Some may find the below of interest - reposted from the ALA Library History Round Table 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: [log in to unmask] . You may also direct questions and concerns to Bernadette. Feel free to forward this opportunity to students and colleagues! Bernadette Lear, LHRT Chair :) LINKS: *Details about the award (PDF): http://www.personal.psu.edu/bal19/LHSgrantdescription2003version.doc *Details about the award (Word 2003): http://www.personal.psu.edu/bal19/LHSgrantdescriptionPDFversion.pdf *Application form (PDF): http://www.personal.psu.edu/bal19/LHSgrantdescriptionPDFversion.pdf *Application form (Word 2003): http://www.personal.psu.edu/bal19/LHSgrantdescription2003version.doc -- Bernadette A. Lear Behavioral Sciences and Education Librarian Penn State Harrisburg Library 351 Olmsted Dr. Middletown, PA 17057 E-mail: [log in to unmask] IM: happylibrarian76@AIM Phone: (717) 948-6360 Facebook "It's OK to 'like books,' but a librarian should like people." ************************************************************************* John Carlo Bertot, Ph.D. Professor and Director Center for Library & Information Innovation College of Information Studies University of Maryland 4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing College Park, MD 20742 Email: [log in to unmask] Web (Bertot): http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/ Web (Center): http://www.liicenter.org/ Phone: 301.405.3267 Fax: 301.314.9145 Editor, Library Quarterly (http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/lq/current) Editor, Government Information Quarterly (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/govinf/)