ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing Announce 2008 National Library Week Grant
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 29, 2007
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announce
2008 National Library Week Grant
“Join the circle of knowledge @ your library” named official theme
(CHICAGO) Libraries across the United States are invited to apply for the $5,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2008 National Library Week theme, “Join the circle of knowledge @ 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 1, 2007. National Library Week is April 13-19, 2008.
All proposals must use the “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library” theme, which incorporates The Campaign for America's Libraries’ “@ your library” brand, on any and all promotional and publicity material supporting National Library Week activities. Guidelines for using the brand are available on the campaign Web site at
www.ala.org/@yourlibrary under the “download logos” section.
A grant application form and guidelines are available on
The Campaign for America's Libraries Web site. Information also is available from the ALA Public Information Office. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2148. E-mail:
mmcfarlane@ala.org.
The winner will be notified and announced following the 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia in January. Information on last year’s winner, the Minoa Elementary School in Minoa, N.Y., and the winning application can be viewed on
The Campaign for America's Libraries Web site.
Members of the National Library Week subcommittee include Lisa R. Rice, chair, Bowling Green (Ky.) Public Library; Elliot L. Appelbaum, Lexington (Ky.) Public Library; Gordon Newton Baker, Clayton State University (Ga.) and Darlene Basone, school library consultant, Ohio.
For more information about The Campaign for America’s Libraries, visit
www.ala.org/@yourlibrary.
Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic, creates a multitude of products, both in print and online, for the school and public library market under the imprints of Grolier®, Children's Press®, Franklin Watts®, and Grolier Online.® Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the company's Internet site,
www.scholastic.com.
