[CASL-L] $5,000 school library programming award

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

FYI


On Friday, March 13, 2015 3:36 PM, Jennifer Habley <jhabley at ala.org> wrote:
 


The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office has extended the nomination deadline for the 2015 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming.
 
School libraries, public or private, that served children in grades K-8 and conducted humanities programs during the 2013-14 school year are eligible. The winning library will receive $5,000.
 
Nominations will be accepted until April 3, and the winner will be announced in May. School librarians are encouraged to self-nominate.
Applications, award guidelines and a list of previous winners are available at www.ala.org/jaffarianaward.
 
“I applied for the Jaffarian Award because I was so inspired and proud of everyone involved, and I knew winning would give them the recognition they deserved,” said Leslie Preddy, school librarian at Perry Meridian Middle School in Indianapolis and winner of the 2014 award. “The teachers and librarians take pride in knowing their hard work received national recognition and is regarded as an exemplary program by fellow educators and librarians.”
 
The nominated humanities program can be focused in many subject areas, including social studies, poetry, drama, art, music, language arts, foreign language and culture. Programs should focus on broadening perspectives and helping students understand the wider world and their place in it. They should be initiated and coordinated by the school librarian and exemplify the role of the library program in advancing the overall educational goals of the school.
 
Named after the late Sara Jaffarian, a school librarian and longtime ALA member, ALA’s Jaffarian Award was established in 2006 to recognize and promote excellence in humanities programming in elementary and middle school libraries. It is presented annually by the ALA Public Programs Office in cooperation with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). The award is selected annually by a committee comprising members of the ALA Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC), AASL and the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC).
 
Funding for the Jaffarian Award is provided by ALA’s Cultural Communities Fund (CCF). In 2003, a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) kick-started a campaign to secure the future of libraries as cultural destinations within the community. Since then, CCF has grown to more than $1.7 million, serving libraries as they serve their communities through the highest quality arts and humanities programs. To contribute to CCF, visit www.ala.org/ccf.
 
Contact:
Sarah Ostman
Communications Manager
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5061
sostman at ala.org
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