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The Penguin Young Readers Group Award enables up to four children’s librarians to attend their first ALA Annual Conference. Apply by December 1st.

Librarians must:
*have not previously attended an Annual conference
*work directly with children in elementary, middle school or public libraries
*be ALSC members
*have one to ten years of experience as a children’s librarian by the opening of the Annual Conference

Each winner will each receive $600.

For more information or to apply, visit http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/penguinyoungreadersgroupaward/index.cfm

Applications must be emailed or postmarked by December 1st.

ALA – The Sara Jaffarian Award Nominations

The ALA Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. School libraries, public or private, that serve children in any combination of grades K-8 and have conducted humanities programs during the 2007-2008 school year are eligible. Applications and award guidelines are available at www.ala.org/jaffarianaward. To be considered, nominations must be received by ALA by December 1.

 

The award consists of:

·         a $4,000 honorarium

·         a plaque, to be presented at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago

·         promotion of the program as a model for other school libraries.

 

To be considered, applicant libraries must have conducted a humanities program or program series during the prior school year (2007-2008). The humanities program can be focused in many subject areas, including but not limited to social studies, poetry, drama, art, music, language arts, foreign language and culture. Programs should focus on broadening perspectives and helping students understand the wider world and their place in it.

 

The Sara Jaffarian Award was established in 2006 to recognize and promote excellence in humanities programming in elementary and middle school (K-8) libraries. It is presented annually by the Public Programs Office, in cooperation with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and named for Sara Jaffarian, whose donation to ALA’s Cultural Communities Fund established the award. Jaffarian, a retired school librarian and long-time ALA member, spent her career passionately advocating for school libraries in every school. The Sara Jaffarian Award is selected annually by a committee comprising members of the ALA Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) and AASL. For more information on the Sara Jaffarian award, visit www.ala.org/jaffarianaward.  

 

With questions, please contact the ALA Public Programs Office, publicprograms@ala.org

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ALA Public Programs Office
www.ala.org/publicprograms
publicprograms@ala.org