PLA Announces 2006 Institutional Scholarship Winners
February 6th, 2006 by Steven M. CohenFrom the press release:
“CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the winners of its inaugural “Grow Your Own” institutional scholarship program.
The program was developed to address the educational needs of public library staff working toward the ultimate goal of obtaining a master’s degree in library and information science. The program awards one $8,000 scholarship to the employing public library for reimbursement of employees’ course tuition costs at the undergraduate or graduate level. Funding for five libraries was allocated for this pilot project year. The libraries are:
+ Ada Community Library, Boise, Idaho
+ Laramie County Library System, Laramie, Wyo.
+ Salem-South Lyon District Library, South Lyon, Mich.
+ T.A. Cutler Memorial Library, St. Louis, Mich. (Blog)
+ Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, Kan.
“Tremendous response to the program illustrates the great need in public libraries for ways to help staff earn the M.L.S,” said PLA President Daniel Walters (Las Vegas-Clark County Library District). “PLA is pleased to be able to provide funding for these libraries to reward deserving staff and to increase the number of public librarians within our profession.”
PLA Past-President Clara Bohrer (West Bloomfield, Mich., Township Public Library), who initiated development of the program noted, “We saw a need for scholarships of this kind to help libraries in a time when funding is becoming more scarce while the need for qualified professionals grows exponentially. Given the great response, I am confident that PLA will continue to find ways to grow and strengthen our first effort.””
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