[SEO-Members] Applications open for new ALA YA sci-fi reading/discussion grant

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Hi everyone,

A brand-new Great Stories Club theme has opened grant applications today. See details below!

ALA invites library workers to apply for "Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures." This brand-new series in ALA's Great Stories Club will feature science fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity and alternate futures.


  *   Visit the project guidelines<https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/resources/future/guidelines> and apply online<https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/apply> by May 10, 2023
  *   35 libraries will be selected
  *   Applications will be accepted from all types of libraries (public, school, academic, special, etc.) in the United States
  *   Participating libraries must work in partnership with, or be located within, an organization that reaches underserved teens (e.g., alternative high school, juvenile justice facilities, tribal library, drug/alcohol rehabilitation centers, nonprofits serving teen parents, alternative high schools, agencies serving teenaged foster children and shelters serving young adults and families experiencing homelessness).

  *   Selected libraries will receive 11 paperback copies of theme-related books to use in the reading and discussion groups as well as a $500 programming stipend, online training, an array of program resources and support throughout the grant term.

 Selected libraries may choose up to four books from the following reading list:

  *   "Victories Greater Than Death" by Charlie Jane Anders
  *   "Across a Field of Starlight" by Blue Delliquanti
  *   "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
  *   "The Sound of Stars" by Alechia Dow
  *   "War Girls" by Tochi Onyebuchi

Questions? Please email publicprograms at ala.org<mailto:publicprograms at ala.org>.

Online application: https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/apply

Thanks,
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Hannah Arata (she/her)
Communications Specialist
Public Programs Office
ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation
ala.org/ppo<http://ala.org/ppo> | programminglibrarian.org<http://www.programminglibrarian.org/>

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