CHICAGO - The Georgia Library Association (GLA) has announced its support of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift to the Spectrum Presidential Fundraising Initiative.  GLA has made a $600 contribution to the Initiative. 

In addition, GLA collected donations totaling nearly $300 for the Spectrum Presidential Initiative during their Awards Banquet, held on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 at the annual joint conference in Athens, Ga. of the Georgia Library Association, the Georgia Association for Instructional Technology and the Georgia Library Media Association. 

ALA President Roberta Stevens, Immediate Past President Dr. Camila Alire, ALA President-Elect Molly Raphael and ALA Past President Dr. Betty J. Turock, chair of the initiative, continue the Spectrum Presidential Initiative as a special campaign to raise $1 million for the Spectrum Scholarship Program. Through this initiative, ALA aims to meet the critical needs of supporting master’s-level scholarships, providing two $25,000 doctoral scholarships, increasing the Spectrum Endowment to ensure the program’s future and developing special programs for recruitment and career development.  GLA’s contributions will allow ALA to continue to support Master’s-level Spectrum Scholarships.

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