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<td>[alacro-l] Deadline extended for National Library Week Grant</td>
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<td>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:57:03 -0400</td>
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<td>Don Wood <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dwood@ala.org"><dwood@ala.org></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a></td>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center">Deadline extended for
National
Library Week Grant<o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;" align="center">U.S. libraries of all
types
encouraged to apply for $3,000 to support National Library Week
activities<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p>(CHICAGO) The deadline for the Scholastic Library Publishing
National
Library Week grant has been extended to Friday, November 14, 2008. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for a $3,000 grant
that
will be awarded to the best public awareness campaign that promotes the
theme
“World’s connect @ your library” during National Library Week
(April 12-18, 2009). Application forms and guidelines are available on
The
Campaign for America’s Libraries Web site <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/nlwgrant">www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/nlwgrant</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>All proposals must use the “World’s connect @ your
library” theme, which incorporates The Campaign for America's
Libraries’ “@ your library” brand, on promotional and
publicity material supporting National Library Week activities.
Guidelines for using the brand are available on the campaign Web site
at <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary">www.ala.org/@yourlibrary</a>
under the
“download logos” section. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>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). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Information is also available from the ALA Public Information
Office.
Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2148. E-mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mmcfarlane@ala.org">mmcfarlane@ala.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The winner will be notified and announced following the 2009 ALA
Midwinter
Meeting in Denver. Information on last year’s winner, the Public
Library
of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, N.C., and the winning
application can be viewed at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/nlwgrant">www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/nlwgrant</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Members of the National Library Week subcommittee include Lisa R.
Rice,
chair, Bowling Green (Ky.) Public Library; Elliot L. Appelbaum,
Lexington
(Ky.) Public Library; Gordon Newton Baker, Clayton State University
(Ga.) and
Darlene Basone, school library consultant, Ohio, Renee DiPilato, Duncan
Library
(Va.), Susan P. Kowalski, Pine Grove Middle School library (N.Y.),
Amanda L.S.
Murphy, Warren Trumbull County Public Library, Ohio, and Tony J. M.
Tallent,
Boulder Public Library, Colo.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For more information about The Campaign for America’s Libraries,
visit
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary">www.ala.org/@yourlibrary</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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