Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant

The Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant is an annual $3,000 award open to U.S. libraries of all types.

Libraries seeking to share their stories and raise public awareness are encouraged to apply; the library that develops the best public awareness campaign using the National Library Week theme will be awarded $3,000 to promote its library and library services.

Proposals must:

·         Incorporate the 2013 National Library Week theme, “Communities matter @ your library®.”

·         Uses the @ your library® brand according to registered trademark guidelines on all related promotional materials.

·         Involve at least one other community organization.

Additionally, proposals will be judged on the basis of how well they meet other criteria, including: creativity, originality, clarity of planning and potential for generating widespread public visibility and support for libraries. Commitment to ongoing public awareness activities and allocation of resources (staff, materials, time) also are considered.

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). National Library Week is April 14-20, 2013.

Application forms and guidelines are available on the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant website.

Last year’s winning application from Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library is available on the grant here.