ALA Hosting “Fight for School Libraries” Summit
ALA president Jim Neal will hold a Fight for School Libraries summit on May 23, 2018, at ALA headquarters in Chicago. Representatives from school, public, and academic libraries will be…
2018 NYS Teen Video Challenge Winners
The 2018 Summer Reading at New York Libraries Teen Video Challenge (TVC) winners have been announced! New York State’s TVC winner is Libraries Rock! from the Larchmont Public Library and…
NYLA Leadership and Management Academy – June 6 to 8
The New York Library Association’s Library Leadership & Management Academy (L&MA) is an educational program for emerging leaders in the library profession. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge they…
NEH Cultural Heritage Grant Opportunity
The National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Program seeks to preserve local heritage for future generations. The program supports both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization…
Lowe’s Construction Grant Available
The Lowe’s Gives Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the communities where Lowe’s operates stores and distribution centers throughout the United States. The…
Family Literacy Grant Opportunity
The Wish You Well Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that promote family literacy in the U.S. The Foundation focuses on the development and expansion of new and existing literacy…
New York History Day Seeks Judges
New York History Day is looking for historians, educators, and others to judge student projects at this year’s contest, which takes place Monday, April 23. Each year, more than 450…
Bernie Margolis
New York State Librarian, Bernie Margolis, passed away on Saturday, April 14. Bernie’s funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 18th, 11 a.m. at Levine’s Memorial Chapel in Albany. Burial…
Mid-York Library Director Going to ARSL Conference
Christine Fleischer, Director of the Frank J. Basloe Library (Herkimer, NY), was awarded the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) $500 scholarship to attend the 2018 Association for Rural & Small…
Community Grant Opportunity for Teen Tech Programs
The Best Buy Community Grants Program provides support to community-based organizations that are located within 25 miles of a Best Buy facility. Grants focus on out-of-school time programs that create…