library fund raising

A directory of library and school grants that provides information on locating sources of funding.

Provides hundreds of tips and strategies, many of them environmentally friendly, for running a library on a tight budget, with tips on using volunteers, finding free materials, fixing structural problems, repurposing, and more.

Offers advice to school library media specialists on how to write grants to obtain technology and other materials and services for library media centers; and outlines the entire grant application process, from idea to submission, along with a CD of examples of funded grants, sample resumes, and fund-raising materials.

A step-by-step guide through the primary stages of the grant development process for small libraries and school media centers, discussing planning, project design, project narrative, personnel, budget development, and evaluation; and including supplementary materials.

Contains twenty-five fund raising strategies designed to inspire librarians to collect money for their libraries.

Offers advice to school library media specialists on how to write grants to obtain technology and other materials and services for library media centers, outlining the entire grant application process, from idea to submission, and including a selection of resources.