Library of Congress Labs Letter CCDI grantee special announcement!

CCDI grant recipients inspire with stories from the past and visions for the future聽

The Library of Congress' mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. The inaugural recipients of the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative grants emphatically embody this mission both by taking inspiration from various LC digital collections and, in turn, leading projects to聽inspire聽communities across the United States.聽

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Higher Education: Huston-Tillotson University

As the recipients of the grant for Higher Education Institutions, Bree'ya Brown, Katrina "Katie" Ashton, David Sylvia and eight undergraduate students of Huston-Tillotson University will bring the Harlem Renaissance to life. Students will consult Harlem Renaissance-era photographs at the Library and in the university's archives alongside contemporary photographs taken by peers as starting points for their own works of literature, art, dance and fashion. These unique works will reimagine the聽relationship between Harlem and Austin, Texas, where the university in located, and will be displayed as physical and digital exhibits open to local residents.聽

Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Kenton County Public Library

Led by Ann Schoenenberger, the聽 Kenton County Public Library聽(KCPL) will use the CCDI grant for Libraries, Archives, and Museums to collaboratively tell the stories of multiple generations of residents living in the Eastside neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky, a long-standing cultural center for African Americans in the Northern Kentucky region. In partnership with Jameela Salaah of The Center for Greater Neighborhoods, the KCPL artist in residence, phrie worlds, and community members, the project team will organize聽a series of cross-generational listening sessions between youth and elders. Items from the Library's digital collections will be used to聽spark dialogue and conversation, and will act as catalysts for the creation of new physical and digital works including quilting, code-based installations, digital exhibitions, and other forms of storytelling.聽

Scholar in Residence: Maya S. Cade

As the inaugural CCDI Artist/Scholar in Residence, Maya S. Cade, will continue working on the Black Film Archive,聽a living register of Black films made from 1915 to 1979. Maya created the Black Film Archive to highlight and expand access to the richness and vibrancy of Black cinema history.聽In addition to continuing to grow the list of available titles in the Black Film Archive, Maya's research will explore the place of tenderness in Black film as a prompt for deeper public engagement with film and other digital media.聽

All three projects creatively incorporate the聽Library's rich, cultural materials and they don't stop there. By using the Library's resources to enrich, augment, and inspire further artistic and technological creation, these efforts engage history while also uplifting and encouraging cultural creativity in the present.聽

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