The American Library Association (ALA) awarded $3.5 million in library accessibility funding to 300 small and rural libraries. It is part of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant program that helps libraries increase the accessibility of their facilities, services, and programs to better serve people with disabilities.
The 300 funded proposals represent 44 U.S. states and the Northern Mariana Islands. Of the selected libraries, 73 percent serve communities with a population of 5,000 or less.