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Bradley J. Kuykendall, winner of Global Financial Data Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award
CHICAGO— Bradley Bradley J. Kuykendall, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Lincoln University in Missouri, has been selected as the 2017 Global Financial Data Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award, administered by the Business Reference and...
SustainRT offers $500 travel award to attend 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Chicago
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) is inviting submissions for its first-ever travel award, featuring a $500 good for travel costs for 91´«Ã½’s 2017 Annual Conference in Chicago. To apply for the award...
91´«Ã½ seeks proposals for 2017-2018 Diversity Research Grants through April 15
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services seeks proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of...
Nevada County (California) Community Library awarded 2017 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2017 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the Nevada County Public Library, Nevada City, California. The grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading...
2017 American Dream libraries announced
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services is pleased to announce the recipients of the fifth round of the American Dream Literacy Initiative grant, generously funded by the Dollar General...
PLA awards recognize 12 individuals and public libraries representing excellence
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of 12 awards honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach in 2017. The Allie Beth Martin Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, recognizes a public librarian for...
John Dewees awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant
CHICAGO—The 2017 Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant has been awarded to John Dewees, library associate at The Ohio State University Libraries, in Columbus, Ohio. The Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant is provided annually by...
K-8 school libraries invited to apply for 91´«Ã½'s 2017 Sara Jaffarian Award
CHICAGO — School libraries are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office announced. Nominations for the 2017 Sara...
ALSC names 2017 Notable Children's Books
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has selected its 2017 list of Notable Children’s Books. The list of titles includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and picture books of...
Public libraries invited to apply for the NASA@ My Library STEM initiative
Public libraries are invited to apply for NASA@ My Library, a STEM education initiative that will increase and enhance STEM learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently underserved...
Twenty-eight public librarians chosen to attend PLA Leadership Academy
CHICAGO – Following the review of 130 applications, members of the Public Library Association (PLA) Leadership Development Committee chose 28 exceptional PLA Leadership Fellows to attend the upcoming PLA Leadership Academy: Navigating Change · Building...
Angela Reynolds receives 2017 Bechtel Fellowship
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Special Collections and Bechtel Fellowship Committee have awarded the 2017 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to Angela Reynolds. The Bechtel Fellowship is designed to allow qualified...
ALSC provides $60k in Strengthening Communities Through Libraries grants to 12 libraries
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrants. These grants are made possible by a Youth Literacy grant from the Dollar General Literacy...
Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ is accepting applications through Feb. 3, 2017 for the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award. The Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recognizes an innovative, creative, well-organized...
Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant now accepting proposals for 2017 award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½’s Office for Research and Statistics is accepting applications from innovative researchers for the annual Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant. The $3,000 grant is given to one or more librarians or library...
