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Grolier National Library Week Grant deadline extended
The deadline for the Grolier National Library Week grant has been extended to
Friday, November 1, 2002. U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for
the grant, which will award $4,000 to a single library for the best
promotion/public awareness campaign during National Library Week (April 6-12,
2003) that promotes the role librarians play in the 21st century. The grant is
sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing and administered by the Public
Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). An application
form and guidelines are available at http://www.ala.org/pio/nlw/grolierapp.doc
.
This is the first year that the Grolier Grant specifically will focus on the
work of librarians. In doing so, the grant supports The Campaign for America's
Libraries' goal of promoting librarianship as a profession and also ties into
ALA President Mitch Freedman's year-long initiative, The Campaign for America's
Librarians, which focuses on better salaries and pay equity.
Proposals must incorporate the @ your library brand. Libraries are encouraged
to be as imaginative and inventive as possible in developing a local campaign
or program for National Library Week that reflects the work that librarians do
on behalf of their users. For example, libraries might wish to celebrate the
role of librarians as in the Information Age with "The Ultimate Search
Engine @ your library" or with "Information Experts @ your
library." Libraries might also wish to recognize those librarians who are
active on campus, in their schools or community with "Heroes @ your
library." The @ your library brand, which is open-ended and provides lots
of room for creativity, should be used on any and all promotional and publicity
material to support National Library Week.
The winner will be notified in early January and announced at the 2003 ALA
Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Information on last year's winner, the Omaha
Public Library, and the winning application can be viewed at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/pressreleases.cfm#omaha
.
Questions about the grant can be directed to the ALA Public Information Office.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
The Campaign for America's Libraries is a five-year public awareness effort
sponsored by ALA to speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries and
librarians in the 21st century. The campaign officially launched to the public
during National Library Week 2001 (April 1-7) at a kickoff event in Washington,
D.C., featuring First Lady Laura Bush.
For more information about The Campaign for America's Libraries and using the @
your library brand, visit the campaign's Web site at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary
.
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