Apply for the 2012 Libraries and Families Award

Do you have a great library literacy program that serves families or an innovative plan to start one? NCFL invites libraries nationwide to apply for the 2012 Libraries and Families Award, made possible by Better World Books.

Three library literacy programs that serve families will win $10,000 each and scholarships to the National Conference on Family Literacy in 2012 and 2013.

This is the third year for this recognition. Get to know the 2011 winners of the Libraries and Families Award.

Then, review the award selection criteria, and submit your application today! Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012. Winners will be notified in late February or early March of next year.

We can’t wait to learn about all of the innovative literacy programs libraries all over the country are using to serve families!