Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund

Contact: Delin R. Guerra


312-280-6201

dguerra@ala.org

For Immediate Release


October 10, 2003

Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund

The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2004 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, an award sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science.
An award of $1,000 will be given to an ALA member to attend their first ALA international conference. Award application forms can be found at
www.ala.org/work/international/bogle.html.
The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is January 1, 2004.

The award is in recognition of Sarah Comly Norris Bogle, a prominent U.S. librarian who made notable contributions to children’s librarianship, international library service and library education.

For additional information regarding the Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, please contact the International Relations Office at 800-545-2433 ext 3201, or e-mail
intl@ala.org. Nominations should be sent to:
International Relations Office, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795, or by fax: (312) 280-4392, or e-mail:
intl@ala.org.