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ALCTS requesting nominations for 2016 Continuing Resources Awards
CHICAGO —Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 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...
ALCTS accepting nominations for the 2016 Preservation Awards
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) preservation awards. ALCTS presents three Preservation Awards, through its Preservation and Reformatting Section, to honor individuals...
Seeking nominations and submissions for the 2016 RUSA Achievement Awards
CHICAGO — Beginning Sept. 1, 2015, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, is seeking nominations for its annual series of achievement awards and grants. Nominations and supporting materials for...
$7,500 Curiosity Creates Grant from ALSC
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announces Curiosity Creates; an exciting new grant opportunity for libraries to promote exploration and discovery for children ages 6...
Applications open for 2016 AASL awards program
CHICAGO — Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2016 awards season are now available using AASL’s online awards application. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Penguin 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 2016 Penguin Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from Penguin Young...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Bechtel Fellowship
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Special Collections and Bechtel Fellowship Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2016 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship . The Bechtel Fellowship is designed to allow...
LITA 2015 Scholarships Winners
CHICAGO - Rachel Vacek announced at her LITA President’s program at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, the winners of annual scholarships LITA sponsors jointly with three organizations: Baker & Taylor, LSSI and OCLC. These scholarships are for...
Apply to host a space, earth science or technology exhibition at your public library
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, invites public libraries...
Libraries invited to apply for Great Stories Club programming grants for at-risk teens
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office invites libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for at-risk teens. Eligible libraries are located within or working in partnership with...
AASL and Dollar General Literacy Foundation award two $50,000 Beyond Words Disaster Relief Grants
CHICAGO – Old Dock Elementary School in Whiteville, N.C., and James Monroe Elementary in Edison, N.J., are the recipients of the 2015 catastrophic disaster relief grants offered as a part of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Beyond...
Twenty-four public libraries selected to host space, earth science, technology exhibitions
CHICAGO — Twenty-four public libraries from across the country will host interactive science- and technology-focused traveling exhibitions, bringing learning about the stars and planets, earth science and climate change and technology to audiences of all...
CHICAGO – 91´«Ã½’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services, in partnership with ProLiteracy, has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop online training and supporting resources to better equip...
More than 200 grants nationwide announced for ‘Latino Americans: 500 Years of History’ program
For inquiries or an interview with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), contact Theola DeBose, Director of Communications, at tdebose@neh.gov or 202-606-8255. CHICAGO — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library...
ALSC announces winners of 2015 Bound to Stay Bound Books, Melcher Scholarships
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced six scholarship winners for the 2015-2016 academic year. Four winners were awarded the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which is made possible by Bound to Stay Bound Books...
