(via the Illinois Library Association) The American Library Association is accepting applications for Spectrum Scholarships. Spectrum Scholars share in the prestige and opportunities that become available when they are selected. Each scholar receives $5,000 from ALA to combat the rising cost of graduate education as well as $1,500 to attend the Spectrum Leadership Institute held during the…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Reminder: Applications for 2022 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders Due Mon., Aug. 30
(via Michelle Demeter, New York University) The American Library Association (ALA) is still accepting applications for the 2022 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders webpage. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 30, 2021. Apply now here. The ALA EL program is a leadership…
Call for Nominations: I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline Mon., Sept. 27)
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) invites all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes librarians working in public, school, college, community college, or university libraries for their outstanding public service contributions. Nominations are accepted here through Monday, September 27,…
Call for Applications: The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage (Deadline, Tues., Nov. 30)–Informational Session on Tues., Aug. 31, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Dr. Marian Toledo Candelaria, Rare Book School at the University of Virginia) The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage at Rare Book School is now inviting applications to its third and final cohort (2022-2024), which will be selected in early 2022 (with applications opening Wednesday, September 1). This program offers unique professional development opportunities for early- to mid-career professionals currently working…
Call for Applicants: NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 30)
(via the Medical Library Association) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce applications are open to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine. To apply for the NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, submit all required materials to the Foundation for Advanced Education in the…
Call for Applicants: Free E-Learning Course “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics.” (Oct. 3 – Nov. 12)–Deadline Wed., Sept. 8
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) We are pleased to announce this call for expressions of interest for participation in a free e-learning course on “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics”. The course will take place from Sunday, October 3, to Friday, November 12. There are 50 slots available, and there is no…
Three Receive 2021 CARLI Scholarship
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to announce three recipients of the 2021 CARLI Scholarship: Jacqueline Mann, Loyola University Chicago; Abigail Mastin, University of St. Francis; and Kate Swope, Northern Illinois University. The CARLI Scholarship, awarded for the first time in 2020, provides financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing…
ISU’s Sue Franzen Named Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) Susan R. Franzen, Nursing Librarian at Milner Library at Illinois State University, is the 2021 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes an Illinois librarian…
Update on CARLI’S Open Textbooks Pilot Program Grant
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) As you may have already heard, CARLI and the University of Illinois System have been awarded a $1.08 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This new grant, which U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced in early June, will fund Illinois Support for Creation of…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for CARLI Counts Cohort 3 is Thurs., July 15
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Have you wanted your library to… Create a powerful impact narrative for your library? Use data in a compelling way to tell your library’s story to your stakeholders? Demonstrate how your library supports graduation and retention rates? I’m excited to announce that applications are available for the extremely popular…