(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Applications are now being accepted for a new grant to encourage libraries to begin or expand their services to those living with dementia. Two $2,500 grants will be awarded in 2022. The grant, entitled the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia, is…
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Call for Applications: 2022 MLA Research Training Institute (Deadline Wed., Jan. 12)
(via Susan Lessick–University of California, Irvine) Are you a library professional who wants to take your research skills to the next level? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue but do not know where to start and need support to carry it through? The MLA Research Training Institute…
Call for Applications: ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (Deadline Tues., Feb. 1)
(via the American Library Association) ALA invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant, an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant recognizes, promotes and supports innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. It will provide two grants of $2,000…
Call for Grant Proposals: CARLI’s Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources Project (Opens after Wed., Dec. 1)–Informational Webinars on Dec. 14, Jan. 18, and Jan. 26
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) seeks grant proposals for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) for courses that focus on “The Human Condition: Care, Development, and Lifespan”. This project, Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources (Illinois SCOERs), is fully funded…
Call for Nominations: Library Journal Movers & Shakers (Deadline Mon., Dec. 6)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world-both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors-who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the…
Recording Available for Latest RAILS Sparks Podcast, on CARLI’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program Grant
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of RAILS) In our latest Sparks podcast, RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) staff members Anne Craig (Senior Director) and Michele Leigh (Senior Coordinator, Open Illinois) about CARLI’s $1.08 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program. The grant will…
UIUC iSchool Student Brandi Hart is ACRL Member of the Week for October 25
(via ACRL) Brandi Hart is a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences. She has been a member of ACRL for one year and is the ACRL Member of the Week for October 25, 2021. Her responses to some questions on her involvement in ACRL and her professional goals…
Call for Applications: MLA Continuing Education Grant (Deadline Wed., Dec. 1)
(via Ellen Rothbaum, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center–Roslyn, NY) In these changing times, many upcoming CE courses are offered online. This is a great time to apply for the MLA Continuing Education Grant to receive financial assistance. The MLA Continuing Education Grant Jury would like to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2022 MLA…
Call for Feedback: Future of ACRL Awards Program (Deadline Fri., Oct. 29)
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) At its January 2021 meeting, the ACRL Board of Directors approved a proposal to pause ACRL’s awards program and appointed a task force to undertake a critical review of the program and make recommendations for its future. This pause presents an opportunity to ensure all ACRL awards align with the…
Call for Applications: Professional Membership in Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society
(via Dr. Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society (Beta Phi Mu) invites applicants for Professional Membership. This membership category is intended for those who meet all requirements for Regular Membership (GPA of at least 3.75 upon graduation from an ALA-accredited or approved LIS…