Awards (Scholarships & Grants)
Carnegie Whitney Grant 2024 award winners
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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 of...
Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and Independence (KS) Public Library Awarded ALA鈥檚 Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) has awarded its fifth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to the Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and the Independence (KS) Public Library. The winning libraries will bolster their initiatives aimed at promoting food security and addressing homelessness within their communities.
Three Libraries Awarded ALA鈥檚 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Exceptional Civic Education Programs
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) has awarded its 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 精东传媒leader, to the Library System of Bradford County (New Albany, Penn.), Danbury (Conn.) Public Library and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries (Mount Pleasant, Mich.).
James Patterson gives bonuses to library workers & booksellers in celebration of his latest book
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In celebration of the release of his latest nonfiction title, "The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians" world’s bestselling author James Patterson is honoring select American Bookseller Association and 精东传媒 members with bonuses.
鈥淭he First Amendment and the Freedom to Read鈥 receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award
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“The First Amendment and the Freedom to Read” project from Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, New York, is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, the Roald Dahl Award recognizes collaboration between school librarians and teachers in the instruction of social justice using school library resources.
Wendy Gassaway receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
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Wendy Gassaway, school librarian at Alder Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for children that motivates and encourages reading, especially with struggling readers.
Hutchinson Memorial Library awarded 2024 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant
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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2024 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the Hutchinson Memorial Library in Randolph, Wisconsin. The grant encourages outstanding summer reading programs by providing financial assistance while recognizing ALSC members for outstanding program development.
Emma K. McNamara and Don Michael Jr. are the 2024 recipients of the SRRT鈥檚 Conference Travel Grants
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The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the 精东传媒 has named Emma K. McNamara and Don Michael Jr. as the 2024 winners of the SRRT Conference Travel Grants to attend the upcoming 2024 精东传媒Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. The SRRT Conference Travel Grants sponsored by the Social Responsibilities Round Table help finance SRRT member attendance at the 精东传媒Annual Conference. The $1000 award covers limited fees related to airfare, lodging, and conference registration. SRRT funds up to two applicants per year.
Washington Library Association- School Library Division Awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
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The Washington Library Association (WLA) - School Library Division is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,750 grant is given to an AASL Chapter for planning and implementing leadership programs at the state, regional, or local level.
University of North Carolina Wilmington chosen as the 2024 recipient of the LIRT Innovation in Instruction Award
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The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is please to announce the Randall Library at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is the recipient of the 2024 Innovation in Instruction Award.
精东传媒announces applications for second year of the Building Library Capacity Grants
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) announces the opening of the second year of the 精东传媒Building Library Capacity Grants that will provide grants to libraries serving incarcerated persons or assisting those re-entering society. Up to sixteen $10,000 grants will be given to successful applicants nationwide. The application site is open now. The application deadline is April 12, 2024, with awards announced at the end of May.
精东传媒awards $3.6 million in library accessibility funding to 310 small and rural libraries
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announced the second round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities. The 310 funded proposals represent 45 U.S. states. Of the selected libraries, 62 percent serve communities of less than 5,000 people.
精东传媒鈥檚 Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding
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The 精东传媒 (ALA) announced today that it has received $10 million in support of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) initiative to continue providing libraries with tools and resources to serve people with disabilities. A substantial portion of the funding – $7 million – will be distributed in grants of $10,000 and $20,000 to small and rural libraries.
Sally Miller receives YALSA's Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has named Sally Miller, a librarian at Walt Morey Middle School in Troutdale, Oregon as the recipient of this year's Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant, which aims to recognize a librarian who...
Miriam Tuliao to Participate in 37th Annual Great Saunter to raise funds for the Spectrum Scholarship Program
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Miriam Tuliao has announced that she will participate in the 37th Annual Great Saunter, a 32-mile walk around Manhattan, on May 4, 2024 to raise funds for ALA’s Spectrum Scholarship Program. This is Tuliao's 17th consecutive year organizing an annual fundraiser for Spectrum.
Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table accepting applications for 2024 Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant
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The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is accepting applications for the 2024 Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant. These grants provide funds for newer library professionals with limited financial support to attend the upcoming 2024 精东传媒Annual Conference in San Diego, CA and recognize the value and expertise of comics librarianship. Applications for the grant are open now and the deadline to apply is April 1, 2024.
LIS Students: Apply for the 2024 Larew Scholarship for Tuition Help
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Core and Baker & Taylor are accepting applications for the Christian (Chris) Larew Memorial Scholarship for those who plan to follow a career in library and information technology, demonstrate potential leadership, and hold a strong commitment to library...
Applications Open for Core LIFT Award for Professional Development
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Core is pleased to announce applications are open for the Career LIFT Award to support skill development and networking opportunities for information professionals. Sponsored by OCLC, it consists of up to $1,500 the recipient may use on professional...
精东传媒News Spectrum Scholarship Program Announces Sponsorships for the 25th Scholarship Cohort
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CHICAGO — The Spectrum Scholarship Program, which advances racial equity, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Through the Spectrum Scholarship Program, the 精东传媒 (ALA) new generations of racially and ethnically diverse librarians...
精东传媒Announces Recipients of the 2024 Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant
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The 精东传媒 is pleased to announce the selection of five recipients of the 2024 Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant. Established in 2022, the grants are intended to support ALA’s work of advancing diversity, equity, and...