REMINDER! Applications for the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants close this Wednesday, April 30.
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Krug Fund Banned Books Week event grant applications are open through April 30
Applications are now open for the 2014 Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants,
sponsored by the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). Organizations are
encouraged to apply for grants of $1,000 and/or $2,500 in support of
"Read-Outs” or other activities that celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept. 21–27, 2014).
Applications for the grants will be accepted through April 30, 2014, and the announcements will be made in June.
The Freedom to Read Foundation—the First Amendment legal defense affiliate of the American Library Association—is an official sponsor of Banned Books Week.
This is the fifth year Krug Fund Banned Books Week event grants will be given. A total of 28 grants have been given to date to support a wide variety of engaging, provocative, and fun events celebrating the freedom to read. Check out photos and videos from last year's events at http://www.ftrf.org/?
Organizations are required to submit an event description, timeline and budget with their application; they also will agree to provide a written report, photos and video from their event(s) to FTRF following Banned Books Week. Only not-for-profit organizations may apply, although they need not have official 501(c)3 status. Krug Fund grants cannot be used to buy computer hardware. Detailed grant guidelines are available on the application page.
Note: Organizations that received 2013 grants are ineligible to apply for 2014 grants.
For more information on Banned Books Week, challenges to materials in libraries and schools and resources for combating censorship, visit www.ala.org/bbooks. A compendium of thousands of books that have been banned and challenged can be found in the 2010 "Banned Books Resource Guide," available through the ALA Store: www.alastore.ala.org. You also can purchase Banned Books Week posters, buttons, bookmarks, t-shirts, bracelets and tote bags there.
Contact Jonathan Kelley at jokelley@ala.org with questions, or call (800) 545-2433, ext.4226.
Judith F. Krug, FTRF’s first executive director, was passionate about Banned Books Week and defending the freedom to read. After her death, the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund was established to guarantee that the message of Banned Books Week would continue to spread and grow around the United States.
Applications for the grants will be accepted through April 30, 2014, and the announcements will be made in June.
The Freedom to Read Foundation—the First Amendment legal defense affiliate of the American Library Association—is an official sponsor of Banned Books Week.
This is the fifth year Krug Fund Banned Books Week event grants will be given. A total of 28 grants have been given to date to support a wide variety of engaging, provocative, and fun events celebrating the freedom to read. Check out photos and videos from last year's events at http://www.ftrf.org/?
Organizations are required to submit an event description, timeline and budget with their application; they also will agree to provide a written report, photos and video from their event(s) to FTRF following Banned Books Week. Only not-for-profit organizations may apply, although they need not have official 501(c)3 status. Krug Fund grants cannot be used to buy computer hardware. Detailed grant guidelines are available on the application page.
Note: Organizations that received 2013 grants are ineligible to apply for 2014 grants.
For more information on Banned Books Week, challenges to materials in libraries and schools and resources for combating censorship, visit www.ala.org/bbooks. A compendium of thousands of books that have been banned and challenged can be found in the 2010 "Banned Books Resource Guide," available through the ALA Store: www.alastore.ala.org. You also can purchase Banned Books Week posters, buttons, bookmarks, t-shirts, bracelets and tote bags there.
Contact Jonathan Kelley at jokelley@ala.org with questions, or call (800) 545-2433, ext.4226.
Judith F. Krug, FTRF’s first executive director, was passionate about Banned Books Week and defending the freedom to read. After her death, the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund was established to guarantee that the message of Banned Books Week would continue to spread and grow around the United States.
