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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2018 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from and Random House Children’s books, provides a $600 stipend for up to four children's librarians to attend their first 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference. The award also includes an invitation to the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder banquet.

Each applicant will be judged on the following:

· Involvement in ALSC, as well as any other professional or educational association of which the applicant was a member, officer, chairman, etc.;

· New programs or innovations started by the applicants at the library in which he/she works;

· Library experience.

Applicants must be personal members of ALSC, as well as 91´«Ã½ members to apply. Deadline for submissions is Oct. 1, 2017. For more information about the award requirements and submitting the online application please visit the .

ALSC, a division of the 91´«Ã½, is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,000 children’s and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC, visit ALSC’s website at .