(via the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) Do you have a great idea for a continuing education event but don’t know where to get the funding to make your idea a reality? Are you willing to offer the event to other RAILS member libraries? A RAILS Continuing Education Event Grant<https://railslibraries.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c51285b8d63e23716bce030f&id=731f372c01&e=6883f1b9eb> may be your answer! A…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Reminder: Nominations for Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award Due Friday, Dec. 7
(via Dr. Clarence Maybee, Purdue University) Do you know the next recipient of the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award? The Dudley Award subcommittee is now accepting nominations for the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award, which honors a librarian who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of instruction in a…
Call for Nominations: EBSCO Community College Awards (Deadline 12/7)
(via Laura Mondt, Northern Essex Community College) The Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is excited to now be accepting nominations for the annual EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award and EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Award! Awards sponsored by EBSCO Information Services:…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for a RAILS Partnership Grant is Friday, November 16
(via the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) RAILS is offering grants to encourage RAILS members to pursue partnerships featuring creative solutions that address community needs and further RAILS goals and strategic initiatives. RAILS member libraries of all types (academic, public, school, and special) can apply for up to $5,000 for programs and services that involve…
Reminder: Nomination Deadline for Estelle Brodman Award (Academic Medical Librarian of the Year) is November 1
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) *Nominations are due today, November 1, at 11:59 PM CDT – Do you know a colleague who is a mid-career academic health sciences librarian who is making significant contributions in the area of academic health sciences librarianship? – Are you making a significant impact at…
Call for 2019 Library Journal Movers & Shakers Nominations (Deadline 11/2/18)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles 50 or more up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world–both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors–who are providing inspiration and model programs for others. From librarians and…
Call for Applicants: ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships (Deadline 2/15/19)
(via the Illinois Library Association, on behalf of ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering travel scholarships of up to $2,000 each for librarians presenting on their work demonstrating the impact of academic libraries in the broader landscape of higher education. This program is one of several developed by ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries…
NN/LM – GMR Professional Development Award Supports CE Sessions at HSLI Annual Conference
On behalf of our members, the HSLI Conference Planning Committee extends a thank you to the NN/LM – GMR for the Professional Development Award that funded three valuable continuing education sessions at HSLI’s 2018 conference. A story and photos about the education funded by the award are at the GMR website.
Call for Nominations: Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award (Deadline 12/7)
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Do you know the next recipient of the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award? The Dudley Award subcommittee is now accepting nominations for the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award, which honors a librarian who has made a significant contribution to the…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Science & Technology Section’s Oberly Award (Deadline Dec. 7)
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) The Association of College and Research Libraries – Science & Technology Section – Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural and Natural Sciences for the best English-language bibliography in the field of agriculture or a related science. Eligible works include English-language print or electronic…