Cart-Campbell Grant

Cart-Campbell Grant

Cart-Campbell Grant

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) established the Cart /Campbell grant in 2015 to offer financial support for a librarian working with teens in a high school, junior high school, middle school, or public library to attend an ALAN Workshop. The grant honors the contributions of former ALAN presidents Michael Cart and Patty Campbell, both long-time ALAN members and passionate contributors to the field of Young Adult Literature.

This grant awards a complimentary workshop registration towards a deserving librarian’s attendance at the ALAN workshop. This year’s workshop will be held November 22-23, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA.  One Cart-Campbell grant will be awarded annually, and each recipient may only receive the grant once. Please note that applicants who have never attended an ALAN workshop, as well as those who have attended previously, are eligible to apply for this grant. 

Eligible applicants must:

  • Be a practicing librarian (full- or part-time) working with teens in a high school, junior high/middle school, or public library setting.  
  • Be a member of ALAN. If not a member, please include proof of your registration and payment with your application materials (available at http://www.alan-ya.org/join/).

Please complete the following questions, Cart-Campbell grant application.

Applications must be received by September 15th, 2026.

Any questions or concerns about the grant? Please contact ALAN Executive Director Mark Letcher at markeletcher@gmail.com. 

2025 Winner: Libby Grimes

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About the Cart-Campbell Grant

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) established the Cart-Campbell Grant in Spring 2015 to offer financial support for a librarian working with teens in a high school, junior high school, middle school, or public library to attend an ALAN Workshop. The grant honors the contributions of former ALAN presidents Michael Cart and Patty Campbell, both long-time ALAN members and passionate contributors to the field of Young Adult Literature.

Michael Cart (ALAN President 2003-2004) was the Director of the Beverly Hills (CA) Public Library and also a Past President of the American Library Association (ALA)’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) from 1997-1998. A nationally recognized expert in children’s and young adult literature, he has authored, co-authored, or edited nineteen books and anthologies, including Love and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth; My Father’s Scar; The Heart Has Its Reasons; From Romance to Realism: 50 Years of Growth and Change in Young Adult Literature; and Passions and Pleasures: Essays and Speeches about Literature and Libraries. He writes the “Carte Blanche” column and reviews books for Booklist magazine. In 2008, he was the first recipient of the YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group’s Service to Young Adults Achievement Award and received ALA’s 2000 Grolier Foundation Award for his contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by young people.

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Patty Campbell (ALAN President 2004 – 2005) has been an inspiring, renowned literary critic, author, editor, teacher, and librarian in the field of Young Adult Literature for over forty years. For many years, she also wrote the highly respected column “The Sand in the Oyster” for Horn Book magazine, in which she discussed controversial issues in YA books. Her many book credits include War Is…: Soldiers, Survivors, and Storytellers Talk About War; Robert Cormier: Daring to Disturb the Universe; Twayne’s multi-volume Young Adult Author Series; and Campbell’s Scoop: Reflections on Young Adult Literature. She has served on the Board of Directors of YALSA and ALAN and received ALA’s 1999 Grolier Foundation Award for her contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by young people.

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