Applicants sought for 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant

Deadline: 15 December 2010

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 23 – 28, 2011 in New Orleans, LA.

Want to read about the ALA experiences of last year’s winners? Take a look at the August 2010 issue of Footnotes at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/news/footnotes/august2010/focus_on_future_garza.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 at http://www.ala.org and follow the “Join ALA” link to add to your ALA membership.

For further information about the grant, please contact:

Susan L. Jennings
Chair, 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee
Appalachian State University
218 College Street
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828.262.2782
Email: Jenningssl@appstate.edu