Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award

Organization
Association for Library Service to Children
225 N Michigan Ave., Ste. 1300
Chicago, IL 60601
Toll Free Number
800-545-2433
Emails
alsc@ala.org

Level of Study -
Professional Development

Award Type -
Grant
Prize

Purpose
To provide funds for children's librarians in school or public libraries with ten or fewer years of experience.
Focus -
Library and archival sciences.
Qualifications -
Applicants must be personal members of ALSC as well as ALA; must work directly with children in elementary, middle schools or public libraries; must have less than ten years, but more than one year, of experience as a children's librarian by the opening of the Annual Conference.
Criteria
Applicant will be judged on the following: involvement in ALSC, as well as any other professional or educational association of which the applicant was a member, officer, chairman, etc.; new programs or innovations started by the applicants at the library in which they work; library experience.
Amount -
$600
Award Duration -
Annual.

Number of Recipients -
4.
To Apply
Application must submit via online.
Deadline -
October 1.

Contact -
ALA Scholarship Clearinghouse; 225 N. Michigan Ave., Ste., 1300, Chicago, IL 60601; Toll Free: 800-545-2433 ext. 4279; Email: scholarships@ala.org.
For more information
http://www.ala.org/alsc