Commmunity or Institution-Based Need

The applicant’s institution should demonstrate that it serves needy populations.  This can take any of the following forms:

• For school librarians, working in a school or system where at least 30% of the students receive free or reduced price lunches.
• For academic librarians, working in a college or university in which at least 30% of the student body receives Pell grants.
• For public librarians, working in a library or library system whose service population area (or the city or the county) has an average income at 70% of the state median or less as reported in the 2000 Census or later data.
• For special librarians, working in an organization which has a demonstrated component of service to economically disadvantaged clients (e.g. pro bono work for law firms, charity work for hospitals). 
• For museums, deliberate and substantial outreach to low-income populations.