(Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books)
Great Stories CLUB Application Instructions
Application Outline
The online application contains the following pages:
Page 1 -- Application Cover Sheet
Page 2 -- Partner Information
Page 3 -- Program Description and Budget Narrative
Page 3 -- Review and Submit
Page 1 -- Application Cover Sheet
This page will ask for the applicant's information, including the name and shipping address of the applicant's library. Please note that, for successful applicants, all books and related materials will be shipped to the address provided on the Cover Sheet.
Please include your personal and/or organizational ALA Membership Number(s), if available. You do not need to be a member of ALA to apply, and your membership status will not impact your application in any way.
Include the name and title of the library's authorizing official. In addition to submitting your application online, you will also need to print a copy, have it signed by the authorizing official, and mail a copy with original signature to:
ALA Public Programs Office
Great Stories CLUB
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Page 2 -- Partner Information (if applicable)
If your library is located within a juvenile detention center, alternative high school, or other facility serving troubled teens, you are not required to complete this portion of the application. You may proceed to Page 3 -- Program Description and Budget Narrative.
If your library is conducting outreach to troubled teens, use this page of the application to provide information about the organization you are working with. Additional detail should be provided in the Program Description.
Page 3 -- Program Description and Budget Narrative
Use the "Program Description" area of this page to provide a Program Description that addresses the questions below. Please note that the description should not exceed 3,200 characters (approximately 425 words). Use plain text formatting in this area of the application. Other formatting will not appear in your submitted application.
- Describe the population from which the book club will be drawn (include information such as participant age, gender, background, etc.)
- How will participation be achieved?
- If you are partnering with another organization, what is the nature of the partnership (include history, plans for future programs, etc.)
- When do you plan to host the book discussions? Please provide specifics including a date range, such as "monthly, June 1, 2008 through August 31, 2008."
If you would like to be considered for a small cash grant ($100, $150 or $200) to support program-related expenses, complete the "Budget Narrative" area of this page by addressing the questions below:
- How much money is being requested ($100, $150 or $200)?
- How will the requested funds be used?
- Why are these uses important to the success of your Great Stories CLUB program?
If you do not wish to apply for a small grant, skip this area by clicking the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page to move forward in the application.
Page 4 -- Review and Submit Application
This page of the application will allow you to view a copy of the information you entered. If the information is correct, proceed to the bottom of the page to submit an electronic copy of your application. Be sure to print two copies: one copy for your records, and one for submission by mail with an original signature of the library's authorizing official.
If the information is not correct, use the navigation links at the top of the page to make changes. You may review your application again prior to submitting.
Once you submit your application electronically, you will not be able to make additional changes. However, you will still be able to log in to the application site through the deadline date of February 15, 2008 to view and print your submitted application.
Application Deadlines
Your online application must by submitted (i.e. you must hit the "submit" button) by February 15, 2008, 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time. Late applications will not be reviewed.
ALA must receive a printed copy of your application with original signature from the library's authorizing official within ten (10) business days after you submit your online application.
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