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Equity in Action - Information Session

Equity in Action Grant: Information Session

Held Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 from 11am to 12pm

See a recording of this webinar here. 

METRO's Programming Advisory Committee

METRO's Programming Advisory Committee

We're putting together an advisory committee of METRO members to help us explore ideas that our community should be digging into in our professional development events. This committee will:

Staff

Our staff represents diverse backgrounds across all areas of library and information science and non-profit administration.

For more information about your METRO staff, check out the bios below.

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York (DCMNY)

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York (DCMNY) provides online access to digital collections that document the history of the metropolitan New York region.

Digital Services

We design software and provide deep consultation to libraries and archives around the world.

Read all about our digital services below.

Board of Trustees

METRO is managed and governed by an elected Board of Trustees and program areas receive guidance from METRO’s Advisory Councils.

Learn more about our esteemed board members below.

Equity in Action - FAQ

Applications for the 2023-2024 Equity in Action grant cycle opened Monday, April 10th, 2023, and applications will be due by Friday, June 9th, 2023.

Equity in Action Grant

Our Equity in Action Grant program funds digital projects that focus on anti-racist practices and marginalized communities. Rooted in community and collaboration, this program encourages meaningful initiatives which cultivate knowledge exchange, and a pipeline for discovery and access. We’re very excited to announce the call for applications for the 2023-2024 cycle of METRO’s Equity in Action grant program.

Equity Mentorship Program

We’re thrilled to announce our 2022 participants for the inaugural Equity Mentorship Program.

Equity in Action - Apply

You can find our online application form here. To be eligible to apply, an institution must be a METRO member. 

Services

METRO is a non-profit organization that provides essential services to libraries, archives, and museums.

Check out some of the things we do.

Grant Programs

METRO provides funding for digital projects, collection development, hospital services, and more. 

Specific information about our current grant program and projects can be found on the pages below.

DCMNY Membership

METRO is very fortunate to work with a variety of wonderful member institutions to provide digital space for valuable collections online in the Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York (DCMNY) shared repository space.

Equity in Action - Contact

Equity in Action Program Managers

  • Traci Mark, Program Manager - Equity, Archives & Media Preservation(tmark@metro.org)

Equity in Action - Recipients

Currently in its third cycle, METRO's Equity in Action grant has awarded funding to fourteen institutions for eight projects.

Webinar Archive

Let our work producing online events be your gain.

We've run more than 100 online events since March 2020, and we've got recordings, summaries, and other deliverables for every single one. Scroll down for direct access to content from our whole universe of past event outputs.

METRO Members

We’re grateful for the support of over 200 institution members. 

For nearly 50 years, we’ve offered essential services to our members. Join our network today!

Digitization Project Grants

Our Digitization Grant Program helps our member libraries build and maintain digital collections.

We launched our Digitization Grant Program in January 2005 to support projects involving significant collections held by METRO member libraries in New York City and Westchester County. Since that time, we’ve awarded over $900,000 in grants to support 92 digital projects. Our grant program is supported in part by funds from the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program.

Interest Groups

We all have a lot to learn from each other. METRO connects people who are doing similar work at different institutions.

Our Interest Groups are convened by leaders in our field around a topic of interest to our community.

ciresearchers - Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN)

About ciresearchers

Equity Mentorship Program Information Session

METRO’s Equity Mentorship Program: Information Session
Thursday, July 21st from 11:00am to 12:00pm

Equity Mentorship Program - About

Important Information
  • Initial Call for Applications: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022
  • Application Deadline: Friday, August 5th, 2022
  • Program Start Date: Friday, October 7th, 2022 (First class session meets)

Coordinated Collection Development Aid

2022-2023 CCDA applications are available. You can access your application here.

The deadline for electronic submission of the application is October 28, 2022.

Hospital Library Services Program

The METRO Hospital Library Services Program (HLSP) supports the work of more than 65 hospital and medical center libraries in New York City and Westchester County.

We seek to develop, enhance, and improve the delivery of healthcare information between member libraries and health care pr

Digitization Project Grants - Information Session

METRO’s Digitization Project Grant: Information Session

Thursday, September 22nd from 11am to 12pm

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