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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">See below for a new opportunity for public libraries from ALA’s Public Programs Office and WETA Productions.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Shareable link: <a href="http://www.programminglibrarian.org/articles/apply-now-vietnam-war-programming-kit-opportunity" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Public libraries are invited to apply to receive a programming kit for “The Vietnam War,” a 10-part documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS stations beginning Sept. 17.The Vietnam
War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn NovickApply now to bring a programming kit for "The Vietnam War" to your public library.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Fifty public libraries will be selected, through a competitive application process, to receive the kit, which will include a programming guide and a copy of the full 18-hour documentary series on DVD, with
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">View the full project guidelines:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Or begin your online application:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. “The Vietnam War” features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans
who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides. Learn more about the film at
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/home/" target="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/home/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">The project is offered by the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office in partnership with WETA Productions in Washington, D.C.</font></p>
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