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The CSK Review Books Donation Grant
The CSK Review Books Donation Grant was created to help build collections and bring books into the lives of children in latchkey, preschool programs, faith-based reading projects, homeless shelters, charter schools and underfunded libraries. An enduring message of the Task Force's Public Awareness Campaign is that books and reading can only add value to children's lives if books are present in their lives along with opportunities to read and be read to. The Coretta Scott King Task Force believes children lives must be saturated with books and reading opportunities. The Review Books Donation Grant addresses these objectives.
Though the grant is particularly interested in giving books to nontraditional institutions that provide both educational and custodial services to children and their families, under-funded libraries are welcome to apply.
Background
Every year, in the process of choosing the Coretta Scott King Award winners and honor books, the Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) of the American Library Association receives multiple copies of approximately 300 books by African American authors and illustrators. Once the award is chosen, these review copies must be removed to make room for the next year's nominees.
Libraries (either school or public) or other child-serving agencies could make use of these valuable materials. Therefore, the Coretta Scott King Task Force of EMIERT has devised the following process for donating these materials to an agency with demonstrated need.
Applicants must demonstrate:
- Why the collection is needed in their community
- Why the collection is needed in their institution
- How acquiring the collection will help them better serve the children and youth of their community
- That the materials will be made freely available to children and youth without censorship
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Criteria
Applications will be judged based on the:
- degree of need in the community (15 points)
- demonstrated need of the institution applying for the materials (15 points)
- extent to which the materials will improve service to children and youth in the community (20 points)
- extent to which the materials will be used to promote positive
self-image of African American children and youth and/or broaden the
worldview of children and youth (20 points)
- clarity and effectiveness of the statement of need (10 points)
- clarity and effectiveness of the plan to make the materials
available in their community, including the demonstrated ability of the
applicant agency to implement their proposal (20 points)
A committee appointed by the CSK Task Force Chair will review the applications and based on total number of points, determine the recipient or recipients of the materials.
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Guidelines
- Any agency that serves children or youth can apply for this award. This includes, but is not limited to schools, libraries, social service
agencies, prisons or detention centers, churches or other religious organizations, and institutions of higher education.
- Complete applications must be received in the EMIERT Office by December 1, preceding the ALA's midwinter meeting. Recipient(s) of the
CSK Book Donation will be announced by the close of midwinter meeting of the ALA.
- All entries must include the cover sheet provided by EMIERT.
- The chief administrator of the agency submitting the application must sign the application.
- Five paper copies of the application must be submitted to the EMIERT Office, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 by the above deadline.
- Shipping and handling charges are the responsibility of the institution selected to receive the materials.
- Materials must be claimed within one month of notification of the donation or they will be donated to the second choice of the award committee.
- Recipients agree to accept all materials offered.
- Multiple copies of the identical titles may be awarded to more than one institution.
- A selected institution may receive materials no more than once every five years.
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Application Instructions
- Complete the
application cover sheet. The chief administrator of the agency or institution must sign the application.
- In no more than four pages, provide the following information:
- Describe the community served by your agency or institution; include demographic statistics.
- Explain why this community needs a collection of books by African American authors and illustrators.
- Describe your agency or institution, including your current services, collections and materials budget.
- Explain why your agency or institution needs these materials. Do
you need multiple copies, or would you prefer one copy of each title?
- Explain how the materials will be made available to children and
youth in your community. How will these materials improve service to
children and youth?
- Explain how the materials will promote positive self-image of
African American children and youth and/or broaden the worldview of
children and youth.
- Mail one original and four copies of the complete application to:
Office for Literacy & Outreach Services
SRRT/Coretta Scott King Book Donation
Attn: Tanga Morris
50 East Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Applications must be received by December 1st, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
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Book Donation Grant Winners
2007
See press release for more information about the 2007 winners.
2006
- Reading Connection, Arlington, Va.
- ReadBoston, Boston, Mass.
2005
- Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, Huntsville, Ala., Donna Schremser, Director
- The Learning Club of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, Deborah K. Apgar, Director
2004
- Reach (Reading Enriches All Children), Inc., Norfolk, Va., Sandra Cameron-Adams, Executive Director
- American Educational Advising Center, Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Mari E. Nelson, Director
2003
- Oakton Elementary School, Evanston, Ill., Melissa Da, School Library Media Specialist
- McCormick Elementary School, Mullins, S.C., Susan Cotton, Media Specialist
- Benton Harbor Public Library, Benton Harbor, Mich., Susan Kading, Children's Librarian
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