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Black wins United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania -- United for Libraries has awarded the 2018 United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant to Dyanna Black of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Friends of the Library. Black will receive $850 plus full...
Winners of the 2018 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries announced
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation will honor the two winners of the 2018 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Saturday onsite at the 91´«Ã½ 2018 Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. The...
Applications for United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards due May 1
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania - United for Libraries is accepting applications for the Baker & Taylor Awards, given to friends of the library groups and library foundations. Applications are due May 1, 2018. Given annually since 2000, the Baker & Taylor Awards...
Alabama, Florida, Missouri libraries win 2018 Bookapalooza Program
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2018 Bookapalooza Program to three libraries: Chilton/Clanton Public Library, Clanton, Alabama; Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, Florida; and Daviess County...
Applications for United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards due May 1
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania - United for Libraries is accepting applications for the Baker & Taylor Awards, given to friends of the library groups and library foundations. Applications are due May 1, 2018. Given annually since 2000, the Baker & Taylor Awards...
Kalinowski wins business librarianship travel grant
CHICAGO - Alice Kalinowski, Liaison Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh was selected as the 2018 winner of the BRASS Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award sponsored by Global Financial Data. The grant consists of $1,250 and is awarded to an...
Perez named winner of public librarian support award
CHICAGO - Amilcar Perez, Adult Services Librarian at Forest Park Public Library (IL), was selected as the 2018 winner of the BRASS Public Librarian Support Award sponsored by Morningstar. The award consists of $1,250 to assist with travel expenses to 91´«Ã½...
Pitts-Noggle wins business reference research grant
CHICAGO-Stephanie Pitts-Noggle, Business Specialist Librarian at Champaign Public Library (IL) was selected as the 2018 winner of the BRASS Research Grant Award sponsored by Emerald Publishing. The grant, awarded to an individual or team, consists of $5...
AASL awards eleven Inspire Grants for collections and special events
CHICAGO – Eleven schools from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL member Marina “Marney” Welmers, the Inspire Grant program provides funds for...
Mike Havener receives AASL Ruth Toor Grant for Strong Public School Libraries
CHICAGO – Mike Havener, school librarian for Springfield (Illinois) High School, is the recipient of the 2018 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Ruth Toor Grant for Strong Public School Libraries. Sponsored by Jay Toor, the grant provides...
Public Library Association honors eleven individuals and public libraries with awards and grants
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of its 2018 service awards and grants, honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. The Allie Beth Martin Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, recognizes a...
New Carrollton Library receives 2018 Light the Way Grant
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced that New Carrollton Library is the recipient of the 2017-2018 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the...
Anne Mlod, JoAnna Schofield, and Lisa Von Drasek receive 2018 Bechtel Fellowships
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Special Collections and Bechtel Fellowship Committee have awarded the 2018 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to Anne Mlod, JoAnna Schofield, and Lisa Von Drasek . The Bechtel...
Alabama School Library Association awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
CHICAGO – The Alabama School Library Association (ASLA) is the recipient of the 2018 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant for their “No Other Option Summit.” Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,750 grant is given to AASL...
Public libraries invited to apply for ‘The Great American Read’ PBS programming grants
CHICAGO — Public libraries may apply for grants to host public programs around the PBS series “The Great American Read,” an eight-part television and online series designed to spark a national conversation about reading and the books that have inspired...
