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Ames Public Library awarded 2014 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2014 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the Ames (Iowa) Public Library. This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading programs by providing...
CHICAGO — Three New Jersey libraries are teaming for results in the area of community engagement. Through an American Dream Starts @ your library grant provided by the 91´«Ã½ and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, three Essex (N...
Winners of the first annual Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries announced
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation announced the two winners of the first Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Saturday on-site at the 91´«Ã½ 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The...
Two schools receive $50,000 grants from AASL Beyond Words and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
CHICAGO – Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy in Detroit and Rowe Elementary School in Rowe, Mass., are the recipients of the 2014 catastrophic disaster relief grants offered as part of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Beyond Words Grant...
91´«Ã½ awards 50 Spectrum Scholarships
CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity awarded 2014-2015 Spectrum Scholarships to 50 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the 91´«Ã½ has awarded more than 850...
Michael L. Peterson selected for the 2014 91´«Ã½ Century Scholarship
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Michael L. Peterson of Blackfoot, Idaho as the 2014 Century Scholarship recipient. The $2,500 scholarship funds services or accommodations for a library school student with disabilities...
ProQuest broadens commitment to Spectrum Scholarship Program
Library and information science education funding supports building diverse workforce CHICAGO and ANN ARBOR, Mich. June 25, 2014 – Libraries serve as the foundation for lifelong learning in our society, but as they transform, the need for a new generation...
Lauren Stamm chosen for the 2014 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has chosen Lauren Stamm of Allen Park, Mich., as the 2014 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...
Samuel Dodson receives the 2014 Peter Lyman Memorial Scholarship
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ and SAGE announced Samuel Dodson as the recipient of the 2014 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media. A recent graduate of Lewis and Clark College, Dodson will begin a duel Master of Archival Studies...
Hannivett D. Nabahe selected as the 2014 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has named Hannivett D. Nabahe of Tucson, Ariz., as the 2014 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient. The David H. Clift Scholarship was named for a former director of the 91´«Ã½. The $3...
Dobbins selected as the 2014 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship recipient
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Elizabeth June-Heline Dobbins of Fuquay Varina, N.C., as the recipient of the 2014 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for an active 91´«Ã½ member and former member of the...
Sue E. Graves selected for the 2014 Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce that Sue E. Graves of Front Royal, Va., has been named as the 2014 Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship recipient. The $1,500 scholarship was established through a generous donation by...
Angela D. Price selected the 2014 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Angela D. Price of Memphis, Tenn., as the 2014 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient. The scholarship was named for a longtime 91´«Ã½ staff member who directed the 91´«Ã½ Conference Services...
Alice Krebill receives the 2014 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has named Alice Krebill of Bozeman, Mont., as the 2014 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 University...
Elizabeth L. Lieutenant selected for the 2014 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Elizabeth L. Lieutenant of Hyattsville, Md., as the 2014 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 award is given to an 91´«Ã½ or library support staff member to help finance the...
