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class=796221920-22092008>Hello! I'm forwarding the following email about
grant opportunities from ALA's Association for Library Services to
Children. Here are three of the eight grants and awards you can apply for,
please read the email below for details and to learn about the other five
opportunities.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT><SPAN class=796221920-22092008>1)
Bookapalooza! Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly
published books, videos, audiobooks and recordings from children’s trade
publishers for award and notables consideration. At the end of the year,
after the awards have been given out, ALSC selects three libraries to receive a
Bookapalooza collection of these materials (estimated to be worth $10,000 each)
to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children
and families.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=3>2) The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award was established with
funding from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, in honor of Maureen
Hayes, to bring together children and nationally recognized
authors/illustrators. This award provides $4,000 to fund an
author/illustrator visit to a library.</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=796221920-22092008>3) The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship
provides financial assistance in the form of $6,000 scholarships to two students
who intend to pursue an MLS degree and who plan to work in children’s
librarianship in any type of library.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Katie Anderson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Youth Services Consultant</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Jenny Najduch [mailto:jnajduch@ala.org]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 12, 2008 1:15 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ANDERSON
Katie<BR><B>Subject:</B> ALSC Professional Awards, Grants &
Scholarships<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Dear Katie,<BR>This year the Association for Library Service to
Children (ALSC) is giving away $82,000 in professional awards, grants and
scholarships. From creative summer reading programs to author/illustrator
visits, we want to help organizations and individuals create a better future for
children through libraries. <BR><BR>Applications for awards and grants are
now available online on the ALSC Web site at </FONT><A
href="http://www.ala.org/alsc"><FONT size=2>www.ala.org/alsc</FONT></A><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=796221920-22092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000>;</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> applications
for scholarships will be posted on the ALSC Web site in the near future.
All applications are due December 1, 2008, except for The Frederic G. Melcher
Scholarship and the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which are due March
1, 2009. <BR><BR>Below is a complete listing of ALSC’s professional awards,
grants and scholarships. Please share this information with colleagues,
and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to let me know. Respond to
this e-mail if you would like award information sent to you as a .pdf.
Thank you!<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Jenny Najduch<BR>ALSC Marketing
Specialist<BR>(312) 280-4026<BR><BR><BR>Awards include:<BR>* Bookapalooza!
Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly published books, videos,
audiobooks and recordings from children’s trade publishers for award and
notables consideration. At the end of the year, after the awards have been
given out, ALSC selects three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of
these materials (estimated to be worth $10,000 each) to be used in a way that
creatively enhances their library service to children and families.<BR><BR>* The
Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of
$6,000 scholarships to two students who intend to pursue an MLS degree and who
plan to work in children’s librarianship in any type of library.<BR><BR>* The
Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form
of four $6,500 awards to students who intend to pursue an MLS or advanced degree
and plan to work in the area of library service to children in any type of
library. The scholarship is made possible through the generous
contributions of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Incorporated.<BR><BR>* Louise Seamen
Bechtel Fellowship provides a $4,000 stipend to allow a qualified children’s
librarian to spend a month or more reading at the Baldwin Library of Historical
Children’s Literature, which contains a special collection of 85,000 volumes of
children’s literature published mostly before 1950.<BR><BR>* ALSC/BWI Summer
Reading Grant provides $3,000 in financial assistance to a public library for
developing outstanding summer reading programs for children.<BR><BR>* ALSC
Distinguished Service Award honors an individual member who has made significant
contributions to and an impact on, library services to children and ALSC.
The recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved pin at the ALSC Membership Meeting
during the ALA Annual Conference.<BR><BR>* The Penguin Young Readers Group Award
provides a $600 stipend, provided by Penguin Young Reader’s Group, for winners
to attend their first ALA Annual Conference. Applicants must have less
than 10 years of experience as a children’s librarian and work directly with
children.<BR><BR>* The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award was established
with funding from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, in honor of
Maureen Hayes, to bring together children and nationally recognized
authors/illustrators. This award provides $4,000 to fund an
author/illustrator visit to a library. <BR><BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>