Hi all, This is just a reminder that grant applications for our *new* Robert Gaylor IDEA aware are due August 14th! Below is the original message, as a refresher. :) The Book and Author Society (www.bookandauthor.org) is very excited to announce that, after a several-year hiatus due to a global plague, our author luncheons will be returning this fall! Please mark your calendars for October 11, from 11:30-2pm at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center in Livonia--details on featured authors and ticket sales will be forthcoming later this summer. During the luncheon we will be presenting a brand new grant, created in honor of our former president and one of our founding members, Robert Gaylor . The Robert Gaylor IDEA award complements the spirit of the Gaylor Collection at Oakland University <https://library.oakland.edu/collections/special/gaylor.html>, which contains “many titles of historical significance related to GLBT lives” from the mid-20th century to the present, and represents a lifetime of careful stewardship of the records of these communities. This *$2000 grant *will be awarded to a library or literacy organization in the metropolitan-Detroit area for the *purpose of supporting a collection, technological needs, or programming to support inclusion, diversity, equity, or accessibility (IDEA).* Grant applications are due by *August 14, at the link below. *Winners will be notified prior to the luncheon and will be provided with two complimentary tickets to the luncheon. https://oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fnR2NrPZ80Tr7w Any questions, please feel free to contact board@bookandauthor.org or use the "contact us" form on our website. Thank you all, and we hope to see you in October! -- 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