<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Suzanne L. Sager</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Wood</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org">dwood@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:13 PM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The application deadline for the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant has been extended to Monday, Jan. 26.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Libraries seeking to share their stories and raise public awareness are encouraged to apply for the 2015 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant. The library that develops the best public awareness campaign using the National Library Week theme will be awarded $3,000 to promote its library and library services.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">All proposals must use the 2015 National Library Week theme, Unlimited possibilities @ your library, 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 <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/publicawareness/campaign@yourlibrary" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">campaign website</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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). National Library Week is April 12-18, 2015.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A <a href="http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek/nlwgrant" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">grant application form and guidelines</span></a> are available on the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant website. For more information from the Campaign for America's Libraries, contact Campaign Coordinator, Megan McFarlane via telephone at <a href="tel:%28800%29%20545-2433%2C%20ext.%202148" value="+18005452433" target="_blank">(800) 545-2433, ext. 2148</a>, or by email at <a href="mailto:mmcfarlane@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">mmcfarlane@ala.org</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The winner will be notified and announced following the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. Previous winning applications are available on the grant website.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Campaign for America’s Libraries is the 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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company. Visit the company’s website, <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.scholastic.com</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Don Wood<br>Program Officer<br><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/cro/index.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Chapter Relations Office</span></a><br>American Library Association<br>50 East Huron Street<br>Chicago, IL 60611<br><a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">dwood@ala.org</span></a><br><a href="tel:1-800-545-2433%2C%20ext.%202429" value="+18005452433" target="_blank">1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429</a>; <a href="tel:312-280-2429" value="+13122802429" target="_blank">312-280-2429</a><br><a href="tel:312-280-4392" value="+13122804392" target="_blank">312-280-4392</a> (fax)<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ALAChapters" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Become a Fan of ALA Chapters</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://twitter.com/ALA_CRO" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Follow CRO on Twitter</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/home" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Take Action for America’s Libraries</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”—Albert Schweitzer</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Suzanne L. Sager</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Oregon ALA Representative</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland State University Library</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">PO Box 1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland, OR 97207-1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Phone: </span><a value="+15037258169" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-8169</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Fax: </span><a value="+15037255799" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-5799</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">email: </span><a href="mailto:sagers@pdx.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">sagers@pdx.edu</a></div></div></div></div>
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