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Helmick awarded NMRT Professional Development Grant
CHICAGO — The 2014 New Members Round Table (NMRT) Professional Development Grant Award Committee is pleased to announce that Samantha Helmick has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the NMRT Professional Development Grant. This award provides funding...
ALSC past-president donation to support additional 2014-2015 ALSC Spectrum Scholar
CHICAGO – Ellen Fader, past-president (2005-2006) of The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has provided a generous donation to the Spectrum Scholarship. Her contribution will support a student through the 2014-2015 school term, cover a...
91´«Ã½ Office for Diversity extends deadline for research grant proposals
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity has extended its deadline for proposals for its 2014 Diversity Research Grants from April 30 to May 16, 2014. Applicants must be current 91´«Ã½ members, and 2014 proposals may concentrate...
RMRT announces winner of Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press Annual Conference Award
CHICAGO — The Retired Members Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ announces that the winner of the Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press Annual Conference Award for 2014 is Jennifer S. Kutzik. She retired on June 30, 2011 from Colorado State...
John 'Mack' Freeman awarded 2014 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has selected John "Mack" Freeman, a public librarian in Georgia, as the seventh recipient of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship. The Conable Scholarship will provide for Freeman's expenses to...
AASL announces 2014 award recipients
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the recipients of its 2014 awards. AASL awards and grants recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include collaboration...
Apply for the Friends of ALSC Institute Scholarship
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Friends of ALSC recently announced a scholarship opportunity for the 2014 ALSC National Institute. In an effort to support ALSC’s goal of continuing education for children’s...
Riordan wins United for Libraries/Gale Trustee Conference Grant
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries has awarded the 2014 United for Libraries/Gale Trustee Conference Grant to Donna Gerardi Riordan, vice president of the board of trustees of the Orcas Island (Wash.) Public Library. Riordan will receive $850 plus full...
Nawar wins United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries has awarded the 2014 United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant to Essraa Nawar of Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University, Orange, Calif. Nawar will receive $850 plus full conference registration to...
2014 Carnegie-Whitney Grant Award winners
CHICAGO — The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types...
EBSCO awards seven scholarships for librarians to attend 2014 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
CHICAGO, /IPSWICH, Mass. — In co-sponsorship with the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), EBSCO has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the 91´«Ã½ Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, June 26– July 1, 2014. The EBSCO 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference...
FTRF Krug Fund Banned Books Week grant applications open through April 30 (Now May 5)
CHICAGO — Applications are now open for the 2014 Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants, sponsored by the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). Organizations are encouraged to apply for grants of $1,000 and/or $2,500 in support of "Read...
Loertcher's project to link school librarians to outcomes wins Baber Research Grant
CHICAGO — David Loertscher is the 2014 winner of the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant for the project entitled “The Impact of Co-Teaching on Learning When Classroom Teachers Team with Teacher Librarians: The...
Haslet Public Library's Robotics Club wins 2014 Loleta D. Fyan Grant
CHICAGO – The Haslet Public Library’s early science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education program for pre-teens, “Haslet Robotics Club,” has been awarded the 2014 Loleta D. Fyan grant. Their plan aims to fill science-based educational...
ALSC invites applications for 2015 Arbuthnot Lecture with Brian Selznick
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2015 event featuring well-known children’s book creator Brian Selznick. The...
