{"id":1576,"date":"2017-11-08T00:34:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T23:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2017-11-08T00:34:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T23:34:18","slug":"new-eifl-public-library-innovation-award-now-open-for-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/2017\/11\/08\/new-eifl-public-library-innovation-award-now-open-for-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"New EIFL Public Library Innovation Award &#8211; Now Open for Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2017\/11\/F32206F0-04C3-4F72-A6A8-A54B6DCC7E0F.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1577\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2017\/11\/F32206F0-04C3-4F72-A6A8-A54B6DCC7E0F-300x184.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2017\/11\/F32206F0-04C3-4F72-A6A8-A54B6DCC7E0F-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2017\/11\/F32206F0-04C3-4F72-A6A8-A54B6DCC7E0F.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>EIFL is delighted to announce that the new EIFL Public Library Innovation Award &#8211; for public library services that improve lives &#8211; is now open for applications. We would be grateful if you could please share this call through your networks &#8211; we want to reach as many libraries as possible.<\/p>\n<p>For more about the award &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/2gfCyhx<\/p>\n<p>The award is open to all public and community libraries in developing and transition countries that use digital technology (ICT) to improve lives in their communities by addressing any of the following issues, which are included in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p>Economic wellbeing and employment<br \/>\nFarming and sustainable agriculture<br \/>\nHealth and hygiene<br \/>\nDigital inclusion<br \/>\nGender equality and empowerment of women and girls<br \/>\nEducation for all<br \/>\nClimate change and other issues affecting the environment<br \/>\nThe prize includes US$1,500 and wide publicity through EIFL\u2019s global communication channels and networks.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for submitting applications is 11 January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Applications will be accepted in English, French, Russian and Spanish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EIFL is delighted to announce that the new EIFL Public Library Innovation Award &#8211; for public library services that improve lives &#8211; is now open for applications. We would be grateful if you could please share this call through your networks &#8211; we want to reach as many libraries as possible. For more about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":795,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1578,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576\/revisions\/1578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}