Congratulations! Thanks for letting us know. Laurie
_____ From: D Ricklefs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:43 AM To: Laurie Mahaffey; ctls-l Subject: RE: [ctls-l] FW: National Endowment for the Humanities Art Award for schools & public libraries Round Rock Public Library also received the grant. Dale Ricklefs, Library Director Round Rock Public Library 216 E. Main Street, Round Rock, Texas 78664 512-218-7010; 218-7061 (fax); 669-1753 (cell); [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that our spam blocker blocks many emails, especially yahoo, gmail, and similar sites. You may get a "mailbox full" message. This means you have been blocked. Please call at one of the numbers above if you are having problems getting through. Thank you! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurie Mahaffey Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:03 AM To: ctls-l Subject: [ctls-l] FW: National Endowment for the Humanities Art Award for schools & public libraries From: Pauline Lam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:32 AM To: Soy, Sue; Laurie Mahaffey; ctls-l; System Consultants Cc: Toombs, Nancy; Fraga,Patricia; Spradling,David; Canales,Eyna; Phyllis Trautner; Barthelmess,Thom Subject: RE: [ctls-l] National Endowment for the Humanities Art Award forschools & public libraries Congratulations to the Austin Public Library. The Cedar Park Public Library also receives this grant. Pauline Lam Library Director Cedar Park Public Library 550 Discovery Blvd Cedar Park, TX 78613 Tel: (512) 401-5624 Fax: (512) 259-5236 _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Soy, Sue Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:29 AM To: Laurie Mahaffey; ctls-l; System Consultants Cc: Toombs, Nancy; Fraga,Patricia; Spradling,David; Canales,Eyna; Phyllis Trautner; Barthelmess,Thom Subject: Re: [ctls-l] National Endowment for the Humanities Art Award forschools & public libraries All, The Austin Public Library applied for this grant and has received it! We will be placing these wonderful prints in the Faulk Central Library and the Spicewood Springs Branch Library when they arrive in the Fall. We have placed articles alerting teachers to the opportunity to prepare curriculum over the summer months through the Austin Independent School District social studies teacher's newsletter and in the ACCESS to Learning, Inc. newsletter going out this month to teachers and other cultural heritage institutions in our area. We will continue to alert our teachers (and thank our Federal Legislators) to this opportunity to bring American History to life through art. At the Art Institute, co-sponsored by ACCESS to Learning, Inc. , held Sunday and Monday at the Blanton Art Museum in Austin, art teachers from around the CTLS area were also alerted to the fact that the Austin Public Library has received this grant. We want this effort to succeed for all of us! In addition, the social studies curriculum department at AISD examined the on-line Picturing America Teacher Resource Guide for me and pronounced it as "excellent." This program is promoted by Loraine Roy, current President of the American Library Association and Austin, Texas, resident. I can also help anyone who needs help with this grant opportunity. Best, Sue Susan K. Soy, CA, Library Grants and Records Manager, Austin Public Library P.O. Box 2287 Austin, TX 78768-2287 Phone: 974-7388 Fax: 512-974-7516 _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurie Mahaffey Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:43 AM To: ctls-l; System Consultants Cc: 'Phyllis Trautner' Subject: [ctls-l] National Endowment for the Humanities Art Award forschools & public libraries I ran across this program from the NEH today while looking at their website. They have given art reproductions to over 26,000 schools & libraries across the US and are gearing up for another round of grant applications in August. Related instructional materials are included; the art is grouped around themes such as Democracy, Courage, Landscapes, etc. Many are well-known and loved works of American art. Parochial schools and consortia of home schools may apply. If your town has a local school of this type that never seems to be able to qualify for anything, this is their big chance. Please pass the info along to them; you may make a friend for life! ;-) The website is: www.PicturingAmerica.neh.gov <http://www.picturingamerica.neh.gov/> and the press release is below. A few CTLS libraries and several public schools in our system have gotten grants in the first round. Why not your library next time? Please let me know if you need help with the grant application. Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] 512-583-0704 x18 800-252-4431 x18 26,320 Schools and Public Libraries to Receive NEH's Picturing America Awards Free Education Initiative Brings Great American Art Directly to Classrooms and Libraries WASHINGTON (June 2, 2008)-Today the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that 26,320 schools and public libraries across the nation will receive Picturing America, a free initiative that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of the country's great art directly to classrooms and libraries. Information on specific local recipient schools and public libraries is available on the Picturing America Web <http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/public_awards.php> site. Awardees will receive 40 large, high-quality reproductions of great American art and a comprehensive teachers resource book to facilitate the use of the works of art in core subjects. Delivery of these materials is scheduled for August 2008. Additional education resources are also available through the Picturing America <http://picturingamerica.neh.gov> Web site. "Thanks to an unprecedented number of educators, librarians, and citizens who applied during the first application period, I'm proud to announce that over 26,000 schools and public libraries across our nation will receive Picturing America this fall," said NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. "Works of art are more than mere ornaments for the elite; they are primary documents of a civilization. A written record or a textbook tells you one thing-but art reveals something else. Our students and citizens deserve to see American art that shows us where we have come from, what we have endured, and where we are headed," continued Chairman Cole. Picturing America has received broad-based national support from federal agencies, the arts community, and educators, among others. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Head Start; the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); and the National Park Service (NPS) partnered with the NEH and have been instrumental in expanding the reach of the program. The American Library Association (ALA) is working in cooperation with the NEH to provide Picturing America to schools and public libraries, nationwide. "Picturing America's goal of introducing representative art works into classrooms is certainly one to encourage," said Pulitzer prize-winning American author, John Updike who recently presented NEH's 37th annual Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. "The Endowment's selection and the commentaries seem to me quite brilliant." Schools currently participating in a nationwide Picturing America pilot program have been tremendously receptive to the initiative. Educators have even testified before Congress on behalf of Picturing America and its educational impact on their schools. "The Picturing America grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities has truly enriched our lives," said Katrine Watkins, Librarian at Shaler Area Intermediate School in Glenshaw, Pa., at a recent Congressional hearing in Washington. "Valuable as the Picturing America posters are to teaching our curriculum, however, perhaps their greatest worth is their limitless potential to teach us all-students, staff, and parents-about ourselves." >From Jan. 7 through April 15, 2008, 26,320 schools and public libraries in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories successfully applied to receive Picturing America in the program's first nationwide application period. A complete list of recipient schools and public libraries in cities and states across the country is available on the Picturing America Web site: http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/public_awards.php. The NEH will offer Picturing America to more schools and libraries through a future enrollment opportunity beginning in August 2008. All eligible organizations in the U.S. and its territories that have not previously received Picturing America may apply for the program from Aug. 4 through Oct. 31, 2008, at PicturingAmerica.neh.gov. In addition to schools and libraries, through an interagency agreement, NEH and the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start, will work together to make Picturing America available to the 20,000 Head Start centers around the nation. This partnership will provide for the development of materials to supplement Picturing America and ensure that the program will enhance early childhood development and family literacy. The NEH wishes to thank the following organizations: the American Library Association, Office of Head Start, Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Park Service, The History Channel, and the National Trust for the Humanities. The NEH is grateful for the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Smith, as well as the support of the Honorable William D. Rollnick and the Honorable Nancy Ellison. Picturing America is distributed by the NEH in cooperation with the ALA. For information about the ALA, please visit www.ala.org. # # # About Picturing America Public, private, parochial, and charter and home school consortia (K-12), as well as public libraries in the US and its territories, are eligible to receive Picturing America materials. Interested schools and public libraries will be able to apply through the NEH for the second round of Picturing America awards, beginning Aug. 4 through Oct. 31, 2008, for receipt of the materials in spring 2009. Detailed instructions for submitting an application can be found in the 'Apply Now' section of the Picturing America Web site, PicturingAmerica.neh.gov. Picturing America comes with a comprehensive package of materials that includes: * Forty large, high-quality color reproductions of the selected masterpieces (24" x 36"); * A comprehensive teachers resource book providing a wide range of ideas and background information to support educators using the works of art in core subject areas; and * Additional resources and lesson plans available through the Picturing America Web site, PicturingAmerica.neh.gov. About the National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The study of the humanities-history, literature, philosophy, and the arts-helps us explore what it means to be human. The humanities enable us to understand the world and our place in it. Because "democracy demands wisdom," NEH serves and strengthens our Republic through promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans. Through its programs, NEH provides opportunities for all citizens to embrace the humanities and benefit from their wisdom. For more information about NEH, visit www.neh.gov. _____ Media Contacts: Lindsey Mikal at (202) 606-8317 or Elizabeth Fisher at (202) 208-7098
