We the People Bookshelf
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NEH, ALA Announce We the People “Picturing America” Bookshelf
The We the People Bookshelf, a collection of classic books for young readers, is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) We the People program, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office.
Each year, NEH identifies a theme important to the nation's heritage and selects books that embody that theme to build the We the People Bookshelf. The theme for the 2008–2009 Bookshelf is “Picturing America.” Applications were accepted through January 30, 2009; public and school (K–12) libraries were invited to apply. Awards will be announced in April 2009.
Find out more about the We the People Bookshelf, including FAQs and guidelines.
Questions may be directed to the ALA Public Programs Office, publicprograms@ala.org or 800.545.2433 x5045.
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Press Releases
- NEH, ALA announce 6th annual “We the People” Bookshelf grant opportunity (9/2/08)
- NEH, ALA announce We the People Bookshelf awards for 3,000 libraries (4/7/08)
- NEH, PPO announce 3,000 “We the People” Bookshelf grants on “Created Equal” (9/11/07)
- ALA and NEH announce We The People “Pursuit of Happiness” Bookshelf awards to 2,000 libraries (5/25/07)
- NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce 2,000 new We the People Bookshelf grants on the “Pursuit of Happiness” (9/19/06)
- Application deadline extended for We The People Bookshelf grants on “Becoming American” (1/17/06)
