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The VLA Intellectual Freedom Committee is pleased to announce that the 2009 ProQuest VLA Intellectual Freedom Award winner is Judith Krug. The Committee recommended that the award honor Ms. Krug posthumously for her lifetime of work on behalf of intellectual freedom. The cash award has been presented to the Freedom to Read Foundation in Ms. [...]
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the recipients of the 2009 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award: The Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Ill.; the Wyndham Robertson Library at Hollins University, Roanoke, Va.; and the University of Minnesota Libraries – Twin Cities. Sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell’s Book [...]
The White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST) and the ALA Washington Office wish to announce the 2009 WHCLIST Award that provides a stipend of $300 to help defray the costs for a non-librarian participant to attend National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) May 11th and 12th in Washington, DC. WHCLIST was an effective [...]
Are you looking for funds to help pay for your trip to ALA Annual 2009 in Chicago? Apply by December 15, 2008 for the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award and you may receive a $1000 check to help defray the cost of attendance!
Applicants must: 1. Be a member of ALA and NMRT 2. Be active [...]
The Roanoke Valley Library Association offers a $250 scholarship to a member of RVLA who is pursuing a graduate degree in an ALA-accredited program.
Applicants should be residents of the Roanoke Valley or surrounding counties. The deadline is December 31; for more information see http://rvla.info/Scholarship_info.pdf or call Maryke Barber at 540-362-6328.
The Youth Services Forum is proud to announce the 2008 Jefferson Cup Award Winners are now posted on the VLA site. Congratulations to author Carole Boston Weatherford, and Wordsong Publishing for Birmingham, 1963.
Carole Boston Weatherford
I mine the past for family stories,
fading traditions and forgotten struggles.
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The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) is now accepting entries for the 2008 LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award. All students enrolled in a graduate program in library and information studies are eligible to submit essays on the theme,“Fifty Ways to Lead Your LAMA.” LAMA President W. Bede Mitchell chose this as his presidential [...]
VLA Awards & Recognitions Committee Seeks Nominees
Every year, VLA honors members of our library communities with the receipt of one of four association awards: the Trustee Library Award, the George Mason Award, the Friends of the Library Award, and an Honorary Life Membership.
Please keep in consideration those people who have made a significant [...]
CHICAGO – Need additional financial assistance? The 2008 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory is an annual directory of awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic institutions and foundations that give some form of financial assistance for undergraduate and/or graduate education programs in library and information studies. [...]
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce the availability of the 2008 CALA Scholarships. Winners will be announced by May 31 and presented with their awards by the Chinese American Librarians Association at the CALA Awards Banquet during the ALA annual conference in Anaheim, [...]
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