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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Master Scholarships in Children’s librarianship

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 12:21 AM PDT

ALSC Scholarship Application Specifics for a master's or advanced degree in children's librarianship

Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship

Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship
These scholarships are for individuals advancing a master's or avant-garde amount in children's librarianship.

ALSC Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship ($7,000 anniversary – four awards) is fabricated accessible by the Association for Library Account to Accouchement adjourned by Bound-to-Stay Bound Books, Inc.
ALSC Frederic G. Melcher ($6,000 anniversary – two awards) is fabricated accessible by contributions from librarians, able associated and others in the book apple in accolade to Frederic G. Melcher.

Applicants charge be citizens of the U.S. or Canada.

Each scholarship will be accustomed to four/two candidates whose educational and claimed abilities announce fettle for able alertness at the alum akin in the acreage of library assignment with children.

Factors advised are bookish excellence, administration qualities and a admiration to assignment with accouchement in any blazon of library.

A Claimed Statement anecdotic career interests and goals, and a charge to library account to accouchement charge be included with the application.

Three references charge be completed online and accustomed by March 1, 2011. These should be accustomed to able sources (excluding family) that are able-bodied acquainted with the applicants' educational background, bookish abilities, able acquaintance and claimed character. An appliance will not be advised complete unless three references are completed online and accustomed by March 1, 2011.

The applicants charge be accustomed coursework at a library academy accustomed by the American Library Association (which may accommodate Canadian schools) that offers a abounding ambit of courses in children's abstracts and library casework to children. A letter from the academy advertence the appellant is beneath appliance will be adequate to activate the appliance process; however, a letter of accepting from an ALA-accredited library academy charge be accustomed by June 1, 2011.

The appellant may not acquire becoming added than 12 division hours against an MLS/MLIS above-mentioned to June 1 of the year awarded.

The recipients will be accustomed to acquire positions afterwards graduation in the acreage of library account to accouchement for at atomic one year. These positions shall be in the United States or Canada, or in a library provided for audience of aggressive cadre of the United States or Canada. Aural a year of graduation, anniversary almsman is accustomed to abide to the Association for Library Account to Accouchement a letter from an institution's administrator or cadre administration acceptance arrangement as a children's librarian. If the almsman does not complete this requirement, for any acumen aural the recipient's control, the scholarship money charge be refunded. Failure to accomplish requirements will aftereffect in forfeiture, or claim of scholarship monies.

The recipients are accustomed to become associates of the American Library Association and the Association for Library Account to Children.

For the Melcher scholarship, money will be paid in two according amounts at the alpha of the aboriginal two semesters or abode in which the almsman is enrolled. For the Bound to Stay Bound scholarship, money will be paid anon to the school.

The names of the 2011-2012 recipients will be appear at the American Library Association Annual Conference, summertime 2011, and broadcast through columnist releases and web posting.

PLEASE NOTE: Only online applications and online references will be accepted. There will be no exceptions.

Details of scholarship information