The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), will hold its first biennial Young Adult Literature Symposium at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., November 7 – 9, 2008. YALSA will accept proposals for programs and unpublished, scholarly papers through its Web site through October… Read More YALSA seeking proposals
from Amazon.com: Amazon.com is giving away one year of free tuition to one lucky student in our Tuition & Textbooks Sweepstakes. Our 50 second-place winners will receive $1,000 in free textbooks, while 1,000 third-place winners get a free textbook up to $150. Enroll yourself or a family member today–the last day to enter is October… Read More Win one year of Free Tuition
12th annual student scholarship essay contest sponsored by Signet Classics for junior and senior high school students. Write an essay on Robert Louis Sevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and you could win a $5000 scholarship. Students can also win a complere Signet Classics library for the school!
Lois Lenski Foundation Awards Grants for Libraries Serving At-Risk Children annually awards grants to rural and urban public libraries serving at-risk children. The grants range from $500 to $5,000. Successful applicants have proposed purchases to update their collections generally or to expand their holdings in special areas. The Foundation welcomes applications from libraries with real need… Read More At Risk Grant
Críticas magazine, a sister publication of Library Journal covering the U.S. Spanish-language market, is seeking reviewers for books, videos, and audio for children and adults. Reviewers should be familiar with general collection development in public and academic libraries and be willing to review books on a regular basis. If you are interested in reviewing Spanish-language… Read More Call for Reviewers
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