Ellen M. Dolan is one of 10 librarians nationwide to receive the 2010 I Love My Librarian Award.  A veteran of over 35 years of working in libraries, the director of the Shrewsbury (MA) Public Library won praise from town officials and patrons for her energy, creativity and dedication.

Here's inspiration for a community partnership you might consider for your library:

The winner of the Gaming Gear Shopping Spree will choose from gaming carts, consoles, board games, seating, carpets and more. Here's how your library can enter to win $5000 in gaming gear:

Here's a round-up of some newly-seen library fundraiser event ideas, plus a re-cap of some previous local events:

The EBSCO Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award provides recognition and a $1,000 honorarium to a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence of service to its community as exemplified by

Use this application form to apply for the $3,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2011 National Library Week theme, "Create your own story @ your library."

Deadline: October 1, 2010

National Library Week will be April 10-16, 2011.

Here are the collected ideas that Lore Ponshock (director, Lester Public Library of Rome) received in answer to her request for ideas for "ingenious way[s] to take donations by placing an attractive container on the Circ Desk to accept cash donations."

Here's a roundup of new ideas for fundraising you can try @ your library: