EmailMe Form - Margaret Edwards Collection Development Grant

Margaret Edwards Collection Development Grant

This grant awards $5,000 for a library to use towards improving or expanding its teen collection. Funds may be used for print, non-print and/or digital materials. All personal YALSA members who represent a public library or school library are eligible to apply. Up to four grants will be awarded in 2014.

All applicants must be current personal members of ALA/YALSA at the time the application is submitted.

Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2014. Each essay portion of the application below allows for up to 350 words.

Criteria

Each application will be judged on the basis of:
1. The degree of the library's need for collection development funding.
2. The effectiveness of the community assessment done to determine teen needs.
3. The strength of the plan to enhance the collection.
4. The impact this grant will bring to the teens in the library's community, especially disadvantaged youth.
5. The degree to which the plan supports the principles in The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: a Call to Action report.

Applicant's Name *

First Last

Applicant's Title *

Place of Employment *

Applicant's Work Address *

Street Address City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Country / Region

Applicant's Phone *

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Applicant's Email Address *

ALA Membership No. (you must also be a member of YALSA) *

Description Statement

Please respond to the below statements. PLEASE NOTE there is a 350 word limit for each of your answers. If you go over that word limit, your grant application will not submit!

Please explain why the library needs the grant funds in order to be able to purchase teen materials. *

Please describe the teen population in your community. *

Describe what steps the library has taken to determine what teen materials are most needed by your community. *

Provide a general plan of how the funds will be used, including what types of materials will be purchased and why. *

Describe how your collection development plan (mentioned above) supports the collections principles as outlined in The Future of Library Services for & with Teens: a Call to Action. *

Describe the impact these materials will have on the teens in your community. *

By checking the box to the right, I acknowledge that all of the information above is true and accurate.

Yes, the information is accurate

By checking the box to the right, I agree that if chosen for this grant I will submit a final report no later than 6 months after receipt of the funds.

Yes, I will submit the report in a timely fashion.