Greetings!
The American Library Association's American Library Service to Children
(ALSC) division, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
division, and the Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table
(EMIERT) all have book grants available to institutions that demonstrate
a need for materials based on the individual award criteria set forth on
the Web site.
ALSC's annual "Bookapalooza" program gives more than 3,000 newly
published books, videos, audio books and recordings from children's
trade publishers to three schools each year. The materials are
primarily for children age birth through fourteen and are submitted to
ALSC award and media evaluation selections committees for consideration.
After each ALA Midwinter Meeting in January, these materials must be
cleared out in preparation for new materials to come in--Bookapalooza!
The application deadline is November 30, 2007 and to apply you must be a
personal member of ALSC and ALA. For more information about
Bookapalooza and the grant criteria, please visit the ALSC Web site at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/bookapaloozaprogram.htm
YALSA's book grant, "Great Book Giveaway Competition", involves 1,200
books for young adults (ages 12-18) that go to one lucky winner. As
with Bookapalooza, these materials have all been submitted for YALSA
committees to review and nominate for various awards. The application
deadline is December 1, 2007 and to apply you must be a personal member
of YALSA and ALA. For more information about the Great Book Giveaway
Competition and the grant criteria, please visit the YALSA Web site at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsasgreatbook.cfm
The Coretta Scott King (CSK) Review Books Donation Grant was created to
help build collections and bring books into the lives of children in
latchkey, preschool programs, faith-based reading projects, homeless
shelters, charter schools and under funded libraries. Every year, in
the process of choosing the CSK Award winners and honor books, EMIERT,
of the American Library Association, receives multiple copies of
approximately 300 books by African American authors and illustrators.
Once the award is chosen, these review copies must be removed to make
room for the next year's nominees. Application deadline is December 1,
2007. For more information about the CSK Review Books Donation Grant or
to view the grant criteria, visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/cskpastwinners/b
ookgranta/cskbookgrant.cfm
Keep in mind that the deadlines are QUICKLY approaching so please get
your applications in quickly! Feel free to direct any questions my way.
Warm Regards,
Jenny Najduch, Marketing Specialist
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
A division of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611
phone: (312) 280-4026
fax: (312) 280-5271
jnajduch@ala.org
-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Holly Roge
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 4:36 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Book Grants
Dear LM_Net Readers:
I am thinking about trying my hand at grant writing and would like to
try to write for book funds. Aside from the Laura Bush Foundation, can
anyone suggest some possible sources that I might actually have a chance
with? My student population is 50% free lunch - although we aren't
extremely impoverished, we also have some low reading scores.
As always, your suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Holly Roge
Library Media Specialist
Cudahy High School
Cudahy WI
hroge@wi.rr.com
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