Archive for "Jan 2009"

Consumer Product Safety Commission Announces One-Year Stay on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today released an announcement to the Federal Register staying implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) until February 10, 2010.  Click here to read the announcement.
Libraries now have a little room to breathe, but this announcement is not an end to this problem. Since we know children’s [...]

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Grants Update

Nationwide Support for Health Care Issues
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to [...]

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Technical Assistance for the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program

The U.S. Department of Education will sponsor three free technical assistance conference calls over the next three weeks for the FY 2009 Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program competition. Please e-mail Charlene Gatewood, or call her at (301) 306-1170 to register. You can find more information about the program here.
Times and Dates:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 [...]

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Department of Education Evaluation Highlights Success of Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jenni Terry
202-628-8410
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today hails the Second Evaluation of the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (LSL) Program released by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month, which indicated that students attending schools participating in LSL are performing higher on state reading tests than students in [...]

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Department of Education Evaluation Highlights Success of Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today hails the Second Evaluation of the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (LSL) Program released by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month, which indicated that students attending schools participating in LSL are performing higher on state reading tests than students in schools that do not [...]

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