Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities will offer more than $7 million in grants to small and rural libraries to increase the accessibility of facilities, services, and programs to better serve people with disabilities.
The $1,000 award is given annually to a NMRT member to help defray the cost of attending the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference. The ward is named in honor of Shirley Olofson, a well-respected NMRT President (1971-1972), who died during her term of office.
This award, made possible by an annual gift from Penguin Young Readers Group, provides a $1200 stipend to up to two children's librarians to attend their first 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference.
This annual award offers travel funds for 91´«Ã½’s Annual Conference to a public librarian who has performed outstanding business reference service and who requires financial assistance to attend the conference. More information can be found here:
The NewBank/Readex Catharine J. Reynolds Award provides funding for research in the field of documents librarianship, or in a related area that would benefit the individual's performance as a documents librarian or make a contribution to the field. This award
The travel grants will be awarded annually to five black/African American youth/teen services public or school librarians for the purpose of attending the 91´«Ã½ Annual conference. The grants provide up to $3000 (and not less than $1500) to cover actual expenses
To fund travel expenses associated with attending 91´«Ã½’s annual conference. The recipient is library practitioner in the profession for less than two years, or an individual who is newly employed in interlibrary loan, resource sharing or electronic reserves
