[Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacro-l] New grant supports library programs discussing "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"]

[Suzanne Sager]

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Suzanne L. Sager
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor

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Subject: 	[alacro-l] New grant supports library programs discussing 
"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"
Date: 	Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:13:58 -0400
From: 	Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
To: 	<alacro-l at ala.org>



The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the 
Humanities (NEH) are offering a new cultural programming grant 
opportunity for libraries. Public, academic and special libraries 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 www.grants.gov 
<http://www.grants.gov> through July 30.

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.

Libraries applying for a “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little 
Women” library outreach grant must register their institution at 
www.grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov>. Prospective applicants are 
advised to register with www.grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov> 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 
www.ala.org/louisamayalcott <http://www.ala.org/louisamayalcott>. Online 
applications must be completed by July 30.

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 www.ala.org/louisamayalcott 
<http://www.ala.org/louisamayalcott>.

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ALA Public Programs Office

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

publicprograms at ala.org <mailto:publicprograms at ala.org>

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Suzanne L. Sager
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Portland State University

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