[Michlib-l] Metro Detroit Book & Author Society grants

[Tammy Turgeon]

Hi!

Attached are the grant applications for the Metro Detroit Book & Author
Society to be presented at the Fall luncheon.

The 2016 Elaine R. Irvin Friends Award
Applications are invited for a $1,000.00 Elaine R. Irvin Friends Award
grant to be awarded to a Friend of the Library group in the
metropolitan-Detroit area by the Metro-Detroit Book & Author Society.
This grant is awarded to support a program or project that fills a
significant need affecting the library’s patrons and community. Friends
of the Library groups in the metropolitan-Detroit area are eligible to
apply. The grant will be presented at the Fall 2016 Book & Author
Luncheon on Monday, October 17, 2016, at Burton Manor in Livonia. The
winner will receive two complimentary tickets to the Fall 2016 luncheon
and must be present to receive the grant.

The award was established to honor the late Elaine R. Irvin, who was a
devoted member of the Metro-Detroit Book & Author Society Board for many
years. Elaine worked for the Friends of the Detroit Public Library and
was dedicated to the principle that “good libraries need good Friends.”

The 2016 Dick Johnston Award
Applications are invited for a $1,000.00 Dick Johnston Award grant from
the Metro-Detroit Book & Author Society. This grant is awarded to a
public library in the metropolitan-Detroit area for the purpose of
establishing or improving a library collection. Public libraries in the
metropolitan-Detroit area are eligible to apply. The grant will be
presented at the Fall 2016 Book & Author Luncheon on Monday, October 17,
2016, at Burton Manor in Livonia. The winner will receive two
complimentary tickets to the Fall 2016 luncheon and must be present to
receive the grant.

The award was established to honor the late Dick Johnston, who was a
member of the Metro-Detroit Book & Author Society and served as its
president in 1980 and 1981. Mr. Johnston was also President of the
Michigan Library Association and Director of the Birmingham and
Bloomfield Township Libraries.

Applications are due no later than Friday, September 23, 2016. The
application form and instructions and the reporting requirements are
attached.
Tammy


Tammy Turgeon
Director
Sterling Heights Public Library
40255 Dodge Park
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-446-2640

Director
Suburban Library Cooperative
44750 Delco Blvd
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-685-5750



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