Cynthia Anderson

A school administrator, former teacher librarian, and a teacher librarian team here to provide a very practical and targeted guide for obtaining grants for the school library/learning commons. Their approach is much more practical than Proposal planning & writing by Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner reviewed in this same column. The Millar contribution is more general and actually more sophisticated than Anderson and Knop. The Millers have long experience and success at grant writing; we are uncertain about the success of the Anderson/Knop team. That said, the later guide is probably for beginners; the former for the more experienced but unsuccessful grant writer seeking to hone skills. Both would be even better, since the reader begins to understand the central ideas and can contrast conflicting advice. The CD accompanying the book contains sample grant proposals, sample funded grants, and a PowerPoint presentation by Gail Dickenson. Bottom line: Get all the advice you can and get writing!… (mehr)