The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) and Heartland Film Festival’s Truly Moving Pictures have teamed together in a collaborative project called F.I.L.M., an acronym for “Finding Inspiration in Literature and Movies.” The literacy and film program encourages youth associated with NCY organizations to screen the featured films, read the books associated with the movies, participate… Read More Do You Find Inspiration in Literature and Movies?

From over at Librarian in Black . net comes Stephen Abrams compilation of book recommendation sites.

Half of the workers who built the U.S. Capitol were slaves and the most famous of these was Philip Reid, who supervised the bronze casting of the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol dome. How Reid achieved in spite of the disappointments of slavery is the theme of “The Biography of Philip Reid: Historical Fiction.”… Read More WHO built the WHITE House??

The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are pleased to announce the newest We the People Bookshelf. This year’s theme is “The Pursuit of Happiness.” U.S. public and school (K-12) libraries are eligible to apply. Part of the NEH’s We the People initiative, this annual collection development grant project… Read More Bookshelf Grant

The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are pleased to announce the newest We the People Bookshelf. This year’s theme is “The Pursuit of Happiness.” U.S. public and school (K-12) libraries are eligible to apply. Part of the NEH’s We the People initiative, this annual collection development grant project… Read More Bookshelf Grant