[Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacro-l] ALA traveling exhibit explores the literary and cultural impact of the King James Bible]

[Suzanne Sager]

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Suzanne L. Sager

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Subject: 	[alacro-l] ALA traveling exhibit explores the literary and 
cultural impact of the King James Bible
Date: 	Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:25:13 -0500
From: 	Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
To: 	<alacro-l at ala.org>



The ALA Public Programs Office, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the 
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invite public, academic and 
special libraries to apply to host “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and 
Afterlife of the King James Bible,” a traveling exhibition to America’s 
libraries. Three copies of the exhibit will travel to 40 libraries from 
fall of 2011 through winter of 2013. For more information, including 
access to the online application, visit www.ala.org/kingjamesbible 
<http://www.ala.org/kingjamesbible>.

The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the 
King James Bible. “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the 
King James Bible” tells the story of the origins, creation, and impact 
of the book, including its influence on English and American literature 
and its multifaceted impact on culture and society to the present day. 
The fascinating history and influence of the King James Bible will 
interest many viewers of the traveling exhibit, resulting in a new 
understanding of the book’s social, cultural, literary and religious 
influence over four centuries.

Libraries applying to host “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and 
Afterlife of the King James Bible,” must register their institution at 
Grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov/>. Prospective applicants are advised 
to register with Grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov> as soon as possible, 
since the process can take up to two weeks to complete. Online 
applications must be completed by April 5.

Successful applicants will host the exhibit for a four-week period 
between fall of 2011 and winter of 2013 and will receive a $2,500 grant 
from NEH for attendance at an exhibit-planning workshop and other 
exhibit-related expenses. Participating libraries are expected to 
present at least two free public programs featuring a lecture or 
discussion by a qualified scholar on exhibition themes. All showings of 
the exhibition must be free and open to the public. The exhibition, 
consisting of 14 graphic panels printed onto seven double-sided banners, 
requires approximately 600 square feet of display space.

“Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James 
Bible,” a traveling exhibition for libraries, was organized by the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., and the ALA Public 
Programs Office. It is based on an exhibition of the same name developed 
by the Folger Shakespeare Library and The Bodleian Library, Oxford 
University, to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King 
James Bible. The traveling exhibition was made possible by a major grant 
from NEH.

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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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