Reminder: Applications for My Library Is... Grants for School Libraries Due March 2

Posted by Dan Bostrom
20 February 2023

The application period for the My Library Is... Grants for School Libraries is open and runs through Thursday, March 2. In 2022, RAILS awarded $78,232.80 in My Library Is... Grants to 20 school libraries. These grants help recipients focus on projects that tell the library story and increase visibility and support for school libraries. For more information, please visit the My Library Is... Grant for School Libraries website.

Coming Soon: My Library Is... Grants for School Libraries

Posted by Dan Bostrom
28 November 2022

In 2022, RAILS awarded $78,232.80 in My Library Is... Grants for School Libraries to 20 school libraries. These grants help recipients focus on projects that tell the library story and increase visibility and support for school libraries.

It's time to start preparing your applications for the 2023 grant awards! On Thursday, December 15, 2022, RAILS will launch the application for these awards. For more information, please visit the My Library Is... Grant for School Libraries website.

 

I Met with My State Senator to Talk About Libraries (And You Can Too!)

Posted by Dan Bostrom
29 August 2022

I recently met with my state senator to talk about support for libraries. It was an interesting conversation and at the very least, I think I made her think differently about what is happening in libraries. My own journey to this meeting was a bit odd, but I wanted to share it with you in case you might want to go on your own advocacy journey.

An Enchanted Engagement Tool: Library Fairy Doors

Posted by Samantha Rusk
11 July 2022

Libraries are magical places. In fact, the Vespasian Warner Public Library District in Clinton, Illinois is truly enchanted. In 2018, former maintenance supervisor, David Ward, noticed that a fairy door had appeared on the children’s floor. Two more doors were discovered shortly after on the library’s main floor and in the periodicals room.

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