Wal-Mart is donating $100,000 to fund the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICFL) Strengthening Library Services for Youth in Idaho project. The donation will be distributed in the form of mini-grants to Idaho public libraries. Awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 will be available on a competitive basis to Idaho’s 104 publicly-funded libraries. The funding is expected […]
The Metropolitan Library System, a membership-based organization serving academic, public, school and special libraries in Chicago has several libraries offering scooter service in the library. Similar to the scooter service provided in supermarkets, libraries in Illinois as well as other states such as Tennessee and Virginia own scooters that they lend to disabled library users to maneuver the facility.
From the RI Center for the Book at Providence Public Library
Date: January 27, 2009
Last Chance: Registration has been extended for the Reading Across RI Launch Conference at Bryant University on January 31, from 9 – 2:30 pm with Keynote Speaker, Ron Carlson, author of Five Skies. The conference fee is only $25 and includes a […]
Just before last Hallowe’en, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Google announced settlement agreement to expand online access to millions of in-copyright books and other written materials in the U.S. from the collections of a number of major U.S. libraries participating in Google Book Search. The agreement, the resolution of a […]
As of January 16, 208 Rhode Island schools and libraries are recipients of Picturing America kits. Congratulations to all who received the kits! RI recipients
1,288 public libraries have just been selected to receive Picturing America, a free kit of teaching resources. Picturing America, presented by NEH in partnership with IMLS and others,provides high-quality reproductions of […]
Can’t make it to Denver to participate in ALA Midwinter? Go online and attend the festivities through Second Life. Teleport yourself to the ALA island and ALA Mainstage, where you can attend numerous events.
New Funding Opportunities with GrantStation
Boost your fundraising efforts with GrantStation! For two days only, January 21 and 22, one-year GrantStation memberships, which regularly have a $399 admin fee, will be available to eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits at the specially discounted admin fee of $99.
Learn more about this limited-time offer and sign up for a free […]
Access for All Abilities, Mini-Grant Opportunity
Libraries, Community Organizations, Recreation, Social & Cultural Centers, and Businesses are eligible. Improving access will help you expand your membership or customer base.
Apply for up to $2500 to increase access for people with disabilities to your services, events or activities.
Application Deadline - March 2, 2009
Details and application are […]
The ALA Public Programs Office is currently seeking public and school librarians to serve as peer reviewers for the We the People Bookshelf project. Only those working for libraries that *have not* applied to receive this year’s Bookshelf (on the theme “Picturing America”) are eligible to serve.
To volunteer as a Bookshelf […]
On January 7, 2009 a group of children’s services librarians, school library media specialists and teachers selected the following winner and honor books:
Medal:
Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park
Honors:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Waiting for Normal […]
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