On behalf of the grants committee for the Book and Author Society, I am delighted to announce that the first Robert Gaylor IDEA Award grant will be awarded to Center Line Public Library to develop a "Diverse Voices: Young Adult Book Club & Dialogue." The grant will support a program that incorporates stakeholders from across the community, outreach plans, events and materials. In such divided times, we are proud to support initiatives like Center Line's that will foster learning and conversation. The grants committee would also like to acknowledge the large number of excellent grant applications we received. We hope to continue offering this grant, and others, in future, and we encourage everyone to apply (or apply again!) in future. The grant will be formally awarded at our upcoming Author Luncheon on October 11 at Laurel Park Manor, which will feature authors Etaf Rum, Matt Gutman, and Lyssa Kay Adama. Ticket sales (closing soon!) to support our mission and grants are available through our website <https://www.bookandauthor.org/>. Congratulations, Center Line Public Library! -- Katie Greer she / her Google Scholar Profile <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NiJtDi0AAAAJ&hl=en> Associate Professor Kresge Library, Oakland University 2200 N. Squirrel Rd. Rochester, MI 48309 248.370.2480