Remember, you still have a month to apply for Charlesbridge’s TROUT ARE MADE OF TREES contest. The prize includes books and a school visit from April Pulley Sayre, i.e. me, wherever you are in the continental U.S. Deadline December 31, 2008.

Also, here are two more free money/books items for teachers and librarians out there:

This notice from the ALSC:

Applications for ALSC’s Professional Awards are due December 1, 2008.  Help your library get the funding it needs–apply today!

Awards include:

• Bookapalooza!  Three libraries will receive Bookapalooza Collections (worth $10,000 each) of new published children’s materials
• The BWI Summer Reading Program Grant, which provides $3,000 to one library for its summer reading program
• The Penguin Young Readers Group Award, which provides four librarians with $600 to attend their first ALA Annual Conference
• The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award, which provides up to $4,000 for one library to host an author/illustrator visit
• The Bechtel Fellowship, which provides a $4,000 stipend for a children’s librarian to study at the Baldwin Library at the University of Florida, Gainesville
• Nominate an individual who has made a significant contribution to library service to children and ALSC for the ALSC Distinguished Service Award

Applications and award information can be found on the ALSC Web site at:http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/index.cfm

This notice is from author:

Win free books from author Anastasia Suen:

Sign up for the 12 Days of Christmas Book Giveaway at ONE of these 
blogs (one entry per family, please):

Book of the Week 
Activities for Classroom and Libraries 
http://asuenbooks.wordpress.com/

Children’s Book Biz News 
Agents, Editors and Books!
http://asuen.wordpress.com/

Easy to Read 
Books for Children Learning to Read 
http://ez2read.wordpress.com

Picture Book of the Day
Using Picture Books to Teach the Six Traits of Writing 
http://6traits.wordpress.com/

Tags: free stuff, grants, teachers

Posted On: Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Filed Under: Blog Blab

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