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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

2009 Build-A-Bear Workshop Giving Programs

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is accepting grant applications as part of its annual giving program.  The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports charities in the United States and Canada through grant programs including Literacy and Education Grants which provide support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs, and literacy programs for children with special needs.

Grant request deadlines are at the end of February, May, August, and November.  For more information visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop website.

Save Our History: Community Education and Preservation Projects

Save Our History, a program of the History Channel and the American Association for State and Local History, is a national initiative that supports local history education and historic preservation efforts in communities across the United States. Each year, Save Our History awards a total of $250,000 to history organizations that partner with schools or youth groups on preservation projects that engage students in learning about, documenting, and preserving the history of their communities.

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