[OPLINLIST] FW: [alacro-l] New grant supports library programs discussing "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"

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From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood at ala.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:14 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] New grant supports library programs discussing
"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"

 

The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) are offering a new cultural programming grant
opportunity for libraries. Public, academic and special libraries may
apply to receive a $2,500 grant to support five reading, viewing and
discussion programs featuring the documentary "Louisa May Alcott: The
Woman Behind Little Women" and the companion biography of the same name.
Online applications will be accepted at www.grants.gov through July 30.

 

The library outreach program for "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind
Little Women" is a collaboration among NEH, the ALA Public Programs
Office and Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen for Filmmakers Collaborative
and has been designated as part of NEH's We the People initiative,
exploring significant events and themes in our nation's history and
culture and advancing knowledge of the principles that define America.
Funding was provided by a major grant from NEH to the ALA Public
Programs Office.

 

Libraries applying for a "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little
Women" library outreach grant must register their institution at
www.grants.gov. Prospective applicants are advised to register with
www.grants.gov as soon as possible, since the process can take up to two
weeks to complete. Resources to help begin the application process for
"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women" may be found at
www.ala.org/louisamayalcott. Online applications must be completed by
July 30.

 

Louisa May Alcott is recognized around the world for her novel "Little
Women," but Alcott is scarcely known as the bold, compelling woman who
secretly wrote sensational thrillers, lived at the center of the
Transcendentalist and Abolitionist movements and served as a Civil War
army nurse. The film, biography, and library programs will re-introduce
audiences to Alcott by presenting a story full of fresh insights,
startling discoveries about the author and a new understanding of
American culture during her lifetime. The 30 selected libraries will
present five reading, viewing and discussion programs focused on Louisa
May Alcott, her body of work and her era. Libraries will be asked to
enlist a lead project scholar with expertise in 19th-century American
history or literature to help present and plan programs. For more
information, visit www.ala.org/louisamayalcott. 

 

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