Greetings!
LHRT is providing free registration and travel reimbursement grants of up to $350 each, for two graduate students or new professionals who wish to attend Library History Seminar XII (LHS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 10-12, 2010. Library History Seminar is a multi-day, academic conference focused on the history of libraries and librarianship, offered only once every five years. For more information about the conference, see the LHS web site, http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~printcul/ .
Any student or new professional (less than 3 years’ experience) interested in a grant must fill out the application form, submit graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and provide at least one letter
of recommendation from a faculty member, employer, or professional colleague. For application forms, see links on LHRT’s award page, http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/lhrt/popularresources/awards/awards.cfm, or the links at the bottom of this message.
All application materials are due no later than **June 1, 2010**. Send applications, transcripts, and letters to Bernadette A. Lear, LHRT Chair, Penn State Harrisburg Library, 351 Olmsted Dr., Middletown, PA
17057. Or you may e-mail: BAL19@psu.edu . You may also direct questions and concerns to Bernadette.
Feel free to forward this opportunity to students and colleagues!