Showing posts with label African Americans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African Americans. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

ALA Travel Grant Opportunity

This tip seen in Nicolet Federated Library System’s Nic News Weekly, June 28, 2024 


Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant

Jason Reynolds looking into camera with chin resting on hand
Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grants will be awarded annually to five black/African American youth/teen services public or school librarians to attend the ALA Annual conference.

The grants provide up to $3000 (and not less than $1500) to cover actual expenses for five black/African American librarians selected by ALA for travel, housing, registration, and cost of ticket to the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Awards Breakfast.

  • Application opens September 1, 2024
  • Application deadline is December 1, 2024

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Conference Proposals Being Accepted for 2020 NCAAL Conference


Good morning,

Please find the below opportunity from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA):

We hope this email finds you all well. The Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the NCAAL XI Programming Committee extends an invitation to all library professionals and vendors to join us in presenting educational and thought-provoking programs and workshops at the 11th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Wednesday, August 5 - Sunday, August 9, 2020. http://ncaal.org/ 

Submissions are now being accepted!  The link below will take you to the online submission site. 

The deadline to submit a proposal is Thursday, November 7th, 2019, at 11:59 EST. 

Please, direct questions or comments about the 11th NCAAL conference programs to ncaalprograms@gmail.com.

Kindest Regards,
NCAAL XI Programming Committee 
-- 
Twanna Hodge, MLIS
2013 Spectrum Scholar  
2018 ALA Emerged Leader
Academic/Research Librarian
SUNY Upstate Health Sciences Library 
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