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Opportunity for your Library?
The following requests for proposals were posted on Philanthropy News Digest: Ashoka’s Changemakers and CommunityMatters Announce Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change Competition Through the Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change competition, Ashoka’s Changemakers and CommunityMatters are inviting individuals and organizations to submit innovative projects and ideas to engage citizens in [...]
YALSA Pre-Conference: Serving Today’s Diverse Teens
Hi! I’m Nick Franklin, a YA Librarian and manager at Brooklyn Public Library, guest-blogging from the ALA Mid-winter Conference in Denver, CO. In my regular work life, I work with a diverse population of teenagers in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. As such, I thought that attending a Pre-Conference YALSA Institute discussion entitled “Serving [...]
Every Child Ready to Read customized brochures
PLA/ALSC are currently taking orders for customized Every Child Ready To Read brochures. Because of the large quantity being ordered, special pricing allows you to purchase brochures at a substantial savings. Orders are being accepted for only the quantities listed below: 5,000 each of the three brochures (15,000 brochures total) $2,850 ($.19 each) 10,000 each [...]
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 [...]
Mining Gold in the 21st Century: Strengthening Your Library with Literacy Services
This workshop, hosted by the California Library Association Literacy Section, brought together a roomful of highly motivated people to discuss literacy programs in libraries. My career before library science was in linguistics and TESL. I have taught basic writing and sociolinguistics, understand basic literacy issues, and have had exposure to the adult literacy program in [...]
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 [...]
