ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarships for 2008

Contact: Linda Mays


ALSC


312-280-1398



lmays@ala.org

For Immediate Release,


November 6, 2007

ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarships for 2008

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2008 Frederic G. Melcher and Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarships.




Four Bound to Stay Bound Books scholarships at $6,500 each will be awarded. Two Frederic G. Melcher scholarships at $6,000 each will also be awarded.




The scholarships are given annually to students who plan to enter an ALA-accredited program, obtain a master's degree in library science and specialize in library service to children. Applicants must be United States or Canadian citizens. Recipients are expected to become members of ALA and ALSC and are required to accept a position in the field of library service to children for at least one year following graduation.




Applications are available on the ALA Web site at http://www.ala.org by clicking on “Awards and Scholarships.” The deadline for receipt of applications is March 1.




A committee of five ALSC members will review applications. Winners will be notified by June 1.




The Association for Library Service to Children is a network of more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, children's literature experts, publishers, education and library school faculty members and other adults committed to improving and ensuring the future of the nation through exemplary library service to children, their families, and others who work with children.