[LM_NET] New We the People Bookshelf grants available

[Lainie Castle <lcastle@ALA.ORG>]

NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce 3,000 We the People Bookshelf
grants on Created Equal

New collection includes titles and bonus materials to support Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial programming

CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs
Office (PPO) is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) for the fifth We the People Bookshelf project.  Part of
the NEH's We the People initiative, the Bookshelf is a grant program
created to encourage young people to read and understand great
literature while exploring themes in American history.

This year’s theme is Created Equal. Public and school (K-12)
libraries are invited to apply online from September 10, 2007 through
January 25, 2008 at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf.  In spring
2008, NEH and ALA will select 3,000 libraries to receive the Created
Equal Bookshelf. Those selected will be required to use the Bookshelf
selections in programs for young readers in their communities. 

Successful applicants will receive the We the People Bookshelf, a
collection of 17 classic hardcover books for young readers, all
conveying the Created Equal theme. For a list of titles, see
http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. Several selections focus on
the life and writings of Abraham Lincoln, whose 200th birthday will be
celebrated during the 2008 - 2009 programming period.  In addition,
winning libraries will receive four of these books in Spanish
translation, and a bonus educational kit entitled History in a Box on
Abraham Lincoln. This kit, developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of
American History, contains a resource book (print and CD formats), DVDs,
interactive CD-ROM and posters, featuring primary source documents,
photographs, artwork, maps, songs and other teaching resources.
Successful applicants will also receive accompanying materials for
programming, including bookplates, bookmarks and posters.  
        
The Created Equal Bookshelf titles, online application and guidelines
will be available from September 10, 2007 to January 25, 2008 at
http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf.  A single application may be
submitted on behalf of multiple libraries within a library system,
school district or community.  Individual branch and school libraries
are also encouraged to apply.  To review a list of programming ideas
while planning an application, or to see information on past Bookshelf
themes, please visit http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf.  

The Bookshelf grants are part of the NEH’s We the People initiative,
which aims to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study and
understanding of American history and culture through libraries,
schools, colleges, universities and cultural institutions.  NEH plans to
issue a We the People Bookshelf each year on themes related to ideas and
ideals unique to America.  Since 2003, ALA and NEH have awarded 6,000 We
the People Bookshelves to public and school libraries.  

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ALA Public Programs Office
http://www.ala.org/publicprograms 
publicprograms@ala.org 
800-545-2433, extension 5045

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