Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe will use funds to help improve core library services for their rural community. The library provides access to Anishinaabe culture and language materials, Native American focused resources, professional materials, and curricular support materials. It will renew a partnership with the Chippewa River District Library system, which includes two school libraries and one public library. Funds will support a subscription to Midwest Collaborative for Library Services to maintain participation in the Michigan statewide interlibrary loan lending program. These partnerships and subscriptions are important vehicles for accessing information. Funds will support mobile outreach through hotspots, enabling staff to reach users outside the library walls. It will purchase supplies to enhance daily operations, including book tape, spine labels, copy paper. Lastly, it will support skill-enhancing workshop or seminar registration for library assistants. The project will provide direct benefit to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and its surrounding community.