Whether you’re a newbie taking on the process for the first time or an experienced administrator looking to shore up finances, this book will help you find the dollars your library needs.

Tightening budgets and ever-shrinking sources for funding have made winning grants more important than ever before. But where should a library grant novice begin? Right here, of course. Herbert B. Landau, the author of The Small Public Library Survival Guide and an experienced marketer and manager, offers a practical and comprehensive manual that guides you through grant fundamentals. His game plan will help you* Find relevant funders by analyzing eligibility criteria* Write and prepare grant applications using the winning examples included, and evaluate outcomes to pave the way for success with future proposals* Increase your chances for success by using additional tactics, such as pre- and post-submission marketing, to “sell” your institution to a funderWhether you’re a newbie taking on the process for the first time or an experienced administrator looking to shore up finances, this book will help you find the dollars your library needs.

List of Figures1 You Too Can Be a Successful Grant Winner2 Grantsmanship Fundamentals, Definitions, and Rules3 Pre-Proposal Market Analysis and Planning4 Finding Grants and Granting Organizations Relevant to Libraries5 Initiating Contact with Grantors6 Obtaining Solicited Competitive Grant Application Packages7 Pre-Proposal Research and Fact-Finding8 Proposal Management and Project Planning9 Proposal Writing Style10 Proposal Writing Section by Section11 Proposal Assembly, Editing, Review, and Submission12 Post-Proposal, Pre-Award Marketing13 Contract Award and Project Management14 Writing a Request for Proposal15 Conclusion: Why Become a Grantsman (or Grantswoman)?Appendix A Sample Grantor Prospect WorksheetsAppendix B Sample Grant Final Report to a FoundationResources on Winning Library GrantsIndex1. Five Things That Make a Library2. Eight Past Predictions about Libraries and Information in the Future3. Three Rules of the Librarians of Time and Space4. Ten Suggestions for a Library-Related Ben and Jerry’s Flavor5. Ten Gifts for Your Librarian Friends6. Ten Things Microsoft’s “Ms. Dewey” Used to Say7. The Seattle Books Examiner’s Top Twenty Things Librarians in Public Libraries Wish Patrons Knew or Did8. The Swiss Army Librarian’s Top Ten Pet Peeves about Patrons9. Ten Commandments for Borrowers of Books10. Six Birds That Make Library-Related Sounds11. Larry Nix’s Top Ten Libraries on Postage Stamps12. Fifteen Favorite Library Postcards13. Top Ten Library Blogs14. Top Sixteen Book Blogs15. Top Sixty Subject Blogs and News Sources16. Norman Stevens’s Ten Best Children’s Picture Books That Feature Libraries and Librarians17. Ten Librarians in Adult Fiction18. Twenty-five Offbeat Book Titles19. Martha Spear’s Top Ten Reasons to Be a Librarian20. Scott Douglas’s Ten Reasons to Be (and Not to Be) a Librarian21. Top Ten Ways to Make Sure Potential Applicants for Your Library Job Are Turned Off by Your Ad22. Ten Recruitment Vows for Librarians23. Roy Tennant’s Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know about Technology24. Leigh Anne Vrabel’s Ten Things to Do When You Are a Library Director25. Jenny Levine’s Mind-Set List for Library School Students26. Sean Fitzpatrick’s Seven Cool Tools That Librarians Should Know About27. Key Dates in American Library History28. Five Movies with the Worst Librarian Stereotypes29. Five Movies with Librarian Role Models30. Three TV Shows with Librarians31. Twelve Librarians Who Came Back to Haunt32. Top Fifteen Books about Real Librarians33. Twelve Librarians Who Were Poets34. Fourteen Ways Public Libraries Are Good for the Country35. Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science (Updated)36. Michael Gorman’s Revised Laws of Library Science37. John Cotton Dana’s Twelve Rules for Reading38. Top Twenty-five Largest Libraries in North America39. Ten Unusual Rare-Book Genres40. Ten Book Curses41. Ten Intriguing Paper Defects42. Stephen Leary’s Top Ten Ways to Exit a Library43. Booklist Editors’ Best American Fiction, 1980–200544. Top Ten Challenged Books, 1990–200045. Other Challenged Books, 2001–200946. Top Twelve Silly Reasons to Ban a Book47. Ten Most Popular ALA Celebrity READ Posters48. What to Do When the Media Calls49. How to Say “Where Is the Library?” in Fifty Languages50. Top Ten Library Music Videos

Tightening budgets and ever-shrinking sources for funding have made winning grants more important than ever before. But where should a library grant novice begin? Right here, of course. Herbert B. Landau, the author of The Small Public Library Survival Guide and an experienced marketer and manager, offers a practical and comprehensive manual that guides you through grant fundamentals. His game plan will help you* Find relevant funders by analyzing eligibility criteria* Write and prepare grant applications using the winning examples included, and evaluate outcomes to pave the way for success with future proposals* Increase your chances for success by using additional tactics, such as pre- and post-submission marketing, to “sell” your institution to a funderWhether you’re a newbie taking on the process for the first time or an experienced administrator looking to shore up finances, this book will help you find the dollars your library needs.