Awards (Scholarships & Grants)
¾«¶«´«Ã½Announces Recipients of the 2024 Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ 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...
AASL STEM Special Event Grants Awarded
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CHICAGO – Five STEM Special Event Grants have been awarded by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Supported by the Danaher Foundation, the STEM Special Event Grant Program supports a special event to increase student engagement by...
Applications open for Games and Gaming Round Table 2024 'Game On!' Grant
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CHICAGO, IL — The Games and Gaming Round Table of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is proud to sponsor its annual grant program to enable libraries to develop gaming programs or collections for their patrons. This year, GameRT has increased the “Game On!”...
EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award Nominations
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is currently accepting nominations through February 1, 2024, for the EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award. This is awarded to a library organization for a program to further its staff development...
Ashley Mitchell Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Ashley Mitchell has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Mitchell serves as Adult Services Librarian at Camden County Library System in Voorhees, NJ. She has over 20...
Alison Van Norman Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Alison Van Norman has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Van Norman serves as the Outreach and Marketing Librarian for Elon University, where she plans and markets...
Carrie McClain Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Carrie McClain has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). McClain serves as the Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Tulsa City-County Library, where she...
Call for Proposals-IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant
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CHICAGO - The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) announces the call for proposals for its Mission Enhancement Grant. In 2016, IRRT members and supporters established the IRRT Endowment. Interest from the Endowment will be used to fund member...
Applications for the 2024 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries are now open
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CHICAGO — Applications for the 2024 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries are now being accepted by ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation. These grants recognize libraries for their role...
Applications Now Open for the Core Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries
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CHICAGO–Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between January 8, 2024 and June 28, 2024. One free seat per session is...
PLA expands its 2024 Conference Scholarship opportunities
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CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) will award 50 conference scholarships for public library workers and students to attend the PLA 2024 Conference, taking place April 3-5 in Columbus, Ohio. As part of PLA’s commitment to equity, diversity, and...
Deadline approaching for Carnegie-Whitney Grant applications
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«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...
Social Responsibilities Round Table seeks applications for 2024 SRRT Conference Travel Grant
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CHICAGO - The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (SRRT) is pleased to announce the SRRT Conference Travel Grant to help finance up to two SRRT members' attendance at the 2024 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. The...
Poudre River Public Library District Receives 2023 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
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CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), has announced that the Poudre River Public Library District is the recipient of the 2023 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award...
Carnegie-Whitney Grant awards up to $5,000 for guides to library resources
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The ¾«¶«´«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 any type...
ALSC Supports 2023 Bound to Stay Bound, Melcher Scholarships
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CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded a total of 6 students the Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Four recipients were awarded the Bound to Stay Bound Books scholarship...
GameRT’s 2023 Game On! Grant awarded to Butler Area Public Library (Butler, PA)
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CHICAGO — The Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is pleased to announce Butler Area Public Library (Butler, PA) as the recipient of their 2023 Game On! Grant ($500). GameRT introduced the Game On! grant program in 2020...
Applications Now Open for the Core Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries
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CHICAGO–Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between September 11, 2023 and December 22, 2023. One free seat per...
¾«¶«´«Ã½provides $10,000 grants to 17 academic libraries at minority serving institutions to build capacity
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) today announced $10,000 Building Library Capacity Grants to seventeen libraries at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) across the United States that have experienced economic hardship due the consequences...
Together We’re Stronger National Conference Registration Grants
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CHICAGO — Thirty conference registration grants are available to school library professionals wishing to attend the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference. Sponsored by Penguin Random House, the “Together We’re Stronger...