Public Programs Office

American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.280.5045
Fax: 312.280.5759
Email: publicprograms@ala.org

Mission

The mission of the Public Programs Office is to foster cultural programming as an integral part of library service.

Read about the Public Programs Office’s Strategic Plan.
Review the 2008 Annual Report (PDF).

Available Awards and Grants

The Public Programs Office is not offering any new grants at this time. Please check back for new grants, or subscribe to our electronic discussion list to be notified when new opportunities are available.

Events

Find out about PPO’s 2009 ALA Annual Conference events, or read about past PPO Annual Conference events.

Committee

The Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) was created to serve as an advisory committee to the ALA’s Public Programs Office, promote excellence in cultural programming, assist library staff to become more effective providers of cultural programming, identify and disseminate resources for cultural programming, and promote the ALA’s Cultural Communities Fund. Find out more.

Programming Resources

Electronic Discussion List

Be among the first to hear about cultural programming opportunities—subscribe to PPO’s electronic discussion lists.

Staff

Deborah Robertson
Director
312.280.5057
drobertson@ala.org
Overall direction of the Public Programs Office, Cultural Communities Fund, Sara Jaffarian Award, partnerships and planning.

Susan Brandehoff
Program Director for Traveling Exhibitions and Broadcast Media
312.280.5054
sbrandeh@ala.org
Inquiries about partnerships for traveling exhibitions and other programs in the humanities, arts and sciences; proposals for innovative program formats; museum-library partnerships; traveling exhibition development; cultural programs in academic and public libraries; radio, TV and web programming.

Mary Davis Fournier
Deputy Director
312.280.5056
mfournier@ala.org
Inquiries concerning arts, humanities and civic discussion program development; new programs and partnerships; questions regarding content, planning and grant applications for Let’s Talk About It, Library Networks for Literature, LIVE @ your library Readings, and One Book, One Community initiatives.

Lainie Castle
Project Director
312.280.5055
lcastle@ala.org
Content, planning and grant application inquiries concerning: We the People Bookshelf, We the People Picturing America, Prime Time, and the Great Stories CLUB. Publicity and marketing for PPO projects and initiatives, and the Cultural Communities Fund. Planning and promotion for PPO events and conferences.

Jennifer Dominiak
Program Officer, Exhibitions
312.280.5292
jdominiak@ala.org
Inquiries about traveling exhibitions for libraries, including workshops, publicity review, itineraries, site support notebooks, other support materials, and final reports. Discussion of traveling exhibition ideas, design and development. Assistance with library proposals for PPO traveling exhibition grant projects.

Angela Thullen
Program Officer/Communications
312.280.5286
athullen@ala.org
Publicity and marketing for projects and initiatives, PPO, and Cultural Communities Fund; planning and promotion for PPO events and conferences.

Angela Hanshaw
Program Officer/Web Editor
312.280.5061
ahanshaw@ala.org
Inquiries about the Public Programs Office and ProgrammingLibrarian.org Web sites.

Sofiana Peterson
Program Coordinator
312.280.5289
speterson@ala.org
General information, office management, clerical support, all project reports, traveling exhibition shipping and materials, support staff at PPO seminars and conferences, and PPO products.

Colleen Barbus
Administrative Assistant
312.280.5053
cbarbus@ala.org
General information, clerical support, Cultural Communities Fund and financial processing.

Amanda Rynchener
Administrative Assistant
312.280.5287
arychener@ala.org
General information and clerical support.