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Free money for underserved teens, eqality for all, & leadership
It’s not exactly *free* money, since we know a lot of time and energy goes into grant applications. But who can turn down such great offers? Jump on these as soon as possible, the deadlines start as early as January 25. Great Stories CLUB Connect with hard-to-reach, underserved teens by conducting a Great Stories CLUB [...]
Grow your own librarians!
Your public library can grow its own librarians with a little help from PLA’s pilot program, the “Grow Your Own @ your library” Institutional Scholarship. PLA will award nine public libraries with a lump sum of $8,000 each to be distributed to as many of their employees as they choose for the purpose of working [...]
Apply by Nov 1: Publishing grant for librarians
Interested in the connection between libraries and the publishing world? The Women’s National Book Association sponsors the WNBA Eastman Grant offers a grant of up to $750 for a librarian to take a course or participate in an institute devoted to aspects of publishing as a profession. Application guidelines (there is no official form, but [...]
Grants you should know about
Many thanks to the Public Programs Office (PPO) listserv for sharing these wonderful funding opportunities! Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants “Provide funding to schools, public libraries and nonprofit organizations to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.” Application deadlines: October 5, 2007; [...]
Prime Time Family Reading Time
(I came into this program a little bit late, so I missed the introduction and the first few stories) I had read an article about this program from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in my Literacy for Special Population course last Fall at Simmons College, so I was curious to hear more and decided [...]
Press Release: PLA Receives Gates Grant
PLA receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to help public libraries build skills and experience needed to increase local support and funding $7.7 million grant will fund national training program for library staff and supporters (Washington, D.C.) – Susan Hildreth, president of the Public Library Association (PLA) announced during the 2007 American Library Association [...]
Arthur grant deadline extended, apply for free books, continue your education
I posted about the Arthur TV Series Grants earlier in December, bemoaning the fast-approaching December 18 deadline. As it turns out, the deadline has been extended to December 31. Read the post about the grants for more information and how to apply. Also upcoming is the January 31, 2007 deadline for the We The People [...]
Arthur TV Series Grants for Public Libraries – Deadline December 18
This came to my attention very recently through the ALA Public Programs listserv. The deadline for application submission is very tight (December 18, 2006), but it seems like it would be worth the hustle and trouble for interested libraries. All bold emphasis mine. Dear Library Colleague: In the spring of 2006, Arthur marked a milestone [...]
New members: plan ahead, get a grant, go to ALA for free
3M Library Systems sponsors a grant for members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) to go to the ALA Annual conference for just about free. The grant itself covers round trip airfare, lodging, conference registration fees and some incidental expenses. The catch: you need to be a current NMRT member to apply, and there [...]
Carnegie Whitney and We the People grants
These two tidbits came to me care of the ALA Public Programs Office email list. There are more grants and awards (with upcoming deadlines), events, and news listings listed on the ALA Public Programs Office part of the ALA site, as well as information on how to subscribe to the email listserv. Carnegie Whitney Grant [...]
