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CHICAGO — Twenty-five libraries have been selected to participate in the pilot phase of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Great Stories Club, a thematic reading and discussion program series that will engage underserved teens through...
Application now open for AASL Standards Implementation Grant
CHICAGO – The application for the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards is now open. Three grants in the amount of $2,500 each will be awarded to AASL Affiliate organizations...
Ten 91´«Ã½ Spectrum Scholars awarded grants to attend PLA 2018 Conference
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded travel grants for ten Spectrum Scholars to attend the PLA 2018 Conference, taking place Mar. 20-24 in Philadelphia. Penn. The 91´«Ã½'s Spectrum Scholarship Program actively...
Ethiopia library wins first International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant
CHICAGO — The Chromebook Lab project at the Axumite Heritage Foundation Library in Ethiopia is the first recipient of the 91´«Ã½’s International Relations Roundtable (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. The Axumite Heritage Foundation...
Treshani Perera awarded first Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant
CHICAGO—The 2018 Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant has been awarded to Treshani Perera, a recent graduate of the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant was...
First Step Award to Natascha Owens
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates Natascha Owens, serials cataloger at the University of Chicago Library, as the recipient of the 2018 First Step Award – a Wiley Professional Development Grant...
Juán-Pabló González awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant
CHICAGO—The 2018 Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant has been awarded to Juán-Pabló González. González is a graduate archives assistant at The Catholic University of America, and a current Master of Library and Information Science candidate...
Anderson and Phillips win 2018 Frances Henne Grant
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) awarded the 2018 Frances Henne Research Grant to Amelia Anderson and Abigail Phillips. This $1,000 grant will provide seed money for their research project, “Youth with Autism and Digital...
91´«Ã½, Dollar General Literacy Foundation announce recipients of $10,000 adult literacy grants
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation announce 20 U.S. public libraries to receive American Dream Literacy Initiative grants, $10,000 awards to expand services for adult English language learners or adults...
South Carolina State Library receives Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2018 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award to the South Carolina State Library, Columbia, South Carolina. The award, sponsored by Simon & Schuster Children’s...
St. Lucie County (Florida) Library System awarded 2018 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2018 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the St. Lucie County Library System in Florida. This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading...
AASL introduces National School Library Standards implementation grant for Affiliates
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) proudly announces the launch of the AASL Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards. Three grants in the amount of $2,500 each will be awarded annually to AASL...
PLA & NNLM award stipends for public library workers to attend March workshop
Educational program will focus on consumer health and wellness services in libraries CHICAGO — Forty-five public library workers have been selected to receive a stipend to attend " Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for Your Community," a...
Applications for United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friend Conference Grant due Jan. 15
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friend Conference Grant through Jan. 15, 2018. The United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friend Conference Grant enables one member of a Friends...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites libraries to apply for a pilot of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program series that will engage underserved teens...
