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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline to apply for "<a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/resources/future/guidelines" title="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/resources/future">Imagining
Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures"</a> <b>has been extended through</b> <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, May 22, 2023!</span></strong> This brand-new series in ALA's
<a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories" title="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories">
Great Stories Club</a> (GSC) will feature science fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity and alternate futures. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/resources/future/guidelines" title="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/resources/future/guidelines">Visit
the project guidelines</a> and <a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/apply" title="http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/greatstories/apply">apply online</a> by May 22. 35 libraries will be selected.</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications will be accepted from all types of libraries (public, school, academic, special, etc.) in the United States<b>. 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).</b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please contact <a href="mailto:publicprograms@ala.org?subject=Great%20Stories%20Club%3A%20Imagining%20Tomorrow" title="mailto:publicprograms@ala.org?subject=Great%20Stories%20Club%3A%20Imagining%20Tomorrow">publicprograms@ala.org</a> if
you have a question about partner eligibility or would like feedback on a prospective partner organization's fit for the project.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participating libraries will work with small groups of approximately 10 teens; provide four theme-related books for each participant
to keep as their own; and convene opportunities for exploration and discussion of relevant humanities content among peers. Book discussions will be led by an experienced programming librarian, often in cooperation with staff from a partner organization or
department, such as teachers and counselors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This GSC theme asks: How can we imagine and dream of our shared futures together, alongside each other, in order to create better tomorrows? The books in this series point toward the ways that we might build shared
futures while acknowledging the lessons of our origin stories. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Selected libraries may choose up to four books from the following reading list:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"Victories Greater Than Death" by Charlie Jane Anders<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"Across a Field of Starlight" by Blue Delliquanti<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"The Sound of Stars" by Alechia Dow<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"War Girls" by Tochi Onyebuchi<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Because the Great Stories Club seeks to engage libraries in different areas of the country, serving high-need and diverse
groups of teen readers, ALA invites interested librarians </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to
<a href="mailto:egallaugher@ala.org" title="mailto:egallaugher@ala.org">get in touch </a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">if there is a specific need for flexibility with the program model or requirements.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Implementation of the series is supported by a grant from a private donor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To be alerted about future offerings from ALA's Public Programs Office, sign up to receive ALA's <a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/about/get-our-enewsletter" title="https://programminglibrarian.org/about/get-our-enewsletter">Programming
Librarian e-newsletter</a>. For questions, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emily (Em) Gallaugher <br>
They/Them/Theirs<br>
Program Coordinator, Public Programs<br>
American Library Association<br>
<a href="mailto:egallaugher@ala.org">egallaugher@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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