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Jewish Literature Identity and Imagination jewish literature Identity and Imagination program guidelines and grant application six great themes new! neighbors new! modern marvels The World Next Door Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel your heart’s desire demons, golems, and dybbuks Sex and Love in Jewish Literature Monsters of the Jewish Imagination between two worlds a mind of her own Stories of Estrangement Fathers and Daughters and Homecoming in a Changing World “The Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature series has been a huge success here at the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. Due to popular demand, we are starting our third series. Our community has really enjoyed the variety of themes and diversity of authors that are featured. This scholar-based reading initiative has injected communities across America with a dose of great Jewish literature and thought-provoking discussion.” debora susan shon, library assistant poughkeepsie public library district, new york “Miami University Libraries hosted a very successful Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature program, thanks to the avid participation of campus and community members. This program brought together diverse participants with varying degrees of knowledge about the literature — we all learned from each other!” frances yates, librarian king library, miami university, oxford, ohio Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature Nextbook and the Public Programs Office of the American Library Association (ALA) present Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature, a scholar-led reading and discussion program for libraries interested in exploring Jewish literature and culture. Public and academic libraries are invited to apply for grants to support the program in their community. neighbors: modern marvels: the world next door jewish adventures in the graphic novel A Journey to the End of the Millennium, A. B. Yehoshua A Contract with God, Will Eisner Red Cavalry, Isaac Babel The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Art Spiegelman Neighbors, Jan T. Gross Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories, Ben Katchor The Assistant, Bernard Malamud The Quitter, Harvey Pekar Mona in the Promised Land, Gish Jen The Rabbi’s Cat, Joann Sfar your heart’s desire: demons, golems, and dybbuks: sex and love in jewish literature monsters of the jewish imagination Portnoy’s Complaint, Philip Roth Satan in Goray, Isaac Bashevis Singer The Little Disturbances of Man, Grace Paley The Dybbuk and Other Writings, S. Ansky 3 A Simple Story, S. Y. Agnon The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka The Lover, A. B. Yehoshua The Puttermesser Papers, Cynthia Ozick The Mind-Body Problem, Rebecca Goldstein Angels in America, Tony Kushner between two worlds: a mind of her own: stories of estrangement and homecoming fathers and daughters in a changing world Exodus, The Second Book of Moses Tevye the Dairyman, Sholem Aleichem Lost in Translation, Eva Hoffman Bread Givers, Anzia Yezierska The Centaur in the Garden, Moacyr Scliar O My America!, Johanna Kaplan Kaaterskill Falls, Allegra Goodman American Pastoral, Philip Roth Out of Egypt, André Aciman Bee Season, Myla Goldberg Program Description Project Sponsors Let’s Talk About It is a reading and discussion series The ALA Public Programs Office’s mission is to foster led by local scholars and organized around themes cultural programming as an integral part of library that engage and stimulate audiences. The American service in all types of libraries. Established in 1990, Library Association (ALA) launched Let’s Talk About It the office helps thousands of libraries nationwide to as a national program in 1982. Let’s Talk About It has develop and host programs that encourage dialogue reached hundreds of libraries and more than four among community members and works to establish million people around the United States in the past libraries as cultural centers in their communities. 25 years. Nextbook was established by Keren Keshet — Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature — Identity and Imagination The Rainbow Foundation as a gateway to Jewish is expanding audiences for Jewish literature nation- literature, culture, and ideas for Jews and non- wide and recruiting new libraries to the Let’s Talk About Jews alike. Its programs include: partnerships with It reading and discussion model. public libraries and other organizations to create innovative public programs; the Jewish Encounters Over the past three years, Let’s Talk About It: Jewish book series in which prominent authors consider Literature grants have been awarded to 159 libraries notable individuals, issues, or events in Jewish in 39 states. These libraries have hosted nearly history; and Nextbook.org, an online magazine 800 discussions, attracting an estimated 15,000 featuring articles and podcasts on Jewish culture, participants. Many libraries have also presented 4 a daily news digest, and an annotated list of additional programs tied to the theme of their recommended books. discussion series, including lectures, film series, concerts, and art exhibits. Inspired by the success and popularity of the program, the ALA Public Programs Office and Nextbook have developed a new, expanded version of Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature. We are pleased to announce these new guidelines, featuring six themes and increased funding for libraries, and encourage libraries across the country to apply. Each participating library will receive a grant to support training, program materials, and honoraria for participating scholars. Libraries that have not hosted a Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature series before are eligible to apply for a $2,500 grant. Libraries that have already received a grant and completed a Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature series are eligible to apply for a single-series $2,500 grant or a two- series $5,000 grant. How will Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature programs work at What will participating my library? libraries receive? Participating libraries choose one of the six themes • A grant of $2,500. This grant may be used to listed on page 3 and plan a series of reading and send the library project director and local scholar discussion programs taking place every two to four (if the library chooses to bring the scholar) to the weeks (depending on local library preference). The training session (see below), and for local scholar library is responsible for recruiting a scholar to lead honorarium, program promotion, series books, the discussion and for promoting the programs and related titles. The same allowable expenses apply to the widest possible public audience. Each of the to repeat applicant libraries that receive the two-series themes includes a series of five books to be read and $5,000 grant. discussed, accompanied by a scholarly essay. • Program materials, which include introductory The essays, written by national project scholar Jeremy literature and essays on each of the themes, Dauber, Atran Assistant Professor of Yiddish Language, selections for additional reading, and template Literature, and Culture at Columbia University, will promotional materials. Program materials will introduce each theme and illuminate discussion. be downloadable via the program web sites (visit either www.ala.org/publicprograms or In order to submit a competitive application, please www.nextbook.org/ala) for local use and maxi- note the following: mum distribution. Libraries will also receive • Libraries must provide detailed plans for acquiring bookmarks and 25 posters to promote the series, books for their collections and for participant use. as well as 50 program folders for participants. 5 • Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature is designed as a • An intensive training workshop is required for reading and discussion series facilitated by a single library project directors (see FAQs on pages 14–15 scholar. The intent of the single-scholar model is to for training requirements for repeat applicants). nurture sustained, comfortable dialogue between Local scholars are welcome. Program planning the program participants and the scholar over the guides will be distributed at this session. five-session series. • An opportunity for all participants and project • Consistency in scheduling is a proven method staff to share their thoughts and experiences via of audience retention and program recognition; the program electronic discussion list. therefore, we highly recommend scheduling the program on the same day and time at the same library. • Each theme features five books to be discussed in the order listed. Guidelines: How to Apply Review these guidelines and complete the application on pages 16 –19 or online at: www.nextbook.org/ala/application.html Application Grant Award Project Director Reading/Discussion Final Deadlines Notification Training Workshop Programs in Libraries Reports Due December 1, 2006 January 2007 April or May 2007* Tier 1: $2,500 60 days following Philadelphia, PA Summer/Fall 2007 the completion of the last program Tier 2: $5,000 or Summer/Fall 2007 May 30, 2008 Winter/Spring 2008 (whichever is first) December 1, 2007 January 2008 April or May 2008* Tier 1: $2,500 60 days following San Francisco, CA Summer/Fall 2008 the completion of the last program Tier 2: $5,000 or 6 Summer/Fall 2008 May 30, 2009 Winter/Spring 2009 (whichever is first) * For exact training session dates, contact the ALA Public Programs Office at [email protected]. Contact Information If you require further information about Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature grants, please contact: Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature Grants Public Programs Office American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 800-545-2433 x5045 [email protected] Eligibility Review and Requirements Criteria • Public and academic (community college, college, • Clarity and completeness of program plan. All and university) libraries may apply. required information, including planned dates, times, and place where program will be held, • Libraries that have already received a grant and anticipated attendance, and role of program completed a Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature series partners, must be submitted and clearly described. are eligible to apply for either a single-series $2,500 grant or a two-series $5,000 grant.
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