THE NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is a $500 scholarship. 

THE QUERY – LONG SCHOLARSHIP for work with children or young adults is a $1,000 scholarship. (Not awarded in 2007)

THE MCLENDON STUDENT LOAN FUND provides a $400.00 loan at 1% interest. 

Either scholarship or a student loan may be awarded for original or continued study in library science: 

  1. To a student entering library school for the first time; 
  2. To a student currently enrolled in a library school program; 
  3. To a practicing librarian who wishes to continue his or her studies. 
To be eligible for either scholarship or a student loan, the applicant: 
  1. Must currently be a legal resident of North Carolina with a minimum residency of two years. 
  2. Must hold an undergraduate degree. 
  3. Must have been accepted by a library school. (Persons whose library school applications are pending may apply for the scholarships.) 
Major factors to be considered in making the awards are (not necessarily in this order): 
  1. Academic excellence. 
  2. Potential for leadership and/or commitment to service. 
  3. Potential for evidence of commitment to a career in librarianship in North Carolina. 
  4. Financial need 
  • Please contact a Committee member for information about deadlines and forms:
  • Submit application and up to 3 references for scholarships and loans by May 30, 2007 to: 

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    NCLA
    c/o Scholarship Committee
    4646 Mail Service Center
    Raleigh, NC 27699-4646

    Chair
    Harry Cooke, Ed.D.
    Phone: 740-922-6355
    Morris Library
    Gaston College
    HWY 321 South
    Dallas, NC 28034
    FAX: 704-922-2342
    email: cooke.harry@gaston.edu

    Vice Chair

    Susan M. Benning
    Phone: 336-349-8476
    Branch Manager
    Reidsville Public Library
    Rockingham County Public Library
    204 W. Morehead St.
    Reidsville, NC 27889
    FAX: 252-975-2015
    email: sbenning@library.repl.org


    Members:

    Christy Earp
    Phone: 336-838-6117
    Librarian
    Wilkes Community College
    1328 Collegeiate Dr.
    Wilkesboro, NC 28697
    email: christ.earp@wilkes.cc.edu


    Julia Hicks
    G.H. & L.B. Brown Library
    122 Van Horden Street
    Washington, NC 27889
    FAX: 252-975-2015
    email: jhicks@washingtonnc.ws



    Jean C. Wilson
    Circulation Desk Supervisor
    Phone: 336-758-4940
    Law Professional Center Library
    Wake Forest University
    email: wilsonjc@law.wfu.edu



    Web Page

    Lisa Williams
    Coordinator of Research and Information Services
    Phone: 910-962-3680
    William M. Randall Library
    UNC-Wilmington
    601 S. College St.
    Wilmington, NC 28403
    FAX: 910-962-3078
    email: williamsl@uncwil.edu