2022-2023 LSTA Professional Development Grants

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NFLS is offering additional grant funding to support costs for library staff to attend the 2022 Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference from November 1-4 in Lake Geneva, WI, and the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Annual Conference from April 26-28, 2023, in Oshkosh, WI. 
 
Eligible use of grant funds includes:

• Conference and preconference registration fees.
• Travel expenses (mileage, airfare, meals, lodging, and parking).
• Substitute Library Assistants and extra staff hours to cover a vacancy while attending a professional development event.

 
How to apply:

1. Staff member, or library director, applies for grant funds using the application.
2. NFLS will notify the staff member regarding the status of the application and whether they will receive grant funding.
3. NFLS will provide funds to the library within 2 weeks of the application deadline.

 
Grant funds will be distributed in two cycles:

1. 2022 WLA Annual Conference - Deadline to apply: October 31, 2022
2. 2023 WAPL Annual Conference  – Deadline to apply: April 3, 2023

Please contact Hannah Good Zima at 920-448-4411 or at hzima@nflsoffice.org with any questions regarding the grant program.

Select the link to download the forms:

LSTA Professional Development Grant Info

LSTA Professional Development Grant Application (WORD)

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