If you haven’t seen it yet, author Mitali Perkin’s (First Daughter) Sparrowblog offers a refreshing and insightful perspective on the ’08 elections. Written in the voice of her fictional book’s main character, his could really get YAs excited about the elections as we get dish about the candidates and their children.
Great Stories CLUB Deadline: Feb. 15, 2008 (extension) Connect with hard-to-reach, underserved teens by conducting a Great Stories CLUB reading and discussion program in your library. The Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens, and Books) program reaches teens through books that are relevant to their lives, invites them to read and keep the books,… Read More Great Stories
The Medtronic Foundation has announced new grant guidelines for its HeartRescue program. Grants are for schools, school districts, governments, and nonprofits to educate students about sudden cardiac arrest and prepare them to act in an emergency. Priority funding will be given to new initiatives that demonstrate effective education and training programs or emergency response planning… Read More Have a Heart
The American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Foundation have partnered to increase literary Services to English language learners. A new grant entitled, “The American Dream Starts @ your library,” funded by the Dollar General Foundation seeks to help public libraries increase their literacy services to adult English language learners. The grant will give 15… Read More Start Your Dream
The Small Grants to Libraries program brings traveling exhibitions and other types of public programming to libraries across the country. “Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience” has been designated as part of the NEH’s We the People program, exploring significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture and advancing knowledge of… Read More Pride and Passion
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