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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I just learned about the following grant opportunity and thought some of you may be interested…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Questions? </span>Contact the American Library Association (ALA) staff at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5045, or
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Libraries invited to apply for Great Stories Club programming grants for at-risk teens</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office invites libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for at-risk teens.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">Eligible libraries are located within or working in partnership with organizations that serve at-risk youth, such as alternative high schools, juvenile justice organizations, homeless shelters, foster care agencies, teen parenting
programs, residential treatment facilities and other nonprofit and community agencies. Up to 50 grants will be awarded.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">Working with small groups of six to 10 teens, grantees will host reading and discussion events for each of three selected book titles. The titles — selected in consultation with librarian advisors and humanities scholars — are chosen
to resonate with reluctant readers struggling with complex issues like incarceration, violence and poverty.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">Visit <a href="https://apply.ala.org/gscmedia" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">https://apply.ala.org/gscmedia</span></a> for full guidelines and to apply online. Applications are due Sept. 15.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">The theme for the current round of grants is “Hack the Feed: Media, Resistance, Revolution,” and the books are “Feed” by M.T. Anderson, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, and “March: Books One” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and
Nate Powell.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">Grantees will receive:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11 paperback copies of each of the three book selections (10 to gift to participants; 1 for discussion leader/library collection);<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
travel and accommodation expenses paid for attendance at the project orientation workshop for the library project directors, on Nov. 16, 2015, in Chicago;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
training through periodic project webinars, a program planning guide, and other online support materials;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
online access to professionally designed, customizable and downloadable resources for use with program participants; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
technical and programming support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the grant term.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#303030">Programs that support the “Media” theme must take place between Jan. 1 and May 30, 2016. Two additional rounds of Great Stories Club grants are expected to be awarded in 2016 and 2017 with the themes of “The Art of Change: Creation,
Growth and Transformation” and “Nature vs. Nurture: Origins of Teen Violence and Suicide.” Libraries may participate in more than one round but must apply separately for each.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">The grant will be administered by ALA’s Public Programs Office in partnership with the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</span></a>,
including the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/iglsyc" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">Library Services for Youth in Custody</span></a> and <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/iglsid" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">Library
Services to the Incarcerated and Detained</span></a> interest groups. The Great Stories Club has been made possible in part by a major grant from the<a href="http://www.neh.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">National Endowment for the Humanities</span></a>:
Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">First offered as a pilot in 2006, ALA’s Great Stories Club has reached 670 libraries in 49 states and more than 30,000 young adults (ages 12 to 21).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#303030">About the American Library Association</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with approximately 58,000 members in academic, public, school, government and special libraries. The mission of the American Library Association
is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#303030">About ALA’s Public Programs Office</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">ALA’s Public Programs Office provides leadership, resources, training and networking opportunities that help thousands of librarians nationwide develop and host cultural programs for adult, young adult and family audiences. The mission
of the ALA Public Programs Office is to promote cultural programming as an essential part of library service in all types of libraries. Projects include book and film discussion series, literary and cultural programs featuring authors and artists, professional
development opportunities and traveling exhibitions. School, public, academic and special libraries nationwide benefit from the office’s programming initiatives.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#303030">About the Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">The <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</span></a> is the premiere destination for ALA members to find information and
build capacity to serve populations that are served by state library agencies, specialized libraries, library cooperatives and library consultants. ASCLA enhances the effectiveness of library service by advocating for and providing high quality networking,
enrichment and educational opportunities for its diverse members, who represent state library agencies, libraries serving special populations, library cooperatives, and library consultants. Please visit our website at<a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">http://www.ala.org/ascla/</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#303030">About the National Endowment for the Humanities</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals
from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at <a href="http://www.neh.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0055A5">www.neh.gov</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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