Baker & Taylor/YALSA Collection Development Grant

Organization
American Library Association Young Adult Library Services Association
225 N Michigan Ave., Ste. 1300
Chicago, IL 60601
Toll Free Number
800-545-2433
Phone Number
(312)280-4390
Emails
yalsa@ala.org

Level of Study -
Professional Development

Award Type -
Grant

Purpose
To enable librarians who work directly with young adults in public or school libraries to attend the ALA Annual Conference for the first time.
Focus -
Library and archival sciences.
Qualifications -
Candidate must have a YALSA personal membership (preferably for at least two years); must represent a public library and work directly with young adults ages 12 to 18.
Criteria
Selection will be based on degree of need for additional materials for young adults; degree of the current collection's use and the specificity of examples used; soundness of the rationale for the selection of materials; quality of the description of the benefits this grant will bring to young adults; degree to which the applicant's approach to collection development aligns with the principles in The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: a Call to Action.
Amount -
$1,000
Award Duration -
Annual.

Number of Recipients -
2.
To Apply
Applicant must submit online application form.
Deadline -
December 1.

Contact -
URL: www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/bwi.
For more information
http://www.ala.org/yalsa