[Libs-Or] Fwd: [alacro-l] Grants to Develop Public Programming related to Latino American History and Culture

[Suzanne Sager]

FYI,

Suzanne L. Sager

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From: Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:05 PM
Subject: [alacro-l] Grants to Develop Public Programming related to Latino
American History and Culture
To: "alacro-l at lists.ala.org" <alacro-l at lists.ala.org>


*NEH and ALA are offering grants of $3,000 to $10,000 to libraries,
humanities councils, museums and other nonprofits to develop public
programming related to Latino American history and culture. The grant is
based on the documentary film series* *Latino Americans*
<http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/>*, **which premiered on PBS in
2013. The program,** Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, *will offer
funding and materials to support public film screenings, discussion groups,
oral history initiatives, local history exhibitions, multi-media projects,
performances and other programs. Apply by May 1 at
www.ala.org/latinoamericans.



More details below:



*“Latino Americans: 500 Years of History”*



Latinos have a long and fascinating history in the United States dating
back more than 500 years. Explore the rich stories, diverse cultures and
painful clashes that have so powerfully shaped Latino lives and the nation.



*Apply by May 1 at www.ala.org/latinoamericans
<http://www.ala.org/latinoamericans>. *



Up to 200 selected sites will receive:



-          *Latino Americans <http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/>*, an
award-winning, six-part documentary series created for PBS, with public
performance rights

-          Cash grants of $3,000 to $1,000 to support a *Latino Americans:
500 Years of History* program series (public film screenings, discussion
groups, oral history initiatives, local history exhibitions, multi-media
projects, performances and more)

-          Promotional materials to support local outreach

-          Access to additional programming and humanities resources
developed by national project scholars, librarian advisors and outreach
experts.



Eligible institutions include:

-          Libraries (public, academic and community college)

-          Community organizations

-          Youth groups

-          State humanities councils

-          Public television affiliate stations

-          Other educational and cultural institutions



Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, created by the National Endowment
for the Humanities <http://www.neh.gov/> and the American Library
Association, is part of an NEH initiative, The Common Good: Humanities in
the Public Square <http://www.neh.gov/commongood>.



Please email ALA’s Public Programs Office at publicprograms at ala.org with
any questions.







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Sarah Ostman

Communications Manager

Public Programs Office

American Library Association

(312) 280-5061
www.ala.org/publicprograms

www.ProgrammingLibrarian.org <http://www.ala.org/publicprograms>



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-- 
Suzanne L. Sager
Oregon ALA Representative
Portland State University Library
PO Box 1151
Portland, OR  97207-1151

Phone: 503-725-8169
Fax: 503-725-5799

email: sagers at pdx.edu
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