Applicants Sought for 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant

Deadline: December 15, 2009

We are excited to announce that members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems, which will cover expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 24-30, 2010, in Washington, DC.

Want to read about the ALA experiences of last year’s winners? Take a look at the August 2009 issue of Footnotes at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/news/footnotes/august_2009/index.cfm. You will see how professionally rewarding attending an ALA conference can be.

The application form and further information about the grant is available on the NMRT website at

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/3mawardinformation.cfm. You must be a current member of NMRT in order to apply. To join NMRT, visit the ALA website athttp://www.ala.organd follow the “Join ALA” link to add to your ALA membership. For further information about the grant, please contact:

Anne (Robert) Clement
Chair, 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee South Mandarin Branch Library
12125 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32223
Phone: 904.288.6385 x230
Email: arobert@coj.net