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ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing 2010 National Library Week Grant

Libraries across the United States are invited to apply for the $3,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2010 National Library Week theme, “Communities thrive @ your library®.”

The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, and is administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA).

This year’s application deadline is October 16, 2009.   National Library Week is April 11-17, 2010.

For more information visit the ALA press release

Annual Dinner Highlights Leadership

The 2008 Library Trustee and Library Program of the Year Awards were presented at the 51st Annual Meeting.   The SALS Board recognized the hard work done by trustees as well as recognized the good work and excellent services in the member libraries in 2008.  David Bendekovic’s keynote address, The Secret of Success: What world class libraries know and do wrapped up the evening sharing the SALS Board’s sentiment.

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