CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, Pa., is pleased to announce that 20 public and academic libraries have been selected to host the traveling exhibition, “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.”
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has provided major funding for this traveling exhibition for libraries. “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” is based on a major exhibition of the same title, which was on display at the
The exhibition for libraries will consist of six sections of colorful, freestanding photo-panels incorporating representations of artifacts from the original
Libraries selected for the tour will host the 1,000 square foot exhibit for a six-week period between December 2007 and June 2011. Libraries will make the exhibit available for public viewing and host a number of educational programs and receptions to increase the public’s understanding of the exhibit and its themes. All showings of the exhibition and related programs will be free and open to the public.
The libraries selected to host the Benjamin Franklin exhibit (in alphabetical order by state) are:
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* Ann Arbor District Library,
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* Rolling Hills Consolidated Library,
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* Geauga County Public Library Middlefield Branch,
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For more information about the Benjamin Franklin exhibit, including the tour itinerary, please visit http://www.ala.org/publicprograms.
Established in 1992, the ALA Public Programs Office has a strong track record of developing library programming initiatives, including the acclaimed reading and discussion series "Let's Talk About It!," film discussion programs on humanities themes, traveling exhibitions, LIVE! @ your library®, and other programs. Recently, it has established the Cultural Communities Fund, an endowment fund created to help all types of libraries across the country bring communities together through cultural programming (www.ala.org/ccf). More than 10,000 libraries and at least 10 million individuals have participated in library programming initiatives supported by the Public Programs Office. For more information, visit www.ala.org/publicprograms.
The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a private, non-profit alliance established to mark the three-hundred-year anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth (1706-2006) with a celebration dedicated to educating the public about
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports lifelong learning in history, literature, philosophy and other areas of the humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit www.neh.gov.
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