For immediate release | March 17, 2015

2015 Carnegie Whitney Grant winners announced

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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 library resources that will be useful to users of all types of libraries in the United States.

The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee is proud to announce the 2015 Carnegie-Whitney Award winners, whose proposed projects promote reading or the use of library resources.

  • Suzan Alteri and George Smathers: "Women Authored Science Books for Children 1790-1890: An Annotated Bibliography"
  • Dawn Amsberry and Binky Lush: "Web Accessibility Resources for Libraries"
  • Stacy Creel: The Importance of Play: "A Selected Bibliography of Resources Related to Learning Through Play"
  • Monica Dombrowski: "Gail's Toolkit"
  • Mary Grace Flaherty: "Read & Reach: A Resource for Promoting Physical Activity in Storytime Programs"
  • Lauren Hays: "An Annotated Bibliography of Analog Games and Learning"
  • Ladsilava Khailova: "The Stories We Share: Annotated Bibliography of K-12 Book Titles on the Experience of Immigrant Children in the United States:
  • Rebecca Marrall: "Women of Color in Speculative Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography of Authors"
  • Fatima Perkins: "Passport to Aging: Celebrate Global Perspectives"
  • Edward Schneider: "The DeSSCat: The First Integrated Bibliotherapy Database for Mental Health Professionals, Librarians, and the Public"
  • Judit Ward: "R4R: Reading for Recovery"

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Applications for the next cycle must be received by November 6, 2015. Recipients will be notified by the end of February 2016.

are available on the 91´«Ã½ website, or by contacting Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, 91´«Ã½, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Fax (312) 280-5275; email:mbolduc@ala.org.

Contact:

Mary Jo Bolduc

Grant Administrator

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mbolduc@ala.org

312-280-5416