[Publib] Grant Opportunity: We the People Bookshelf on Happiness

[Lainie Castle]

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Attention Public and School (K-12) Librarians:

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."  

Part of the NEH's We the People initiative, this annual collection
development grant project will award sets of 15 classic books for young
readers to 2,000 libraries across the country.  Selected libraries will
also receive 4 of the Bookshelf titles in Spanish, a bonus CD (Happy
Land: Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder performed by various
artists), posters, bookmarks and programming resources. Libraries
interested in receiving the collection are required to develop and host
a program to introduce the collection and its theme to students and/or
patrons.  
 
The list of "Pursuit of Happiness" titles has just been posted at
http://www.ala.org/wethepeople. Guidelines and applications will be
available online at http://www.wethepeople.gov or via
http://www.ala.org/wethepeople from September 19, 2006 through
January 31, 2007.  All applications are due by January 31.

We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to receive the
"Pursuit of Happiness" collection for your library!  With questions,
please contact the Public Programs Office.

Sincerely, 
ALA Public Programs Office
800/545-2433, ext. 5045
publicprograms at ala.org 

P.S. - To start planning your application today, visit
http://www.ala.org/wethepeople for a list of programming ideas!