Jim Kuhn writes \”It\’s hard to believe, but after more than thirty years of assisting librarians, there are still those out there who don\’t know about the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund.
And what they don\’t know … can\’t HELP them.
A sister organization to the American Library Association, the Merritt Fund gives unique aid to librarians who face:
· Workplace discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, age, disability, or place of national origin;
· unfair employment practices;
· professional and personal adversity due to their defense of intellectual freedom.
Since its inception in 1970, the Fund has provided over $80,000 in grants to support librarians in their fight for intellectual freedom and professional integrity. Some of the individuals who received grants include:\”
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Jim Kuhn writes \”It\’s hard to believe, but after more than thirty years of assisting librarians, there are still those out there who don\’t know about the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund.
And what they don\’t know … can\’t HELP them.
A sister organization to the American Library Association, the Merritt Fund gives unique aid to librarians who face:
· Workplace discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, age, disability, or place of national origin;
· unfair employment practices;
· professional and personal adversity due to their defense of intellectual freedom.
Since its inception in 1970, the Fund has provided over $80,000 in grants to support librarians in their fight for intellectual freedom and professional integrity. Some of the individuals who received grants include:\”
More…\”· A school librarian who was denied tenure in a small-town district for vague reasons. The librarian had faced continued resistance to her stands for intellectual freedom. A $1,000 grant from the Merritt Fund helped pay bills that had backed up until she found a new position.
· A medical librarian who was terminated without just cause. The Merritt Fund granted $1,500 so she could secure legal counsel.
· A public librarian who did not support the library board\’s request to restrict children\’s access to the adult section of the library and was forced to resign. The Merritt Fund provided a $1,430 grant to assist with attorney costs.
If you or someone you know faces a professional and personal challenge of this kind, go to http://www.merrittfund.org/ for an application. At the Merritt Fund Web site you also will find information about donating to the Fund (contributions are always needed and welcome!), and can learn more about Dr. LeRoy C. Merritt and the Fund established in his name.
Help us spread the word about the Merritt Fund, and help us directly assist librarians in need.
If you have any questions, please call or email the Merritt Fund (800-545-2433, press 1, then ext. 4226; [email protected]).
Sincerely,
LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund Trustees
David Cohen, Senior Trustee
June Garcia, Trustee
Francis J. Buckley, Jr., Trustee \”
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