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91´«Ã½ accepting applications for Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants
WASHINGTON — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is now accepting online applications for Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants. 91´«Ã½ will provide 25 libraries with $2,000 mini-grants to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help...
Deadline approaching for Carnegie-Whitney Award Applications for Guides to Library Resources
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at...
91´«Ã½ receives $2 million Google.org grant to develop library entrepreneurship centers
WASHINGTON -- The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has received a $2 million grant from Google.org to develop library entrepreneurship centers and enable libraries across the country to double down on their support for people looking to start a new...
Applications now open for the 2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are now accepting applications for the 2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic...
CHICAGO — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) have announced 50 libraries that will host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped...
Scholastic Book Fairs sponsors AASL Collaborative School Library Award
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce Scholastic Book Fairs as the new sponsor of the AASL Collaborative School Library Award. The award recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between...
CHICAGO – Edward M. and Helen R. Adams have joined Roger and Susan D. Ballard and Cassandra Barnett as sponsors of an American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for "National School Library Standards." The award, given...
Applications open for 2020 AASL awards
CHICAGO - Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2020 awards are now available. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their outstanding talent and dedication to the profession as...
PLA now accepting applications and nominations for 2020 Awards
CHICAGO – Through the generosity of its sponsors, the Public Library Association (PLA) is proud to offer ten awards and grants for 2020. The PLA Awards are designed to highlight the best in public library service and programming and to honor those...
AASL Announces Recipients of 2019 Research Grant
CHICAGO – The Educators of School Librarians (ESLS) Section of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announces the recipients of the 2019 AASL Research Grant. Sponsored by School Library Connection, the grant recognizes excellence in...
ALCTS seeking nominations for 2020 Cataloging and Metadata Management Awards
CHICAGO—Nominations are being accepted for the 2020 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of cataloging, classification, and metadata management. The awards are...
Carnegie-Whitney Grant awards up to $5,000 for guides to library resources
The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type...
Social Responsibilities Round Table seeks applications for 2020 Herb Biblo Travel Grants
CHICAGO - The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ (SRRT) is pleased to announce the second annual Herb Biblo Conference Travel Grants to help finance up to two SRRT members' attendance at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference. The...
91´«Ã½ announces National Library Legislative Day to be held in May 2020
WASHINGTON – The 91´«Ã½ announced today that the 45th annual National Library Legislative Day will be held May 4-5, 2020, at the Georgetown Conference Center in Washington, D.C. National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) is a two-day...
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces Fall 2019 Course Scholarship Recipients
Monica Cammack and Joann Elmiger are the recipients of the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Intellectual Freedom Course Scholarship. The recipients will receive funding toward intellectual freedom courses at San Jose State University (SJSU) and the University...
