Grantsmanship for Small Libraries and School Library Media Centers

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Need extra funding for your library or for another educational project Check this handy guide. Designed for educators and administrators in school and small public libraries, this book is filled with the practical information you need to prepare and execute a successful grant proposal. Learn what types of grants are available and which ones are most suitable to your needs, then follow the step-by-step guidelines for locating sources and securing grants. A wealth of examples, anecdotes, and suggestions will help you through the process. Also included are an annotated bibliography of resources and lists of helpful Internet sites.

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"This volume is a blueprint for writing grants...Puts grant writing into terms even a novice librarian/media specialist can understand. Highly Recommended."-Library Talk
"Will concretely assist educators and their students to find what they need quickly and easily...Exceptionally well laid-out reference...Every public school system should have... [this]... available to faculty."-American Libraries
This volume is a blueprint for writing grants...Puts grant writing into terms even a novice librarian/media specialist can understand. Highly Recommended.-Library Talk
Step-by-step guidelines for the entire process of grant development.-Teacher Librarian
The detail enumerated in this book will prove invaluable assistance in writing proposals.-Iasl Newsletter
This book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in learning more about the grant seeking process. Its readability and useful appendices will assist readers in their search for grant funding.-Colorado Libraries
This helpful and easy-to-use handbook should be a part of every professional collection.-School Library Journal
Will concretely assist educators and their students to find what they need quickly and easily...Exceptionally well laid-out reference...Every public school system should have... [this]... available to faculty.-American Libraries
"Step-by-step guidelines for the entire process of grant development."-Teacher Librarian
"The detail enumerated in this book will prove invaluable assistance in writing proposals."-Iasl Newsletter
"This book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in learning more about the grant seeking process. Its readability and useful appendices will assist readers in their search for grant funding."-Colorado Libraries
"This helpful and easy-to-use handbook should be a part of every professional collection."-School Library Journal

Author Bio

SYLVIA D. HALL-ELLIS is the Special Assistant to the U.S. Department of Education Secretary's Regional Representative in Region VIII (Denver). Dr. Hall-Ellis is an adjunct faculty member for the library and information science program at the University of Denver and a member of the national faculty for Emporia State University. DORIS MEYER is Director of Grant Development and Management, Aldine Independent School District, Houston, Texas. FRANK W. HOFFMANN is Professor of Library Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. ANN JERABEK is Head of Interlibrary Services, Newton Gresham Library, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. FRANK W. HOFFMANN is Professor of Library Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.