The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is sharing forward information about a nationwide IMLS Funded study of Black History Month programming provided by public libraries.  If your library receives a contact, you are encouraged to respond.  Please see the announcement below from Deborah Robinson, PhD, MBA; Research Investigator, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, Principal Investigator, Black History Month Programming in Public Libraries, University of Michigan for further details.

Help Shape the Future of Black History Month Programming in Public Libraries

Your public library might be one of 6000, many of which are branch locations, that will receive an email invitation to participate in a nationally representative online survey. The survey seeks to capture current Black History Month (BHM) programming practices across the U.S. in public libraries of widely varying size and location, as guidance for improving and strengthening BHM programming in libraries for the next 50 years.

 

Your participation in the survey, even if your library does not conduct BHM programming, is highly valued. It’s important to note that the survey is confidential; your responses will not be attributed to you, your library, or a larger library system. Your input, which will take only 15-20 minutes, will help generate actionable data. You may find more information about the project here and on the project website.

 

The research is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. It’s being conducted by the University of Michigan in partnership with the Public Library Association and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.

 

The email invitations will be sent from library.project@umich.edu, with the subject line “IMLS-funded study.”

 

Thank you in advance for participating!

Please contact library.project@umich.edu about the study.