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Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant now accepting proposals for 2015 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...
Applications for United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grants due Jan. 15
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friends Conference Grants though Jan. 15, 2016. The United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grants enable two people to attend...
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 though Jan. 15, 2016. The United for Libraries/Thrift Books Friends Grant enables one member of a Friends of the...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Bookapalooza Program
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2016 Bookapalooza Program. This program offers select libraries a collection of materials to be used in...
Applications invited for ‘Thinking Money’ traveling exhibition to public libraries
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office, in partnership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, invites applications for Thinking Money, a traveling exhibition to U.S. public...
ALSC enhances creativity programming in 79 libraries with Curiosity Creates Grants
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced the 79 recipients of Curiosity Creates grants. Each library will receive up to $7,500 to support exciting new creativity...
Apply for LIS Scholarships from LITA
CHICAGO — The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for three scholarships: LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship, sponsored...
United for Libraries to coordinate National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 18-24
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — Friends of the Library groups and libraries across the country will be celebrating the 10th annual National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 18-24, 2015. National Friends of Libraries Week offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate...
Applications now being accepted for 2016 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are now accepting applications for the 2016 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 ALSC/Candlewick Press 'Light the Way' Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2016 Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved...
For inquiries or an interview with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), contact Theola DeBose, NEH's director of communications, at tdebose@neh.gov or 202-606-8255. CHICAGO — More than 150 libraries, museums and other nonprofit organizations...
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...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the Afterschool Alliance, has extended the...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office, on behalf of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), invites applications for Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, a traveling exhibition to U.S...
Carnegie-Whitney Grant awards up to $5,000
CHICAGO — 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...
