Freedom to Read Foundation Offers 2019 Banned Books Week Grants
Applications are now being accepted for the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Banned Books Weeks Grants offered through the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund.
View Article[Call for Nominations] 2019 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
Are you interested in Intellectual Freedom? Would you like to attend the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference in June and learn how the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and other...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Association of School Librarians awarded AASL ABC-CLIO...
CHICAGO – The South Carolina Association of School Librarians’ (SCASL) “Emerging Leaders” program is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership...
View ArticlePublic Library Association unveils 2019 award winners
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the winners of its 2019 awards and grants, honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. Award and grant...
View ArticleSusan Gauthier receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
CHICAGO – Susan Gauthier, director of library services for East Baton Rouge Parish (La.) Schools, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading...
View ArticleCarnegie-Whitney Grant 2019 winners
The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library...
View ArticlePennsylvania School Librarians Association receives AASL Past-Presidents...
CHICAGO – The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) has been named one of three 2019 recipients of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for...
View ArticleNew Jersey Association of School Librarians receives AASL Past-Presidents...
CHICAGO – The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) has been named one of three 2019 recipients of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for...
View ArticleVirginia Association of School Librarians receives Past-Presidents Planning...
CHICAGO – The Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL) has been named one of three 2019 recipients of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for...
View ArticleALA, FINRA Foundation announce 50 public libraries to host Thinking Money for...
For FINRA Foundation inquiries, please contact Media Relations Director Angelita Williams at 202-728-8988 or Angelita.Williams@finra.org.CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, D.C. — To kick off April as Financial...
View Article2019 ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarship recipients
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce recipients of its latest round of Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships in 2019. These scholarships...
View ArticleApplications for United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards due May 1
EXTON, Penn. - United for Libraries is accepting applications for the Baker & Taylor Awards, given to friends of the library groups and library foundations. Applications are due May 1, 2019.
View ArticleAASL awards six Inspire Collection Development Grants
CHICAGO – Six school libraries from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Collection Development Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL...
View ArticleAASL awards five Inspire Special Event Grants
CHICAGO – Five school libraries from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL member...
View ArticleFreedom to Read Foundation Announces Intellectual Freedom Course and...
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is excited to partner with the San Jose State University School of Information (SJSU iSchool) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign iSchool (iSchool...
View ArticleALA, PLA Select First Round of Libraries Lead with Digital Skills Awardees:...
Today the American Library Association (ALA) and Public Library Association (PLA) announced the names of 20 libraries* in Pennsylvania selected to receive funding from Libraries Lead with Digital...
View Article2019 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants announced
CHICAGO – The Kane County Juvenile Justice Center (Illinois), Main Street Academy (North Carolina) and the NIA Community Services Network (New York) have been selected to receive books as part of the...
View ArticleAuthor Ann Patchett to speak at 2019 PLA Member Welcome Breakfast
CHICAGO -- The New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett will be the special guest speaker, courtesy of HarperCollins, at the Public Library Association's (PLA) Member Welcome Breakfast at the...
View ArticleWinners of the 2019 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Announced
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation will honor the three winners of the 2019 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries at the ALA 2019 Annual...
View ArticlePublic libraries in Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio and Virginia...
CHICAGO -- Today the American Library Association (ALA) and Public Library Association (PLA) announced the names of another 36 libraries across five states, which have been selected to receive funding...
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