150 Indiana libraries receive funds for materials addressing racial injustice
August 27, 2020INDIANAPOLIS (AUG. 27, 2020) – Libraries, schools, universities and nonprofit organizations across Indiana are receiving grants to purchase highly sought-after books, digital materials, and films addressing racial injustice in America…
INDIANAPOLIS (AUG. 27, 2020) – Libraries, schools, universities and nonprofit organizations across Indiana are receiving grants to purchase highly sought-after books, digital materials, and films addressing racial injustice in America to add to circulating collections in their communities.
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and ensuing protests, many libraries were overwhelmed by requests for materials, and library patrons faced long wait times for the most popular books and other resources related to racial equity. Indiana Humanities’ Advancing Racial Equity Collection Development Grants—ranging from $290 to $1,000—will go to 150 nonprofit organizations in 60 Indiana counties to enable them to meet increased demand for materials to circulate in their communities. (A full list of grant recipients follows.) The project was made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
“It is encouraging to know that so many Hoosiers have turned to literature, history, commentary and other products of the humanities to wrestle with the systemic racism facing our nation,” said Keira Amstutz, president and CEO of Indiana Humanities. “We’re grateful to Lilly Endowment for recognizing this need and providing us with funds to help our state’s libraries address this demand and equip Indiana residents with additional resources that can catalyze and contextualize our conversations.”
Schools, community organizations and libraries across Indiana were invited to apply to Indiana Humanities for funds to add digital or physical resources addressing systemic racism, inequitable policing and/or protest through a humanities lens. Indiana Humanities worked with the Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL) Collection Management Team to develop the list of eligible resources. Also consulted were the Central Indiana Community Foundation’s “Tools for Accountability” and resource lists provided by Booklist (a publication of the American Library Association). The list was also reviewed by IndyPL’s Diversity & Inclusion and Center for Black Literature & Culture staff, Indiana Humanities staff and humanities scholars.
Lilly Endowment provided Indiana Humanities with a grant to distribute $134,264 to libraries and add books to the Indiana Humanities Novel Conversations statewide lending library. Lilly Endowment also awarded IndyPL $140,000 to purchase titles about racial equity for libraries within its system.
Recipients of the Advancing Racial Equity Collection Development Grants
Ancilla College, Donaldson, $993
Arlington Heights Elementary School, Bloomington, $431
Attica Public Library, Attica, $999
Aurora Public Library District, Aurora, $1,000
Avon Washington Township Public Library, Avon, $1,000
Bartholomew County Public Library, Columbus, $981
Bartholomew County Youth Service Center, Columbus, $764
Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Public Library, Upland, $994
Bedford Public Library, Bedford, $923
Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, $500
Berne Public Library, Berne, $1,000
Bloomington High School North/Monroe County Community School Corp., Bloomington, $934
Bloomington High School South, Bloomington, $787
Brown County High School, Nashville, $1,000
Brownsburg Public Library, Brownsburg, $1,000
Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting, $999
Cardinal Ritter High School, Indianapolis, $500
Center for Inquiry 2, Indianapolis, $1,000
Center for Inquiry 27, Indianapolis, $831
Center for Inquiry 84, Indianapolis, $985
Center for Inquiry 70, Indianapolis, $1,000
Churubusco Public Library, Churubusco, $1,000
College Park Elementary School, Indianapolis, $1,000
Covenant Christian High School, Indianapolis, $1,000
Crawfordsville District Public Library, Crawfordsville, $1,000
Crown Point Community Library, Crown Point, $995
Decatur Central High School, Indianapolis, $991
Decatur Elementary Learning Center Library, Indianapolis, $285
Decatur Middle School, Indianapolis, $882
Delphi Public Library, Delphi, $934
Dubois Branch Library, Dubois, $1,000
Eagle Creek Elementary School, Indianapolis, $993
Eastbrook Elementary School, Indianapolis, $995
Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation, Charlottesville, $948
Eckhart Public Library, Auburn, $354
Edgewood Junior High School Media Center, Ellettsville, $908
Eman Schools, Fishers, $940
Evansville State Hospital, Evansville, $997
Fairview Elementary, Bloomington, $990
Fayette County Public Library, Connersville, $1,000
Flora Public Library, Flora, $1,000
Frankfort Community Public Library, Frankfort, $1,000
Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis, $1,000
Franklin County Public Library District, Brookville, $970
Fulton County Public Library, Rochester, $1,000
Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, $999
Goshen Public Library, Goshen, $1,000
Grant Line Elementary, New Albany, $290
Greensburg Decatur County Public Library, Greensburg, $1,000
Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, $1,000
Guerin Catholic High School, Noblesville, $509
Hamilton Heights Middle School, Arcadia, $992
Hanover College Duggan Library, Hanover, $986
Harold and Wilma Good Library Goshen College, Goshen, $982
Harris Academy, Brownsburg, $998
Harrison County Public Library, Corydon, $990
Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, $881
Heritage Christian School, Indianapolis, $1,000
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Beech Grove, $995
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, Zionsville, $1,000
Indiana School for Blind and Visually Impaired, Indianapolis, $1,855
Indiana Women’s Prison – Indiana Department of Correction, Indianapolis, $493
Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, Indianapolis, $1,000
IPS/Butler Lab School 55, Indianapolis, $1,000
IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis, $1,000
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, $1,000
Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo, $929
Ivy Tech Community College, Madison, $1,000
Ivy Tech Community College, Sellersburg, $994
Jackson County Public Library, Seymour, $991
Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, $995
Jay-Randolph Developmental Services, Inc., Portland, $342
Jeffersonville Township Public Library, Jeffersonville, $1,000
Johnson County Public Library, Franklin, $1,000
Kennedy King Memorial Initiative, Indianapolis, $998
Knapp Elementary School, Michigan City, $961
Knox County Public Library, Vincennes $917
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, Indianapolis, $761
La Porte County Public Library, La Porte, $999
Lake Ridge Schools, Gary, $1,000
Lapel Elementary/Middle School Library, Lapel, $861
Lawrenceburg Public Library District, Lawrenceburg, $1,000
Legacy Foundation, Merrillville, $1,000
Ligonier Public Library, Ligonier, $1,000
Logansport Junior High School, Logansport, $1,000
Loogootee Public Library, Loogootee, $322
Madison Correctional Facility – Indiana Department of Correction, Indianapolis, $578
Marion Ivy Tech Community College, Marion, $876
Marion Public Library, Marion, $1,000
Marlin Elementary School, Bloomington, $417
Jackson Creek Middle School, Bloomington, $1,000
Melton Public Library, French Lick, $1,000
Merrillville Community Schools, Merrillville, $1,000
Miami Correctional Facility – Indiana Department of Correction, Indianapolis, $1,000
Michigan City Area Schools, Michigan City, $996
Monon Town and Township Public Library, Monon, $1,000
Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, $742
Moreau College Initiative at Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, $1,000
Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, $941
MSD Pike Township—Guion Creek Elementary, Indianapolis, $999
Muncie Public Library, Muncie, $1,000
New Augusta Public Academy – South Library, Indianapolis, $1,000
Noblesville West Middle School, Noblesville, $962
North Central High School, Indianapolis, $997
North Manchester Public Library, North Manchester, $992
Orchard Park Elementary, Indianapolis, $560
Owen County Public Library, Spencer, $1,000
Owensville Carnegie Public Library, Owensville, $568
Pendleton Heights Middle School, Pendleton, $1,000
Pike County Public Library, Petersburg, $995
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, Plainfield, $711
Purdue University Black Cultural Center, West Lafayette, $1,000
Putnam County Public Library, Greencastle, $981
Randolph Eastern School Corp. Union City, $878
Rensselaer Central High School, Rensselaer, $448
Rockville Correctional Facility – Indiana Department of Correction, Indianapolis, $478
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, $993
Rousseau McClellan, Indianapolis, $993
Rushville Public Library, Rushville, $569
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, St. Mary of the Woods, $1,000
School on Wheels, Indianapolis, $997
Shelby County Public Library, Shelbyville, $994
Shelbyville High School, Shelbyville, $987
Sheridan Public Library, Sheridan, $1,000
Silver Creek High School Library, Sellersburg, $988
Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village, Vincennes, $663
Speedway Public Library, Indianapolis, $456
Springs Valley Community Schools, French Lick, $994
St. Joseph County Public Library, South Bend, $999
Stephen Decatur Elementary, Indianapolis, $285
Study Elementary School, Fort Wayne, $1,000
Taylor School Corporation, Kokomo, $1,000
The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, $1,000
Tippecanoe School Corporation (High), Lafayette, $1,000
Tippecanoe School Corporation (Middle), Lafayette, $994
Tipton Community Schools, Tipton, $954
Tri-North Middle School Library, Bloomington, $1,000
Tyson Library Association, Inc., Versailles, $1,000
University Elementary School, Bloomington, $997
Valley Mills Elementary, Indianapolis, $285
Vigo County Public Library, Terre Haute, $1,000
Walton Public Library, Walton, $108
Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, $956
West Lafayette Public Library, West Lafayette, $1,000
West Newton Elementary School, West Newton, $285
Westfield Washington Public Library, Westfield, $1,000
Westlake Elementary School, Indianapolis, $999
Westville-New Durham Township Public Library, Westville, $852
York Elementary Media Center, Bristol, $956
Zionsville Middle School, Zionsville, $998
To view the list of materials that could be purchased with the grants, visit https://indianahumanities.org/racialequity. Shop the booklist here.