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Applications now available for United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant through Jan. 9, 2017. The United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant enables a Friend of a college...
ALCTS seeking Continuing Resources Awards nominations for 2017
CHICAGO —Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of serials and continuing resources. The awards are presented by the...
PLA now accepting nominations for nine service awards and grants
CHICAGO – Through the generosity of sponsors, the Public Library Association (PLA) is offering nine awards/grants designed to highlight the best in public library service and to honor those bringing innovation, creativity and dedication to public...
ALCTS 2017 Preservation Awards nominations sought
CHICAGO —Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) preservation awards. ALCTS presents three Preservation Awards, through its Preservation and Reformatting Section, to honor individuals...
Carnegie-Whitney Grant awards up to $5,000
The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type...
Young adult authors to speak with at-risk youth as part of 91´«Ã½ Great Stories Club tour
CHICAGO — Five acclaimed young adult authors and illustrators will travel to public libraries, alternative high schools and juvenile justice centers around the country to speak with young people as part of the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion...
91´«Ã½ awarded IMLS grant to offer free community engagement training for libraries
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office has been awarded $243,922 by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21 st Century Librarian Program for a two-year professional development project that will...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2017 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2017 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award. This $4,000 award, made possible by an annual gift from...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2017 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2017 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant. This $3,000 grant, made possible by Baker & Taylor, is...
Call for nominations: RUSA achievement awards and grants
CHICAGO—Beginning September 1, 2016, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will open the nomination period for its annual series of achievement awards and grants. Nominations and supporting materials for most awards must be submitted by...
Applications for United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friend Conference Grant now available
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friend Conference Grant through Jan. 9, 2017. The United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friends Grant enables one member of a Friends of the...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2017 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 2017 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from...
Jaimie L. Kicklighter Selected as the 2016 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ and SAGE announced Jaimie L. Kicklighter as the recipient of the 2016 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media. Kicklighter holds a master’s degree in history and said she decided that a career in librarianship...
Richard Johnson Receives 2016 LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship
Richard Johnson has been selected to receive the 2016 LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship ($3,000) sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA) and Baker & Taylor. Johnson will be attending the University of Wisconsin...
NYC librarian swims to raise funds for Spectrum in memory of Lynn Taylor
Miriam Tuliao, assistant director of selection at BookOps, announced that she will participate in the Grimaldo's Mile Swim to raise funds for the Spectrum Scholarship Program. The event will be taking place in Brooklyn, NY on July 30, 2016. Tuliao is a...
