Iowa ACRL Public Relations/Marketing Grant 2011-2012

The Iowa Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries announces the 2011-2012

Public Relations/Marketing Award.

This award is intended to support creating and implementing a public relations or marketing program in an academic or research library in Iowa. The Award provides a cash grant of $500 to support implementation of the proposed project.

Winners have 12 months to spend the grant monies, and are requested to write an article describing the implementation of the project for the Iowa ACRL Newsletter.  In addition, the winner is encouraged to submit a presentation proposal for the Iowa ACRL Spring conference detailing the project following implementation.

No library may receive the award more than once within 10 years.

The proposal must be submitted by a member of the Iowa ACRL chapter. Submissions due July 31, 2011, to MIber@cornellcollege.edu

Announcement of the winner will occur at the ILA/ACRL business meeting during the ILA Annual Conference.

Title of Project:

Proposed by:

Library Name and Address:

Target population:

Intended outcomes:

Brief description:

Budget Detail (up to $500)

Attach an essay (up to 500 words) explaining the proposal and the ways in which the project will benefit the library’s public relations/marketing initiatives.