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All-- Your library can receive 15 new books through the We the People Bookshelf program. Wells Branch got one of these recently. Info is below. Good luck to all applicants! Suzan Nyfeler Youth Service Specialist Central Texas Library System 1005 West 41st Street, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78756 512.583.0704 x17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FAX 512.583.0709 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "It is better to make a life than a living, and to work at it with an absorption that is both devoted and joyous." --John Ciardi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GRANT: McCormick Tribune Foundation doubles number of We The People Bookshelf grants on "Becoming American." 2,000 libraries will be selected to receive a Bookshelf. The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the third We the People Bookshelf project. Following the NEH and ALA launch of the "Becoming American" theme in September, the McCormick Tribune Foundation agreed to provide additional support to double the number of available Bookshelves from 1,000 to 2,000. PURPOSE: Part of the NEH's We the People initiative, the Bookshelf is a program created to encourage young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history. This year's theme is "Becoming American." WHAT YOU GET: The grant initiative will award sets of 15 classic books for young readers (grades K-12) that address the theme of "Becoming American." School (K-12) and public libraries are eligible to apply. Libraries selected to receive the grants are required to use the Bookshelf selections in programs for young readers in their communities. DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted online through January 17, 2006. Unlike past We the People Bookshelves, there will be no second deadline for "Becoming American." INFO: To access guidelines, the application and a list of titles, please visit www.ala.org/wethepeople. With questions, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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