[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 2017 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 2017 Book & Author 
Luncheon on Monday, October 16, 2017, at Burton Manor in Livonia. The 
winner will receive two complimentary tickets to the Fall 2017 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 2017 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 2017 Book & Author Luncheon on Monday, October 16, 
2017, at Burton Manor in Livonia. The winner will receive two 
complimentary tickets to the Fall 2017 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 22, 2017. 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


-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 2017 Irvin Award Friends Application.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 24832 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mail3.mcls.org/pipermail/michlib-l/attachments/20170818/108f8014/attachment.docx>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 2017 Johnston Award application.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 23938 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mail3.mcls.org/pipermail/michlib-l/attachments/20170818/108f8014/attachment-0001.docx>