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Core Connections: Building Sustainable Support Through Funding
MBLC's Lyndsay Forbes, Project Manager and Grants Specialist, will lead a discussion on how to leverage grants, funding opportunities, and strategic partnerships to enhance services for special populations. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate funding sources, align project goals with target audience, and the value of building meaningful collaborations with community organizations.
Antonia Stephens, Director of the Hyannis Public Library, will provide field expertise and share her experience pursuing and employing grant funds from private donors and federal and local resources to enhance library services and space for patrons with strong social service needs. Antonia's practical strategies on finding funding sources and amplifying one's network are practical strategies that can be applied at any library.
This session is part of MBLC's 12-month series, Core Connections: Building Community Supports and Allyship at Your Library.
- Date:
- Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Categories:
- Resource Sharing
This session will be recorded.
Accessibility
To request a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ally Dowds (allyson.dowds@mass.gov). All reasonable accommodation requests should be made no fewer than one (2) weeks before the event, although we will attempt to fulfill reasonable requests made after that time.