ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 15, Number 20 
February 23, 2006

In This Issue: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHEDULES TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE CALLS FOR IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES 
PROGRAM 

To assist applicants in preparing applications for the FY 2006 
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries grant competition, the 
U.S. Department of Education has scheduled a series of technical 
assistance conference calls.

2:00 P.M. EST Thursday, March 2, 2006 
10:00 A.M. EST Friday, March 3, 2006 
10:00 A.M. EST Monday, March 6, 2006 

Contact Gail Payne by e-mail Gail.Payne@ed.gov or phone (202) 401-
1121 for the participation codes or to e-mail questions in 
advance.



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