Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs was created in 1991 with a gift from C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center promotes international peace through library training programs.^[1][2]

The Mortenson Center has worked with several grant agencies, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop training programs for librarians in developing countries.^[3] They have also worked with the Carnegie Corporation and Mellon Foundation to support education efforts in African libraries.^[4]

In 17-28 October, 2016 Mortenson Center for International Library Programs organized the "Innovative management methods of libraries" training programs for the librarians in Armenia.^[5] The trainings were attended by 100 librarians of public libraries of Armenia, 60 from the regions and communities of Armenia, 40 from the public libraries of Yerevan.^[6]

• City of Champaign. (2010). Champaign-Urbana International Humanitarian Awards. http://ci.champaign.il.us/2011/10/06/champaign-urbana-international-humanitarian-awards-2/^{[permanent dead link‍]} Retrieved 2012-04-12.
• City of Champaign. (2010). 2011 Organizational Award Recipient. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053200/http://ci.champaign.il.us/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mortenson-Center-bio-with-picture-for-website.pdf Retrieved 2012-04-12.
• Wei, K. et al. (2006). "Not just icing on the cake," ' 'College & Research Libraries News' ', 67(1). http://crln.acrl.org/content/67/1/10.full.pdf+html
• (2010). "News from the field," ' 'College & Research Libraries News' ', 71(2). http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/2/62.full
• Ford, B. and S. Schnuer. (2006 June). "Joint project aims to revitalize African libraries," ' 'International Leads' ', 20(2). https://web.archive.org/web/20131106075743/http://www.ala.org/irrt/sites/ala.org.irrt/files/content/intlleads/leadsarchive/200606.pdf Retrieved 2012-04-12.

• Official website