Awards (Scholarships & Grants)
¾«¶«´«Ã½distributes $1.55 million in COVID emergency relief to 77 U.S. libraries
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) announced today grants of $20,000 to 77 libraries that continue to experience substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ¾«¶«´«Ã½COVID Library Relief Fund grantees are academic...
2022 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries awarded to Evergreen Park Public Library, Miami-Dade College Libraries, and RCS Community Library
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries. These grants, funded by the Will and Ann...
2022 AASL Research Grants Awarded
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CHICAGO – Three research papers have been awarded the 2022 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Research Grants by the Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) of AASL. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the grants recognize excellence in manuscripts...
AASL Awards Five Inspire Collection Development Grants
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CHICAGO – Five school libraries from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Collection Development Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL member Marina “Marney” Welmers, the grant program...
Woodside High School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
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CHICAGO – Stephanie Persson, school librarian at Woodside School in Newport News, Virginia, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
North Davidson Middle School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
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CHICAGO – Kristina Allred, school library media coordinator at North Davidson Middle School in Lexington, North Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire...
Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
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CHICAGO – Dohnia Galloway, media specialist at Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology in Darlington, South Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL)...
Mayde Creek High School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
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CHICAGO – Jessica Fitzpatrick, school librarian at Mayde Creek High School in Richmond, Texas, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Madison Area Memorial High School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
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CHICAGO – Hannah Luce, library media specialist at Madison Area Memorial High School in Madison, Maine, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant...
Swanton (Vt.) Public Library Receives 2022 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant
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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), has announced that Swanton Public Library (SPL) in Swanton, VT is the recipient of the 2022 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the...
Louisiana Association of School Librarians awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
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CHICAGO – The Louisiana Association of School Librarians (LASL) is the recipient of the 2022 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...
Chicago Heights Public Library awarded 2022 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2022 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the Chicago Heights Public Library in Chicago Heights, Illinois. This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading...
Montrose Regional Library awarded Baker & Taylor/YALSA Collection Development Grant
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CHICAGO — The Montrose Regional Library has been awarded the Baker & Taylor/Young Adult Library Service Association Collection Development Grant. The grant awards $1,000 for new materials to YALSA members who represent a public library and work directly...
PLA announces 2022 conference scholarship winners
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CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded thirty (30) scholarships for public library professionals and students to attend the PLA 2022 Conference, taking place March 23–25 in Portland, Ore. As part of PLA’s commitment to equity...
¾«¶«´«Ã½ partners with Estée Lauder Companies on pilot grant project to boost literacy and digital skills of at-risk youth
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is pleased to announce it is partnering with Estée Lauder Companies to support WRITING CHANGE, an innovative pilot grant project to build literacy and digital skills for at-risk youth. WRITING CHANGE is a three...
PLA sponsors two public library workers in ¾«¶«´«Ã½Emerging Leaders program
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CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to continue in its tradition of sponsoring two public library workers in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s annual Emerging Leaders (EL) program. This year’s sponsored Emerging Leaders are Monique...
ALSC selects Hyunjin Han as 2022 Emerging Leader
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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), announced Hyunjin Han of the Mandel Public Library, in West Palm Beach, FL as its representative in the 2022 Emerging Leader program. Hyunjin Han...
Lauren Tubbs Chosen as a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Lauren Tubbs has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Currently working as the program manager for the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala. and an adjunct professor...
Elizabeth Dawson Selected as a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Dawson has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Dawson is the Technical Services Librarian at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., which she joined after...
Victoria Kowanetz Named a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO —Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Victoria Kowanetz has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Kowanetz is the Assistant Community Library Manager at Queens Public Library (QPL) at Poppenhusen in College...