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Apply now for Media Literacy @ Your Library opportunity for public libraries
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), in collaboration with the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University, invites public libraries to apply for Media Literacy @ Your Library, a pilot program that will train library workers to help...
Haneen Ali-Samad Selected as the 2017 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship Recipient
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Haneen Ali-Samad of Boardman, Ohio as the 2017 recipient of the Mary V. Gaver Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship was established to honor the memory of a past 91´«Ã½ president and Rutgers...
Ricardo Enricque Johnson Selected as the 2017 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship Recipient
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ and SAGE announced Ricardo Enricque Johnson of San Antonio, TX as the recipient of the 2017 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media. Johnson works as a Library Services Assistant at the University of...
Broghan McVicar Sagers Selected as the 2017 91´«Ã½ Century Scholarship Recipient
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Broghan McVicar Sagers of Williamsburg, Michigan as the 2017 Century Scholarship recipient. The $2,500 scholarship funds services or accommodation for a library school student with disabilities...
Meece wins stipend to attend YALSA’s 2017 YA Services Symposium
CHICAGO — Ashley Meece, a Teen Services librarian at Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, has won the 2017 Young Adult Services Symposium worker stipend from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The stipend will provide Meece with up to $1,000...
Nitra Amelia Eastby Selected as the 2017 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Nitra Amelia Eastby of Roanoke, Virginia as the recipient of the 2017 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for an active 91´«Ã½ member and former member of the 91´«Ã½ Council, is awarded...
Rebecca Lea Lopez Selected as the 2017 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Rebecca Lea Lopez of Troutman, North Carolina as the 2017 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 award is given to an 91´«Ã½ or library support staff member to help finance the pursuit of a...
Olivia Rose Muzzy Selected as the 2017 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Olivia Rose Muzzy of Bremerton, Washington as the 2017 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient. The scholarship was named for a long-time 91´«Ã½ staff member who directed the 91´«Ã½ Conference Services...
Susan O’Connell Selected as the 2017 David H. Clift Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Susan O’Connell of East Hardwick, Vermont as the 2017 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient. The David H. Clift Scholarship was named for a former director of the 91´«Ã½. The $3,000...
Christina Wampler Selected as the 2017 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Christina Wampler of Fayetteville, Arkansas as the 2017 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded to a library support staff worker who is pursuing a master’s degree...
Anclade wins student stipend for YALSA’s 2017 YA Services Symposium
CHICAGO – Tegan Anclade, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has won the 2017 Young Adult Services Symposium student stipend from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The stipend will provide Anclade with up to $1...
New York — Art-house film distribution company Kino Lorber, Inc., has announced the second annual winner of a scholarship presented in collaboration with the Video Round Table (VRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). David William Rodriguez, a...
ALSC announces winners of 2017 Bound to Stay Bound, Melcher Scholarships
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced six scholarship winners for the 2017-2018 academic year. Four winners were awarded the Bound to Stay Bound Books scholarship, which is made possible by Bound to Stay Bound Books...
Two schools receive $50,000 grants from AASL Beyond Words and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
CHICAGO – Two Louisiana schools, Galvez Primary School located in Prairieville and Denham Springs High School located in Denham Springs, are the recipients of the 2017 catastrophic disaster relief grants offered as part of the American Association of...
Public libraries invited to apply for ‘The Vietnam War’ PBS documentary programming opportunity
Public libraries are invited to apply to receive a programming kit for “The Vietnam War,” a 10-part documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS stations beginning Sept. 17. Fifty public libraries will be selected, through a...
