSTICE AND INEQUALITY. WE WANT TO RESTORE THE FULL-TIME POSITION OF THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIAN, CREATE A POSITION OF A PART-TIME EDUCATOR TO CONTINUE SHARING THE COLLECTION, CONTINUE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO IT. THE ACTIVITIES GENERATED BY THESE POSITIONS WILL SUPPORT LCDL'S MISSION IN PRESERVING OUR COLLECTIONS AND DELIVERING ACCESS TO CULTURAL EDUCATION.] [PURPOSE: TO REHIRE STAFF WITHIN THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY, AS WELL AS CATALOG, ORGANIZE, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ITS UNIQUE COLLECTIONS.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: RESTORING THE FULL-TIME POSITION OF THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIAN. THE LIBRARIAN WILL CONTINUE THE ORGANIZATION AND CATALOGUING OF THE COLLECTIONS, AND SERVE AS THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR HISTORIANS AND EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO. THIS AWARD WILL ALSO CREATE THE POSITION OF A PART-TIME EDUCATOR TO CONTINUE THE LIBRARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, WHO WILL PREPARE FOR TWO EXHIBITS ON THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO. THE FIRST EXHIBIT WILL BE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN SAN JUAN. THE SECOND EXHIBIT WILL FOCUS ON THE ART OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN ARTIST IMNA ARROYO.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE CREATION AND RETENTION OF TWO JOBS, AS WELL AS CONTINUING ARCHIVAL WORK WITHIN THE LIBRARY AND THE CREATION OF TWO EXHIBITS.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN SAN JUAN AND NEW YORK CITY, AS WELL AS ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:  THIS PROJECT DOES NOT INTEND TO ISSUE ANY SUBAWARDS. ]

PLANNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND COLLECTION STORAGE IN AN OLD SAN JUAN HISTORIC BUILDING

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