This invaluable handbook provides necessary information to help school libraries and school library systems complete the arduous grant-application. The book is current and comprehensive in its listings of possible grants and recommendations for successful grant writing. Experienced grant researchers and university librarians Hall-Ellis and Jerabek provide a systematic approach to every aspect of the grant process. Each section breaks down important concepts and is clearly supported by reproducible forms, examples, and lists. Two important segments address budget and personnel considerations. The project-evaluation section includes data-collection instruments and time lines, while a final chapter discusses practical suggestions such as publicity and writing letters of appreciation. Grant writers will find the comparison of successful and poor grantsmanship and a list of 50 tips to be especially useful tools. The substantial annotated bibliography covers both print and nonprint resources; a list of federal grant programs rounds out the abundant practical information. This surprisingly readable guide should be on every school library media specialist's professional shelf. –Susan McCaffrey, Haslett High School, MI Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Librarians chasing grant dollars are always looking for help. Here, the authors of Grantsmanship for Small Libraries and School Library Media Centers (Libraries Unlimited, 1999) offer a guide that helps both new and experienced grant writers step assuredly through the somewhat bewildering process of crafting a successful grant. Each chapter focuses on a specific task or segment in grant proposals--planning, design, narrative, personnel, evaluation, budget, and appendixes. After the planning chapter (which includes charts and time lines), chapters may be read consecutively or simply consulted as needed. A very short, annotated bibliography includes some potential funding sources. Even if readers were to find only one usable tip leading to a fundable grant, it would be well worth the investment; this volume, however, merits repeated use and a place on your desk. RBB Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved “Most of us are totally unfamiliar with grant writing. However, in the current world of cutbacks and diminishing funds, we have had to turn to writing grants to supplement our budgets. It is an intimidating process. However, this book, intended for school and small public libraries, is a sequential, highly detailed road map. . . . Planning to write a grant? Keep this resource close at hand.” ― Teacher Librarian “Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis and Ann Jerabek share their secrets for preparing successful grant applications in Grants for School Libraries . They offer step-by-step instruction for planning the proposal, designing the project, writing the project narrative, preparing the budget, and evaluating the project.” ― Professional Literature “ Starred Review : This highly useful book is written for a target audience of school libraries seeking grants, but I believe the principles would apply for all grant seekers. . . . [T]he authors do an excellent job of education in all the steps needed to win a grant. . . . If your school seeks grants, this is a book that they will turn to again and again. Highly Recommended.” ― Library Media Connection “Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis and Ann Jerabek share their secrets for preparing successful grant applications in Grants for School Libraries .” ― American Libraries “Even if readers were to find only one usable tip leading to a fundable grant, it would be well worth the investment; this volume, however, merits repeated use and a place on your desk.” ― Booklist “[A] systematic approach to every aspect of the grant process. . . . This surprisingly readable guide should be on every school library media specialist's professional shelf.” ― School Library Journal Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis , PhD, teaches at the University of Denver's Library & Information Science Program. She has over 30 years of experience working in libraries, grant writing, project design and management, information systems design and development, strategic planning, nonprofit organization management, and training. A member of a variety of professional organizaions, Dr. Hall-Ellis is listed in several editions of regional and national bibliographic volumes. She has published numerous technical reports, articles, and two monographs, and has conducted major field-based research studies. Ann Jerabek is head of Interlibraries Services at Sam Houston State University. She has held several professional library positions since coming to the University in 1988 as a Reference Librarian. Prior to her arrival at Sam Houston, she worked at Collin County Community College in McKenney, Texas. Her educational background includes a BA in English, an MA in religion, and an M.L.S. In addition to publishing