Write Grants, Get Money

-- Practical strategies for getting equipment and funding for your library-- Make a difference for your students, and become more valuable to your administrator-- For the hardworking library media specialist who wants additional funding, but does not have the time and/or resources to devote to full-time grant writingGetting the money you feel your library needs to serve its patrons can be difficult, especially as budgets continue to shrink and be challenged. But there is money out there -- in the form of grants. This book will help you locate sources of money as well as write a winning grant proposal!Written by a school librarian, practicing grant writer, and a private, state, and federal grant reviewer, this resource will guide you through identifying the needs in your school library media center which might be met by grant money. It will also direct you through a broad, comprehensive plan for your media center in the future and help locate potential cohorts with whom you might collaborate on grant writing.Full of useful ideas and resources, including sample grant proposal ideas, and concrete writing and editing tips, grant writing has never been easier!Cynthia Anderson is the author of 'Write Grants, Get Money' with ISBN 9781586830250 and ISBN 1586830252.