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ALA President Roberta Stevens launched a video contest for teens at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. Why I Need My Library, which runs through April 18, encourages teens ages 13 to 18 to create original videos on why they think libraries are needed now more than ever. Why I Need My Library is one [...]
Discovery Education annual Win a Wireless Lab sweepstakes is now open. The grand prizes give K-12 schools the opportunity to win one of three mobile 21st-century classrooms. Each classroom includes 20 tablet or notebook computers, an interactive whiteboard, student response system, projector, printer, document camera and $5,000 Discovery Education digital media grant. The deadline is [...]
The Young Adult Library Services Association offers grants and awards to librarians and authors who serve young adults each year. YALSA also sponsors one Spectrum Scholar and two Emerging Leaders each year. Members can also receive the YALSA Presidential Citation, which recognizes an individual or group for outstanding contribution to either YALSA or the profession [...]
The Libri Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2011 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri Foundation will match any amount [...]
A grant application may require a DUNS number. If you do not have one, go to http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) is a company that provides business information. Its “data universal numbering system,” known as DUNS, issues 9-digit numbers that are used by businesses and the federal government to keep track of businesses world-wide. The [...]
The NEH and ALA are offering grants to libraries to support programming commemorating the American Civil War. One program will support reading and discussion groups that dig deeply into several facets of the Civil War. Fifty libraries around the country will receive funding and programming materials. More information on this program and application instructions are [...]
Follett Corporation has issued the Follett Challenge to find the best innovations in school libraries. Six winning libraries will be rewarded with the cash-equivalent of products and services from Follett. Applications for the Follett Challenge will be available Feb. 1, and are open to all private and public K-12 schools. For more information visit www.follettchallenge.com.
The Pennsylvania Humanities Council has entered in partnership with the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project (CDP), the first on-line management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations. Starting in July 2011, Small Grant and Large Grant applicants will be required to participate in CDP. If you have any questions about this, please contact Virginia Fahey at vfahey@pahumanities.org; [...]
Is there something here for libraries, perhaps a partnership? It is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities Program and supports a series of one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of K-12 educators. Goals are to increase knowledge and appreciation of subjects, ideas, and places significant to American history and culture, build a community of [...]