(via RAILS) ALA invites library workers to apply for a new annual grant to support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant will provide $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal, or special library to expand its community engagement efforts. Libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
UIUC’s Benson is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Sarah Benson, Copyright Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is ACRL’s Member of the Week. Some of her responses to interview questions are below. To read the full interview, please go to https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/18800 Describe ACRL in three words: Connecting, network, colleagues. What do you value about ACRL? I really value…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Library Association Awards (Deadline Friday, May 15)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association is now accepting nominations for its 2020 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…
Call for Applicants: CARLI Scholarship for Pursuing MLIS Degree from UIUC (Deadline May 1)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) On behalf of the CARLI Board of Directors and CARLI Staff, I am proud to announce the CARLI Scholarship. We are now accepting applications; information can be found here. The CARLI Scholarship provides financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a…
Call for Applicants: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows, 2020-2021 (Deadline Fri., Jan. 24)
(via the National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine is now recruiting for the 2020-2021 NLM Associate Fellowship Program – an opportunity for recent library science graduates interested in a career as a leader in health sciences librarianship. As an Associate Fellow, you will: Select projects ranging from operations to research and development;…
Northwestern’s Brdecka is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) John D. Brdecka, Head of Print Collection Management at Northwestern University Libraries, is ACRL’s Member of the Week. Some of his responses to interview questions are below. To read the full interview, please go here. Congratulations! Describe ACRL in three words Networking, continuous learning, leadership. What do you value about ACRL? I value…
Reminder: Nominations for Nancy B. Olson Award (Recognizing Contributions in Audiovisual Cataloging) Due Tuesday, December 31
(via Mary Huismann, St. Olaf College) The annual Nancy B. Olson Award, which OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.) sponsors, recognizes and honors a librarian who has made significant contributions to the advancement and understanding of audiovisual cataloging. Nominees shall have made contributions to audiovisual cataloging by: Furthering the goals of standardization of AV and/or electronic…
Call for Nominations: Beta Phi Mu Award (Deadline February 3)
(via Emily Bergman) The American Library Association and the jury for the Beta Phi Mu encourages you to submit nominations for someone who deserves to be known for their work in education for librarianship. The award consists of $1,000 and a 24k gold framed citation of achievement. This annual award is for a library school faculty member…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Recognition (Deadline Jan. 25)
(via Caroline Sinkinson, University of Colorado Boulder) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The nomination form is here. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several…
Call for Nominations: 2020 Conference Grants (Reaching Forward and Illinois Library Association) — Deadline March 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Committee is now accepting nominations for the Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant, and the Robert Doyle ILA Conference Grant for Support Staff. The grants are awarded annually by the Reaching Forward Committee and support continuing education within librarianship. Nominators must supply supporting reasons for the…