ELF Blog
ALA "Light the Way" Grant
The Association for Library Service to Children, a Division of ALA, and Candlewick Press are sponsoring a one-time grant of $5,000 for a library conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations. ELF libraries seem like the perfect recipient with their Children's and Literacy Services partnership.
Special children's populations may include those who have learning or physical differences, speak English as a Second Language, are in a non-traditional school setting or family setting such as teen parents, foster children, etc., and those who need accommodation service to meet their needs. Details about the grant and an application form are available at the ALSC website http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008590/alsc
Fifty-three ELF Library Jurisdictions
There are fifty-three California library jurisdictions funded to provide ELF services in FY2007/2008. Nineteen are newly funded libraries that have joined the initiative while thirty-five libraries are in their second year of participation. With this level of involvement, it is bound to be a dynamic year for ELF.
The ELF libraries are: Alameda Free Library, Alhambra Public Library, Anaheim Public Library, Beaumont Library District, Benicia Public Library, Berkeley Public Library, Butte County Library, Contra Costa County Library, County of Los Angeles Public Library, Downey Public Library, El Dorado County Library, Fresno County Public Library, Glendora Public Library, Hayward Public Library, Kern County Library, Lassen Library District, Los Angeles Public Library, Marin County Free Library, Mission Viejo Public Library, Mono County Libraries, Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, Montery Public Library, Oakland Public Library, Oceanside Public Library, Ontario City Library, Orange County Public Library, Orland Free Library, Oxnard Public Library, Palm Springs Public Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Plumas County Library, Pomona Public Library, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, Riverside County Library System, Roseville Public Library, San Bernardino County Library, San Diego Public Library, San Jose Public Library, San Leandro Public Library, San Mateo Public Library, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Clara City Library, Santa Cruz Libraries, Santa Fe Springs City Library, Siskiyou County Free Library, South San Francisco Public Library, Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library, Sunnyvale Public Library, Sutter County Library, Tulare County Free Library, Tulare Public Library, Whittier Public Library and Yolo County Library.
