<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Applications for Citizens Save Libraries grants</div><div><p style="margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For Immediate Release<br style="display:block">
Tue, 04/08/2014</p><div class="" style="color:rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><h4>Contact:</h4><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Jillian Kalonick</div></div></div>
<div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Marketing/Public Relations Specialist</div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">United for Libraries</div></div></div><a href="mailto:jkalonick@ala.org" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">jkalonick@ala.org</a></div>
<div id="node-10193" class="" style="color:rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p style="margin:1em 0px">PHILADELPHIA — Applications for cycle two of the Citizens-Save-Libraries grants from United for Libraries, made possible by a grant from the Neal-Schuman Foundation, are due May 5.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px">The 10 libraries that are selected will receive two days of onsite consultation by advocacy experts, who will help friends of the library groups, library directors and trustees develop individual blueprints for advocacy campaigns to restore, increase or save threatened library budgets.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px">Among the criteria to apply is a willingness to “pay it forward” by sharing what is learned with others in their states through presentations at local conferences, articles written for the state library association journal and a willingness to answer questions and support other advocacy campaigns via digital media and Skype. The first 10 libraries were selected in 2013.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px">As part of the grant, a Citizens-Save-Libraries Power Guide that lays out a step-by-step blueprint for libraries to follow in generating advocacy campaigns is available to all libraries at no cost. The Power Guide is available at<a href="http://www.ala.org/united/powerguide" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">www.ala.org/united/powerguide</a>.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px">To apply for the grants, visit <a href="http://www.ala.org/united/grants_awards/neal-schuman" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">www.ala.org/united/grants_awards/neal-schuman</a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">
The <a href="http://www.neal-schuman.com/the-neal-schuman-foundation" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">Neal-Schuman Foundation</a>, established in 2000 by <a href="http://www.neal-schuman.com/" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">Neal-Schuman Publishers</a>' founders Patricia Glass Schuman and John Vincent Neal, strives to aid and promote charitable research and education for the improvement of libraries. An active American Library Association member and past president (1991-92), Schuman founded the Library Advocacy Now program and co-founded the Library Champions program.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.ala.org/united" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">United for Libraries</a>: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, is a division of the American Library Association that supports those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for libraries. United for Libraries brings together library Trustees, advocates, friends, and foundations into a partnership that creates a powerful force for libraries in the 21st century. For more information or to join United for Libraries, visit the <a href="http://www.ala.org/united" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">United for Libraries website </a>or contact Jillian Kalonick at (312) 280-2161 or <a href="mailto:jkalonick@ala.org" style="color:rgb(0,85,165)">jkalonick@ala.org</a>.</p>
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Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:18 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] Advocacy Applications Due May 5<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a>><br>
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<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Applications for Citizens-Save-Libraries grants due May 5<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/applications-citizens-save-libraries-grants-due-may-5" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/applications-citizens-save-libraries-grants-due-may-5</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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