ALA & NEH grant: Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War

Fifty libraries across the country will be selected to participate in this scholar-led reading and discussion program for public audiences from the from the Small Grants to Libraries program.

Full details here.

Libraries selected for the project will receive the following:

1. Twenty-five sets of the three books to be read in the program.
2. A $2,500 grant from ALA, with funding provided by NEH, to be used for travel to the orientation workshop for the library project director and the local project scholar, and for project-related programming expenses (e.g., scholar honorarium, publicity, and other support materials). Indirect costs may not be charged to the grant.
3. Participation in an October 2011 workshop in Chicago, (October 13-14) designed for the library project directors and the local project scholars, offering instruction, networking opportunities, and participation in a model program.
4. A Site Support Notebook for libraries, which will offer resources to assist librarians in planning the series,setting program goals, working with the local project scholars, recruiting community partners, facilitating discussion group meetings, promoting the series, developing thematically related supplemental programs, budgeting, and evaluating the program. Promotional materials, including folders, bookmarks, and five copies of the project publicity poster, will be provided; the materials will also be available in digital format for downloading by libraries.
5. Technical and programming support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the programs, including participation in an online discussion list for library project directors.