[Publib] Apply by April 4 to host "John Adams Unbound"

[Angela Thullen]

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library
Association (ALA) Public Programs Office are now accepting applications
for "John Adams Unbound," a traveling exhibition based upon a larger
exhibition of the same name recently on display at the Boston Public
Library.  The traveling exhibition is made possible by a grant from the
NEH to the Boston Public Library.

Librarians applying to host "John Adams Unbound" in their public,
academic or special library must register their institution at
www.grants.gov.  Prospective applicants are advised to register with
www.grants.gov as soon as possible, as the process can take up to two
weeks to complete.  The application and guidelines for "John Adams
Unbound" and complete instructions for registering and applying through
www.grants.gov may be found at
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_JohnAdams.html. Online
applications must be completed by April 4, 2008.  Applications may not
be submitted through ALA.

Successful applicants will host the 1,000 square foot exhibit for six
weeks and receive a $2,500 grant from NEH for attendance at an exhibit
planning workshop and other exhibit-related expenses.   Participating
libraries are expected to present at least two free public programs
featuring a lecture or discussion by a qualified scholar on exhibition
themes.  All showings of the exhibition must be free and open to the
public. 

"John Adams Unbound" explores Adams's personal library - a collection of
3,500 books willed by Adams to the people of Massachusetts and deposited
in the Boston Public Library in 1894.  This remarkable collection of
books provides first-hand insight into how John Adams shaped American
history, and how he was shaped through his lifelong dedication to
reading and books.  Through photo-reproductions of these annotated
volumes, viewers will witness one of out Founding Fathers wrestling with
intellectual and political ideas at every stage in his long life - as a
boy, university student, Boston lawyer, revolutionary, diplomat,
President and citizen of the early American republic.
 
For more information about "John Adams Unbound," visit
www.ala.org/publicprograms.

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ALA Public Programs Office
http://www.ala.org/publicprograms
publicprograms at ala.org
800/545-2433, extension 5045