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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For those of you who might be
interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Don Wood
[mailto:dwood@ala.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] New grant supports library programs discussing
"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH) are offering a new cultural programming grant
opportunity for libraries. <span style='color:black'>Public, academic and
special libraries </span>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 <a href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a>
through July 30.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Libraries applying for a “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman
Behind Little Women” library outreach grant must register their institution at <a
href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a>. Prospective applicants are
advised to register with <a href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a> 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 <a
href="http://www.ala.org/louisamayalcott">www.ala.org/louisamayalcott</a>.
Online applications must be completed by July 30.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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 <a href="http://www.ala.org/louisamayalcott">www.ala.org/louisamayalcott</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal>ALA Public Programs Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ala.org/publicprograms">www.ala.org/publicprograms</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:publicprograms@ala.org">publicprograms@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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