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Call for Proposals-IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant
CHICAGO - The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) announces the call for proposals for its Mission Enhancement Grant. In 2016, IRRT members and supporters established the IRRT Endowment. Interest from the Endowment will be used to fund member...
2023 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant winner announced
The “Capacity Building for LIS Professionals in Cambodia and Maldives through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) project is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table ( IRRT) Mission Enhancement...
2021 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant call for proposals
CHICAGO — The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) announces the call for proposals for its Mission Enhancement Grant. In 2016, IRRT members and supporters established the IRRT Endowment. Interest from the Endowment will be used to fund member...
CHICAGO — The “3D Printing Technology Training in the San Juan del Sur Nicaragua Public Library” project is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. This project...
Nominations sought for 2021 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2021 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. An award of $1,000 is...
Nominations open for 2021 ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects
The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to submit a nomination for the ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects. The citation began as an ALA Presidential initiative of Dr. Loriene Roy, ALA president in...
Nominations open for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
CHICAGO - The American Library Association is accepting nominations for the 2021 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 11, 2021. The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a...
Call for proposals for 2021 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant
CHICAGO—ALA The International Relations Roundtable is calling for proposals for its 2021 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant. This grant was established by the IRRT to fund member-initiated proposals for international activities and initiatives which...
CHICAGO — The “Croatia Linked Data International Symposium” project is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. This project assists the Croatian Library Association...
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is producing a commemorative book “ Reading Dangerously” to celebrate its anniversary and highlight 50 years of advocacy, education, and litigation through essays, oral histories, images, and book excerpts. The book...
Nominations sought for 2019 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2019 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. An award of $1,000 is given to an...
Nominations open for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
CHICAGO - The American Library Association is accepting nominations for the 2019 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 10, 2019. The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a...
Call for proposals for 2019 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant
CHICAGO—ALA The International Relations Roundtable is calling for proposals for its 2019 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant. This grant was established by the IRRT to fund member-initiated proposals for international activities and initiatives which...
Nominations open for 2019 ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects
The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to submit a nomination for the ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects. The citation began as an ALA Presidential initiative of Dr. Loriene Roy, ALA president in...
Ethiopia library wins first International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant
CHICAGO — The Chromebook Lab project at the Axumite Heritage Foundation Library in Ethiopia is the first recipient of the American Library Association’s International Relations Roundtable (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. The Axumite Heritage Foundation...
