[LM_NET] Reminder! Deadline for Great Stories CLUB Grants is November 2

[Angela Thullen <athullen@ALA.ORG>]

The deadline to submit your online application for the Great Stories
CLUB is coming up very quickly!  Be sure to complete and submit your
application at www.ala.org/greatstories before November 2 to be one of
265 libraries selected to present a book discussion group for troubled
teens. Participating libraries will receive 11 copies of each of three
award-winning, theme-related titles to share with the participants of a
reading and discussion group.  Additionally, up to 50 sites will receive
small cash grants ($100-$200) to support program-related expenses.  The
ALA Public Programs Office and YALSA are awarding more grants this round
than ever before, so be sure to complete your application in advance of
the deadline.

YALSA's Outreach to Young Adults with Special Needs Committee selected
"New Horizons" as the Great Stories Club theme, along with the following
titles:

*       One of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
(Simon & Schuster, 2004)
        Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her
boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly
flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who
divorced her mother before Ruby was born. (ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant
Young Adult Readers, ALA Best Books for Young Adults)
        
        
*       The Afterlife by Gary Soto (Harcourt, 2003)
        A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after
his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance.
(ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, a Booklist Editors'
Choice, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age)
        
        
*       Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (Speak, 2006)
        Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a
young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their
emotionally and physically abusive mother. (National Book Award
Finalist, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, LA Times Book Prize Finalist)

All types of libraries (public, school, academic and special) located
within or working in partnership with facilities serving troubled teens
in the United States and its territories are eligible to apply for a
Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books)
grant.  Potential organizations for Great Stories CLUB partnership
include juvenile justice facilities, drug rehabilitation centers,
nonprofits serving teen parents, alternative high schools, agencies
serving teenaged foster children, shelters serving homeless and runaway
youth and other agencies.  For tips on creating a partnership, visit
www.ala.org/greatstories. 

For more information on the Great Stories CLUB, including guidelines,
book descriptions, application instructions and feedback from past
participants, visit www.ala.org/greatstories.  

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ALA Public Programs Office

www.ala.org/publicprograms

publicprograms@ala.org

 


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