Nez Perce Tribe

The Nez Perce Tribe will purchase laptops, iPads, shelving, and office supplies to support patron checkout and public workstations at its new reading and research library, “Hite’emenwees” (Place of Wisdom). Funds will also be used to hire a consultant who will work with the library advisory committee to do a needs assessment and update library policies to better serve the public. The Nez Perce library director will also attend state and national conferences to connect with other library practitioners and learn best practices. The grant will support the first Tribal library for the Nez Perce Tribe and the first tribal member as library director. It will play a key role in preserving the tribes cultural and history, education, and provide direct benefit to the Nez Perce Tribe.