2025 Gardner Hanks Scholarship ($600)

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It is the goal of the ILA Awards and Scholarships Committee to provide scholarships to those pursuing continuing education. The Idaho Library Association created the Gardner Hanks Scholarship Fund in 2002 to provide financial support to Idaho Library Association members beginning or continuing formal library education, pursuing a Masters of Library Science degree or Media Generalist certification.

The scholarship fund was established in memory of Gardner Hanks, who served as Continuing Education Consultant for the Idaho State Library from 1989 until his death on February 1, 2002.

In accepting the Librarian of the Year Award in October 2001, Gard said:

"I believe that the library is society’s most vibrant, democratic and life-affirming institution. It does not attempt to impose its opinions on anyone, but seeks to help people make up their own minds. At its best, it is open to everyone, but it forces itself on no one. Because it neither affirms nor rejects any opinion, it gives a voice to the unpopular, the unheard and the brokenhearted, sometimes at great cost to itself.

"Libraries should never be an afterthought. To have a great community, a great school, or a great college or university, you begin by creating a great library. And to have a great library, you must begin by having great librarians. It is both a wonderful privilege and a tremendous responsibility to be a librarian."

Criteria for the Gardner Hanks Scholarship:
• Preference for scholarships will be given to current ILA members.
• May be beginning or continuing formal library education.
• Applicant should provide specific details regarding the exact courses or education needs that this funding will be used for
• Applicant should share what the impact of the scholarship will be on the applicant as a student and how it will ultimately lead to impact for library users

Applicants must submit a completed application, which includes all relevant fields filled out on this form and two supporting letters of recommendation (Word or PDF) sent via email to ilaawardsubmission@gmail.com.

The deadline for the receipt of the completed application is June 3, 2025.
The award will be presented in a recognition ceremony at the ILA Annual Conference this October.

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Please describe the institution at which you are or will be enrolled and/or the course(s) for which you are requesting financial assistance. *

Please describe why you have chosen to further your formal library education and why this scholarship should be awarded to you. *

Please describe any civic, community, or professional service activities in which you have been involved in the past three years. *

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