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Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries add a third grant starting in 2019
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are now accepting applications for the 2019 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic...
Public libraries invited to apply for $10,000 American Dream grants for adult literacy services
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation invite public libraries to apply for grants to expand services for adult English language learners or adults in need of basic education and workforce development. Up...
SRRT seeks applications for 2019 Herb Biblo Travel Grants
CHICAGO - The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ (SRRT) is pleased to announce the first annual Herb Biblo Conference Travel Grants to help finance up to two SRRT members' attendance at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference. The...
Public libraries invited to apply for American Creed Community Conversations programming grants
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), in partnership with Citizen Film and the National Writing Project, invites public libraries to apply for programming grants to host community conversations centered around American Creed, a PBS documentary that...
Applications open for 2019 AASL awards
CHICAGO - Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2019 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...
CHICAGO – Every year, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) celebrates the opportunity to honor the outstanding achievements of academic and research librarians across North America. Made possible by generous corporate support, the...
Libraries invited to apply for Great Stories Club grants on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation
CHICAGO — Library professionals are invited to apply for the 91´«Ã½’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT). This thematic reading and discussion program series will engage underserved teens...
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library professionals and their patrons to a free virtual event with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, co-author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic novel series March. During the event, Aydin and Powell...
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — The Friends of the Shelby (Michigan) Area District Library and the Friends of the Ravenna (Nebraska) Library have been recognized with United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards for outstanding efforts to support their libraries...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from...
100 libraries selected to lead Great Stories Club reading programs with underserved youth
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has announced 100 libraries nationwide selected to take part in the Great Stories Club, a national grant program that supports reading and discussion programs for underserved teens. The grantees represent...
LITA Awards First 91´«Ã½ Leadership Institute Scholarship to Jennifer Chan
Jennifer Chan has been selected to receive LITA’s first scholarship to attend the 2018 91´«Ã½ Leadership Institute. Chan is the Scholarly Communication Librarian at the UCLA Library. Her work focuses on altmetrics and bibliometrics, open access, the...
91´«Ã½ awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2018
CHICAGO - Today, the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awards 2018-2019 Spectrum Scholarships to 62 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the...
91´«Ã½ announces Diversity Research Grants
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Office of Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018-2019 Diversity Research Grant. This grant financially assists researchers in completing a project...
CHICAGO - Two Houston schools extensively damaged by Hurricane Harvey are the recipients of the 2018 catastrophic disaster relief grants offered as part of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Beyond Words: The Dollar General School...
