$4,000 grant available for National Library Week programming with "@ your library (TM)" theme DEADLINE: OCTOBER 18, 2001 U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for a $4,000 National Library Week Grant for the best library promotion/public awareness campaign that promotes National Library Week 2002 (April 14-20) with an "@ your library*" theme. The grant is sponsored by the Grolier Publishing Co. and administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). This year's application deadline is October 18, 2001. @ your library, The Campaign for America's Libraries, is a five-year public awareness campaign to promote libraries and librarians in the 21st century. The campaign officially launched to the public during National Library Week 2001 (April 1-7) at a kickoff event in Washington, D.C., featuring First Lady Laura Bush. Libraries are encouraged to be as imaginative and inventive as possible in developing a local public awareness campaign or program for National Library Week that reflects this national theme. The theme, which is open-ended and provides lots of room for creativity, should be used on any and all promotional and publicity material to support National Library Week. An application form and guidelines are available at: http://www.ala.org/pio/nlw/grolierapp.html They are also available from the ALA Public Information Office. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4020. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The winner will be notified at the end of December and announced at the 2002 ALA Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Information on last year's winner, Westlake Porter Public Library (Westlake, OH), and the winning application can be viewed at: https://cs.ala.org/@yourlibrary/pressreleases.cfm#grolierwinner. Founding partners of The Campaign for America's Libraries include 3M Library Systems; the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress; the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Major League Baseball; and Morningstar Foods Inc., maker and distributor of Hershey's Milk. For more information about The Campaign for America's Libraries, visit the campaign's Web site at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary. Megan Humphrey 312.280.4020 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted by Stephanie Stokes, Prez FRIENDS & FOUNDATIONS of Callifornia Libraries 415-749-0130 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.friendcalib.org ________________________________________________________ The FRIENDS & FOUNDATIONS of California Libraries (FFCL) is dedicated to enhancing library services by providing effective leadership through networking, advocacy, education and the dissemination of information to encourage community support for California Libraries. www.friendcalib.org --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
