[Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacro-l] ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announce 2011 National Library Week Grant]

[Suzanne Sager]

FYI,

Suzanne L. Sager
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor

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Subject: 	[alacro-l] ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announce 2011 
National Library Week Grant
Date: 	Tue, 25 May 2010 11:21:20 -0400
From: 	Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
To: 	<alacro-l at ala.org>



NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Megan McFarlane <http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/user/196>

*ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announce 2011 National Library 
Week Grant*

Create your own story @ your library® named official theme

(CHICAGO) Libraries across the United States are invited to apply for 
the $3,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, 
which will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness 
campaign incorporating the 2011 National Library Week theme, Create your 
own story @ your library.

The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of 
Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media 
company, and is administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the 
American Library Association (ALA). This year’s application deadline is 
October 1, 2010. National Library Week is April 10-16, 2011.

All proposals must use the Create your own story @ your library theme, 
which incorporates The Campaign for America’s Libraries’ @ your library 
brand, on any and all promotional and publicity material supporting 
National Library Week activities. Guidelines for using the brand are 
available on the campaign Web site at under the “download logos” 
<http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/logos> section.

A grant application form and guidelines are available on the Scholastic 
Library Publishing National Library Week Grant Web site 
<http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlwgrant.cfm>. 
Information also is available from the ALA Public Information Office. 
Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2148. E-mail: mmcfarlane at ala.org 
<mailto:mmcfarlane at ala.org>.

The winner will be notified and announced following the 2011 ALA 
Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. Last year’s winning application from 
Poudre River (Colo.) Public Library District is on the grant Web site 
<http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlwgrant.cfm>.

Members of the 2010 National Library Week Subcommittee are: Lisa R. Rice 
(chair), Bowling Green (Ky.) Public Library; Elliot L. Appelbaum, 
Lexington (Ky.) Public Library; Gordon Baker, Clayton State University, 
Morrow, Ga.; Renee DiPilato, Alexandria (Va.) Public Library – Duncan 
Library; Susan Kowalski, Pine Grove Junior High School, East Syracuse, 
N.Y.; Bev Obert, Rolling Prairie Library System, Decatur, Ill.; Tony 
Tallent, Boulder (Colo.) Public Library; and Lisa Powell-Williams, 
Moline (Ill.) Public Library.

The Campaign for America’s Libraries <http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary> 
is ALA’s public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries 
and librarians. Thousands of libraries of all types – across the country 
and around the globe - use the Campaign’s @ your library® brand. The 
Campaign is made possible in part by ALA’s Library Champions 
<http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/contactus/librarychampions/index.cfm>, 
corporations and foundations.

Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic, creates a 
multitude of products, both in print and online, for the school and 
public library market under the imprints of Grolier®, Children’s Press®, 
Franklin Watts®, and Grolier Online.® Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: 
SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s 
books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality 
educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school 
and at home, including children’s books, magazines, technology-based 
products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and 
toys. The company distributes its products and services through a 
variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, 
school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity 
programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and 
the company’s Internet site, www.scholastic.com 
<http://www.scholastic.com/>.

Megan McFarlane

Campaign Coordinator

The Campaign for America's Libraries

312-280-2148

mmcfarlane at ala.org <mailto:mmcfarlane at ala.org>

www.ala.org/@yourlibrary <http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary>

American Library Association

50 E. Huron

Chicago, IL 60611

Check out PIO's blog:

Visibility @ your library^®

http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility


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Suzanne L. Sager
Library East, Cataloging
Portland State University

503-725-8169
503-725-5799
sagers at pdx.edu