(via Tracy Ruppman, Loyola University Chicago) Help us recognize recognize outstanding contributions in defending intellectual freedom or the advancement of these principles as espoused and promulgated by both the Illinois Library Association and the American Library Association by nominating an individual or a group. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 15. More information about…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Seeking Sponsorship for Proposed Scholarly-Publishing Award
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is putting together a proposal for a new annual award that would recognize excellence in scholarly publishing by Illinois academic and research librarians. The Illinois Library Association, of which IACRL is a forum, will review the proposal and decide on whether to create the…
Registration Open for HRSA Healthy Grants Workshop, June 17-18 in Chicago (for HRSA Grant Recipients)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Registration is open for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Healthy Grants Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. This workshop is for both new and experienced HRSA grant recipients and will focus on grants administration from pre-award through close-out. Join HRSA Region 5 June…
Call for Applicants: RAILS My Library Is… Grant Program (Deadline Friday, April 24)
(via RAILS) The RAILS My Library Is… Grant program provides an opportunity for libraries to focus on projects that help tell the library story and that increase visibility and support for all types of libraries. Libraries, working alone or with partner organizations, can apply for up to $5,000. RAILS is especially interested in innovative programs that…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Travel Grant to Attend The Innovative Library Classroom 2020 Conference (June 4-5 in Williamsburg, VA) is Monday, February 24
(via Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Virginia Military Institute) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) is pleased to announce the William & Mary Libraries Travel Grant to attend the 2020 conference, held at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA on June 4 and 5. The grant will help someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by…
Call for Applicants: Fiscal Year 2021 CARLI Research Funding Program (Deadline May 15, 2020)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) I am pleased to announce the availability of the Fiscal Year 2021 CARLI Research Funding Program. Approved by the CARLI Board of Directors at their December 2019 meeting, this program provides funding to CARLI Governing Member Library staff and faculty with the intention of spurring research and innovation that…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award (Deadline May 15)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Nominations are now open for the 2020 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, sponsored by the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum and Library Juice Academy. Established in 1985, this award recognizes an Illinois librarian who is making an outstanding statewide contribution to academic or research…
Call for Submissions: Illinois Library Association Weekly Member Photo Contest
(via the Illinois Library Association) In honor of our 2020 Annual Conference theme Many Libraries,One State (#WeAreILA), we want to showcase our members with a weekly photo contest! Every week we will be accepting photos from ILA members (personal, institutional, and associate). Send us your best photo from an event at your library, your patrons,…
Call for Nominations: 2020 Illinois Library Association Awards (Deadline May 15)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are now accepting nominations for the 2020 ILA Awards. The ILA Awards honor and recognize excellence in librarianship in Illinois. Now is the time to nominate a colleague, manager, mentor, or yourself for an ILA Award. The complete list of ILA Awards, including criteria and eligibility for each award, is available on…
Call for Applications: Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation (Deadline Tuesday, February 4)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation. The award recognizes U.S. libraries and librarians who create lasting innovative community service programs that successfully inspire and connect with new readers. One cash award of $10,000 will be given to a library in the U.S., and four…