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Institute of Museum and Library Services Funding Guide

Institute of Museum and Library Services Funding Guide

http://www.imls.gov/pdf/2011_Guide.pdf

Thanks to Patricia Bruder, GPC, Director, Research and Grant Development, Educational Information & Resource Center for this information

VELOCITY DELIVERY ALERT FOR SCHOOLS ONLY

The last day for school delivery is Friday, June 11^th.

PLEASE – TO AVOID LOST ITEMS, WHEN YOU ARE LENDING BOOKS, ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THEIR RETURN!!

Thank you, Sandi Augello

Department of Education $10 million for planning grants

Forwarded on behalf of Emily Sheketoff, ALA-Washington Office:

The Department of Education has $10 million for planning grants for the Promise Neighborhoods program as part of the Fund for the Improvement of Education. These planning grants for $400,000 to $500,000 each are for the planning purpose of what will be a program to improve significantly the education and development outcomes of children in distressed communities.

This is a heads up for school, community college and public librarians to REACH OUT NOW to eligible entities which could be non-profit organizations or institutions of higher learning who might be applying because they operate a school; partner with a school or Local Education Agency; currently provide a solution to cradle-through-college-to-career in a distressed neighborhood or represent a neighborhood being proposed for service.

Best is being part of a group's application from the planning stage, but GET INTO THE GROUP AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR PLANNING.

KEY INFORMATION

• U.S. Department of Education: Promise Neighborhoods application: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html 
• Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 21, 2010 
• Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 25, 2010

American Association of Grant Professionals Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference West Jersey Reading Council Workshop

Thanks to Patricia Bruder, GPC, Director, Research and Grant Development, Educational Information & Resource Center for this information

American Association of Grant Professionals Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference West Jersey Reading Council Workshop

Dates: May 17, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m - 5:15 p.m.
Location: FEA Conference Center, 12 Centre Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831

Join the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals for their Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. This year's workshop topics include:

• Storytelling for Grant Professionals, the Why & How of Social Media for Grant Professionals,
• Writing Tight, Capital Campaign Nuts & Bolts
• Building Better Boards
• Speaking Skills for Grant Professionals
• Logic Models, and Grant Consulting.

Conference keynote speakers are Douglas W. Schoenberger, Vice President Corporate Responsibility & Public Policy, Verizon Foundation and Bonnie Friedman, author of Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear Distraction and Other Dilemmas of the Writer's Life.

Registration costs:

• $50 for AAGP members
• $75 for non-members

For more information and to register:  http://www.njaagp.org

Congratulations to the Vineland Public Library on receiving the $10,000 Libraries and Families Award

Congratulations to the Vineland Public Library!

 

Congrats to the Vineland Public library on receiving the $10,000 Libraries and Families Award from the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and Better World Books (BWB), in recognition of their work in promoting literacy awareness. 

See the complete story in Library Journal:  

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6727315.html