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Letters About Literature Kicking Off '09-'10 Contest
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Cultural/Historical Grants Available for Indiana Libraries
More Library News:
Anderson Herald Bulletin
APL launches photo site on web
Associated Press
Fort Wayne library adjusts to Burmese patrons
Evansville Courier Press
Dillinger files open at State Library
Greene County Daily World
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene library to celebrate 100th anniversary
Indy Star
Indiana Supreme Court will hear library renovation suit
Indy Star
Greenwood library lays off workers, cuts hours
Kokomo Tribune
Library evacuated after “bang”
South Bend Tribune
St. Joseph County library fund drive reaches $75,000
South Bend Tribune
St. Joseph County Public Library trims service hours
Terre Haute Tribune Star
Casualties mounting in Union-Anthem conflict
Terre Haute Tribune Star
FamilySearch Pilot Project continues to add databases
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Entry
forms for the '09-'10 Letters About Literature contest are now available on the
Indiana Center for the
Book's website. The national reading-writing competition, sponsored
by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target
Stores, calls for entrants to write a personal letter to an author, living or
dead, from any genre (fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, etc.)
explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about
the world or their self.
As in previous years, state contest winners
will receive a cash award, plaque, and frameable copy of their
letter from the Indiana Center for the Book during a summertime
awards ceremony. Top winners also receive a Target GiftCard and
advance to the national level competition. National prizes
include $10,000 LAL Reading Promotion Grant for the community or
school library of the winner's choice. National winners will
also receive a $500 Target GiftCard. Additionally, the national
honorable mentions will each receive a $100 Target GiftCard and
a $1,000 LAL Grant for the community or school library of their
choice.
Visit http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org
for contest updates and valuable teaching materials, such as
lesson plans, writing samples, assessment checklists, and
teacher tips. Letters About Literature is open to legal U.S.
residents enrolled as a student in grades 4 -12 during 2009/2010
school year and 9 years of age or older as of 9/1/09. Entries
must be postmarked no later than December 12, 2009
for consideration.
Cultural/Historical Grants Available for Indiana Libraries
Family and Youth Programs in American
History
As part of the We the People initiative, NEH invites
proposals for public programs that encourage intergenerational
learning about and reflection on significant topics in U.S.
history and culture. Grants will support programming tailored to
youth and/or family audiences at museums, libraries, historical
societies and sites, parks, and other places in the community.
The projects should strengthen knowledge and appreciation of
American history among young people through activities outside
the classroom or encourage families to explore themes and ideas
from American history together. NEH encourages projects that:
Highlight documents and artifacts
significant to American history; Make humanities content
central to the project; or Collaborate with other organizations
to extend the reach of the project.
The deadline to apply for the National Endowment for the Humanities' Family and
Youth Programs grant is Aug. 26, 2009. Fore more details about this
project, including a list of sample projects, visit
NEH's grant webpage.
The Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
awards $500 to school and/or public libraries to support
children’s programs the encourage creativity and literacy. While
the program does not have to be new, it must add to the
library’s normal educational activities. Programs funded in the
past include ongoing pen-pal projects, multi-cultural portrait
projects, art projects, bookmaking, and creation and performance
of puppet shows, among many others
The annual deadline to apply is September 15.
Additional information, including program guidelines and the
grant application, is posted on the
Ezra Jack Keats mini-grant
website.
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