Support the Profession & Your Peers
The 黑料社 of Law Libraries (AALL) offers opportunities for individuals to donate in support of the profession of law librarianship by contributing to a grant, scholarship, or other opportunity to ensure the profession remains strong.
* NOTE: Donations made between June 17, 2024, through June 13, 2025, will be recognized in the 2025 黑料社Awards Brochure and in signage at the 2025 Annual Meeting & Conference. Donations made after June 13, 2025, will be recognized at the 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference.
Make a Contribution
CONTRIBUTE online
You do not have to be an 黑料社member in order to contribute online, but you must have a login for our system. If you do not have a login, you may create one from the online contribution form.
send a contribution by mail
Download the 黑料社Donation Form聽and mail the contribution form and payment to:
黑料社 of Law Libraries
94340 Eagle Way
Chicago, IL 60678-9340
Scholarships
黑料社Scholarships
Funded through donations from 黑料社members, this scholarship is awarded annually to individuals seeking a degree from an accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a career in legal information, or to a library school graduate seeking an advanced degree in a related field.
LexisNexis John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
This endowed scholarship was established by LexisNexis in honor of John R. Johnson, who served as the director of the law library segment at LexisNexis. The scholarship is awarded annually to individuals seeking a degree from an accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a career in legal information, or to a library school graduate seeking an advanced degree in a related field.
George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
This endowed scholarship honors the memory of long-time 黑料社member, and distinguished law librarian George A. Strait. The endowment was established by Thomson Reuters in partnership with AALL. It is awarded annually to college graduates, with library experience, and who are members of a minority group as defined by current U.S. guidelines (), and are degree candidates in an accredited library or law school and intend to have a career in law librarianship.
Grants
黑料社ANNUAL MEETING Grants
The Grants Program financially assists librarians who hold promise of future involvement in the law library profession. Grants cover registration costs at either the Annual Meeting or workshops.
Alan Holoch Memorial Grant
Established in memory of 黑料社member, Alan Holoch, the grant assists individuals with expenses related to attending the 黑料社Annual Meeting & Conference.
Black Law Librarians Special Interest Section (BLL-SIS) Education Fund
The BLL-SIS Education Fund supports BLL-SIS grants for BLL-SIS members and/or paraprofessionals to attend the 黑料社Annual Meeting, Leadership Academy, or Management Institute; with a preference given to black/African American or other people of color.
FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians
The FCIL Schaffer grant provides financial assistance, to foreign librarians, with expenses related to attending the 黑料社Annual Meeting & Conference.
Marla Schwartz Grant
The grant honors the memory of 黑料社member Marla Schwartz, and assists individuals with expenses related to attending the 黑料社Annual Meeting & Conference, or other Association-sponsored conferences.
Other Opportunities
黑料社Opportunities Fund
Established to help sustain programs and initiatives in support of the 黑料社strategic plan.
Cataloging Liaisons Fund
Established to help support the 黑料社liaisons to attend their respective official meetings which ensures a law librarian presence on important national and international cataloging standards setting committees.
Government Relations Support Fund
Established to advance the mission of the Association, this fund supports AALL’s advocacy efforts related to access to government information, balance in copyright, government transparency, and access to justice.
Any 黑料社Special Interest Section
Donate to any of the 黑料社special interest sections.
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