<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">This announcement is being sent to several lists. Please excuse any duplication.<br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>An incorrect application form for the Dick Johnston Award was attached to the previous announcement of the Metro-Detroit Book & Author Society Fall 2013 grants. The corrected application form is attached. Another copy of the application form for the Elaine R. Irvin Friends Award is also attached. I apologize for the confusion.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The grants will be awarded at the October 21, 2013, Book & Author Luncheon at Burton Manor in Livonia. The winners will receive a free ticket to the Fall 2013 luncheon and must be present to receive the grant.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Grant winners are also required to submit a 22’’ x 28” project report poster showing how the grant was used to be displayed at the Spring 2014 luncheon.</div><div><br></div><div>Information about the grants is below. Application forms with instructions and reporting requirements are attached. Applications are due on Monday, September 23, 2013. </div>
<div> </div><div>1. The Dick Johnston Award: $2000. This grant is awarded to a public library in the metro-Detroit area for the purpose of establishing or improving a library collection. 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.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>2. The Elaine R. Irvin Friends Award: $1000. This grant is awarded to a Friends of the Library group in the metro-Detroit area to support a program or project that fills a significant need affecting the library's patrons and community. 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."<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>For more information, please see the application forms, or the society's website: <a href="http://www.bookandauthor.info" target="_blank">www.bookandauthor.info</a></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
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