Congratulations to Melissa Mallon and Melanie Maksin, who were judged the winners of the 2017 Best Book Proposal contest! The contest was sponsored by the Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series in collaboration with our publishing partner, Rowman & Littlefield. Mallon and Maksin share the $250 prize for their book proposal titled Partners in Teaching & Learning: Coordinating a Successful Academic Library Instruction Program. Scholars Series Editor Andrea Falcone is currently working with these authors to further develop their proposal, with an eye toward publication in the Scholars Series. 

For more information about the Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series, see the Scholars Series Overview.

The lottery is now open for the new iteration of the ​Frank B. Sessa Scholarships for Continuing Professional Education of Beta Phi Mu Members.  These scholarships are intended to support Beta Phi Mu members in pursuing continuing professional education in LIS, archival studies, or other approved information-related studies. A total of ten $150 scholarships will be granted in 2018 -- five in March and five in September. Please visit the Sessa Scholarship page for more information, and links to the Sessa Scholarship Guidelines and the lottery form.