A New Jersey colleague is applying for the "Let's Talk About It" Grant from the American Library Association, but she would like to ascertain that she can get an appropriate speaker for her programming:
Fanwood Memorial Library is located in central New Jersey. What I need for a facilitator for the Jewish Literature series is, as is stated in the guidelines of the grant: The qualified scholar should have a Ph.D. in English Literature, Jewish Studies, or other related humanities subject; a strong knowledge of Jewish literature and culture; experience teaching literature at a university or college; and experience speaking before and facilitating discussion with adult audiences. Below are details of the grant (if anyone is interested in applying). Thank you for your help, Kathe The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) and Nextbook, a gateway to Jewish literature, culture and ideas, are pleased to announce another round of grants for Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature Identity and Imagination, a theme-based reading and discussion series. Under the new deadlines, two new themes and increased <http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/letstalkaboutit/LTAI_NewThemes_RFP2.pdf>programming grants are available. Public and academic libraries are eligible to apply. Based on the Lets Talk About It reading and discussion model pioneered nationally by ALA in 1982, Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature features scholar-led, theme-based discussions that explore the best in contemporary and classic Jewish literature. Over the past three years, Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature grants have been awarded to 159 libraries nationwide. Participating libraries will each host a five-part discussion series featuring one of six themes. The two new themes and book selections are: Neighbors: The World Next Door A Journey to the End of the Millennium, A.B. Yehoshua Red Cavalry, Isaac Babel Neighbors, Jan T. Gross The Assistant, Bernard Malamud Mona in the Promised Land, Gish Jen Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel A Contract with God, Will Eisner Maus I/II, Art Spiegelman Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories, Ben Katchor The Quitter, Harvey Pekar The Rabbis Cat, Joann Sfar Previous themes, which also are included, are Your Hearts Desire: Sex and Love in Jewish Literature Demons, Golems, and Dybbuks: Monsters of the Jewish Imagination Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming and A Mind of Her Own: Fathers and Daughters in a Changing World. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
