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Denise Gadson receives AASL Inspire Collection Development Grant
CHICAGO – Denise Gadson, school librarian at Woodland High School in Dorchester, South Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Collection Development...
Shawna Ward receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Shawna Ward, school librarian at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of six school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made possible...
Wamecca Rodriguez receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Wamecca Rodriguez, school librarian at Yorkville Middle School in Yorkville, Illinois, is one of six school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Tatanisha Love receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Tatanisha Love, school librarian at Loch Raven Technical Academy in Towson, Maryland, is one of six school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Kristina Graves receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Kristina Graves, school librarian at Schenectady High School in Schenectady, New York, is one of six school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Maryland Association of School Librarians awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
CHICAGO – The Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,750 grant is given to an AASL Chapter for planning and...
Amy Gammon receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Amy Gammon, reading teacher at Greenport Elementary School in Greenport, New York, is one of six school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Cameron Carey receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Cameron Carey, school librarian at Baldwin – Woodville High School in Baldwin, Wisconsin, is one of six school librarians from across the country receiving a 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant...
91´«Ã½ announces STEAM funding and exhibitions for rural libraries serving Latino populations
Public library workers in rural communities are invited to participate in a project that will bring culturally inclusive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) programming and exhibitions to their patrons, especially often-underreached...
Prairie State College Library selected as recipient of the first $500 Game On! Grant from GameRT
CHICAGO, IL – The Games & Gaming Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce Prairie State College Library as the recipient of their Game On! Grant for 2020. GameRT introduced the new grant program in January with the intention...
Stefanie Throndson receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
CHICAGO – Stefanie Throndson, district librarian at New Hampton Elementary in New Hampton, Iowa, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the...
Kristen Anderson receives AASL Ruth Toor Grant for Strong Public School Libraries
CHICAGO – Kristen Anderson, school librarian at Kingsley Elementary School in Evanston, Illinois, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Ruth Toor Grant for Strong Public School Libraries. Sponsored by Jay Toor, the...
Public Library Association announces 2020 award winners
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of its 2020 awards and grants, honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. Award and grant recipients are chosen by member volunteers who serve on PLA’s...
Hebah Emara named 2019-20 LITA/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
The Library and Information Technology Association and OCLC are funding Hebah Emara's participation in the 91´«Ã½ Spectrum Scholars program as part of their commitment to help diversify the library technology field. Emara is a second year distance student at...
[Call for Nominations] 2020 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
CHICAGO — Are you interested in Intellectual Freedom? Would you like to attend the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference in June and learn how the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and other groups in 91´«Ã½ are working to protect access to...