January 12, 2026
PBS NewsHour: Literary Arts Fund created to rekindle a love for reading
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New Newberry Library $4m Grant Will Expand Access to Indigenous Studies Collections
A grant from the Mellon Foundation will fund a five-year project at the Newberry Library, with the aim to expand the preservation and access to the library's collections on Indigenous history.
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Grant Helps Tennessee Church Honor Enslaved People at Site of Former Slave Market
A grant from the Mellon Foundation to Calvary Episcopal Church will help fund the church's "Legacy of 87 Adams" project, creating a memorial honoring enslaved people bought and sold at a nearby site.
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Palisades Targeted for $1.2M Project Aimed at Preserving ‘Artworks and Memories’ Lost in Wildfire
A grant from the Mellon Foundation will support a three-year effort to preserve the stories, artworks, and cultural memories from the communities devastated by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades wildfires.
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University in New York Digitizing Audio History Archives
With support from the Council on Library and Information Resources and Mellon, SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library and Cooperstown Graduate Program will digitize the university’s audio history archives.
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PBS NewsHour: Literary Arts Fund created to rekindle a love for reading
On PBS NewsHour, Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander discusses the critical roles of learning, arts, and the written word in our American society.
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