CYA: Children & Young Adults

FYI…

…take a moment to consider applying for money to go to the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California! Download an application for a Penguin Young Readers Group Award and see just how easy it is to apply. Managers and Professors: please take the time to spread the word about this opportunity!

These awards, made possible by an annual gift from the Penguin Young Readers Group, are administered by a committee of ALSC. They enable up to four children’s librarians to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, June 26-July 2, 2008. Four librarians working directly with children in an elementary, middle school, or public library setting will each receive $600.

Requirements for application are:

ALSC membership (applicant must be a member by the application deadline)
One to ten years experience as a children’s librarian
No previous attendance at an annual ALA Conference
The deadline for applications is Monday, December 3, 2007. For more information and to download an application, for the Penguin Young Readers Group Award, visit:

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/profawards/
PenguinYoungReadersGroupAward/PenguinYoungReadersGrp.htm

Penguin Award Flyer (pdf)

Sincerely,

Alison O’Reilly

Penguin Young Readers Group Award Committee, Chair

Alison O’Reilly
512-462-1452
alison.oreilly AT ci.austin.tx.us

Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant Program For Public Schools and Public Libraries
Minigrant Award = $500 http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html

Creative programs funded in the past have included:

- Ongoing pen-pal projects bringing disparate communities together,

- Multi-cultural portrait projects,

- Art projects culminating in art shows, murals, or quilts,

- Bookmaking,

- Creation and performance of puppet shows,

- Inter-generational journals.*

* These are examples…we welcome new ideas.

Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/faq/index.html

The National Gardening Association has grants for kids who want to garden. As with the Captain Planet Grant in the previous post, this grant fits in well with the 2008 Summer Reading Program.

The Captain Planet Foundation Grant provides funding for a hands-on environmental education project. This is a good idea for the garden theme of the 2008 Summer Reading Program. Take a look.