Applications open for 2014 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants
CHICAGO — Underfunded libraries, schools and non-traditional organizations that provide educational services to children are invited to apply to receive one of three Coretta Scott King Book Donation...
View ArticleNatalie Ziarnik receives 2014 Bechtel Fellowship
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Special Collections and Bechtel Fellowship Committee have awarded the 2014 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to Natalie Ziarnik.
View ArticleApplications for Academic Friend Conference Grant due Jan. 15
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant through Jan. 15, 2014.The United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend...
View ArticleOnly two weeks left to nominate an individual or library for one of nine PLA...
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) award nomination deadline is Dec. 2, 2013. There are nine awards/grants to choose from that highlight the best in public library service and honor those...
View ArticleNominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund Award
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2014 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of...
View ArticleALA-APA announces course subsidy awards for LSSC Candidates
CHICAGO — The American Library Association-Allied Profession Association (ALA-APA) announced today that the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program will be offering$200 subsidies to 90...
View ArticleWill and Ann Eisner Family Foundation and ALA open applications for new...
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation opened applications today for the new Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize...
View Article2014 ALSC Penguin Young Readers Group Award winners
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2014 Penguin Young Readers Group Award to JoAnna Schofield, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron, Ohio; Rikki...
View ArticleDeadline for applications for Trustee Conference Grant extended to March 14
PHILADELPHIA – United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/Gale Trustee Conference Grant through March 14, 2014.
View ArticleGale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient named
CHICAGO — The Cedar Park (Texas) Public Library is the 2014 winner of the prestigious Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award. The award is presented annually to a library organization for...
View ArticleALA Office for Diversity calls for 2014-2015 Diversity Research Grant proposals
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity topic, including the recruitment...
View ArticleMartin County Library System awarded H.W. Wilson Staff Development Grant
CHICAGO — The Martin County (Fla.) Library System has been named the H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant recipient for 2014, for its "Connect: Customer Service Excellence at Martin County...
View ArticleALSC invites applications for 2015 Arbuthnot Lecture with Brian Selznick
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2015 event featuring...
View ArticleHaslet Public Library's Robotics Club wins 2014 Loleta D. Fyan Grant
CHICAGO – The Haslet Public Library’s early science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education program for pre-teens, “Haslet Robotics Club,” has been awarded the 2014 Loleta D. Fyan...
View ArticleLoertcher's project to link school librarians to outcomes wins Baber Research...
CHICAGO — David Loertscher is the 2014 winner of the American Library Association's (ALA) Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant for the project entitled “The Impact of Co-Teaching on Learning When...
View ArticleFTRF Krug Fund Banned Books Week grant applications open through April 30
CHICAGO — Applications are now open for the 2014 Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants, sponsored by the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). Organizations are encouraged to apply...
View ArticleEBSCO awards seven scholarships for librarians to attend 2014 ALA Annual...
CHICAGO, /IPSWICH, Mass. — In co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), EBSCO has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, June 26–...
View Article2014 Carnegie-Whitney Grant Award winners
CHICAGO — 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...
View ArticleNawar wins United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries has awarded the 2014 United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant to Essraa Nawar of Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University, Orange, Calif.Nawar will...
View ArticleRiordan wins United for Libraries/Gale Trustee Conference Grant
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries has awarded the 2014 United for Libraries/Gale Trustee Conference Grant to Donna Gerardi Riordan, vice president of the board of trustees of the Orcas Island (Wash.)...
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