[OPLINLIST] grant opportunity - The MetLife Foundation Reading America Progra m

[Jane Byrnes]

> Here's news of an exciting grant opportunity.  Libraries for the Future,
> with support from MetLife Foundation, is sponsoring a national book and
> film
> discussion series for teenagers and families, especially immigrant
> families,
> that will take place in public libraries.  We hope that you will
> distribute
> this RFP widely to libraries throughout your state.
> 
> Public libraries are invited to submit proposals for participation. The
> program is designed to use literature, film, and the neutral ground of the
> library to stimulate discussion that positively affects the relationship
> between the generations, especially those of new immigrant families.
> Fifteen
> libraries will be selected for The MetLife Foundation Reading America
> Program.  Winners will receive a cash grant of $5,000. The deadline for
> proposals is March 4, 2005.
> 
> The RFP and application packet are posted on Libraries for the Future's
> website at http://www.lff.org/news/RA05_rfp.html.  If you have any
> questions, please contact Elissa Young or Dina Sherman at eyoung@lff.org,
> dsherman@lff.org or at 1-800-542-1918.
> 
> Elissa Young
> Family Place Libraries Director
> Libraries for the Future
> 27 Union Square West, Suite 204
> New York, NY 10003
> 646-336-6236
> eyoung@lff.org