The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are offering a new cultural programming grant opportunity for libraries. Public, academic and special libraries may apply to receive a $2,500 grant to support five reading, viewing and discussion programs featuring the documentary \x93Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women\x94 and the companion biography of the same name. Online applications will be accepted at www.grants.gov through July 30.

The library outreach program for \x93Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women\x94 is a collaboration among NEH, the ALA Public Programs Office and Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen for Filmmakers Collaborative and has been designated as part of NEH\x92s We the People initiative, exploring significant events and themes in our nation\x92s history and culture and advancing knowledge of the principles that define America. Funding was provided by a major grant from NEH to the ALA Public Programs Office.

Libraries applying for a \x93Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women\x94 library outreach grant must register their institution at www.grants.gov. Prospective applicants are advised to register with www.grants.gov as soon as possible, since the process can take up to two weeks to complete. Resources to help begin the application process for \x93Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women\x94 may be found at www.ala.org/louisamayalcott. Online applications must be completed by July 30.

Louisa May Alcott is recognized around the world for her novel \x93Little Women,\x94 but Alcott is scarcely known as the bold, compelling woman who secretly wrote sensational thrillers, lived at the center of the Transcendentalist and Abolitionist movements and served as a Civil War army nurse. The film, biography, and library programs will re-introduce audiences to Alcott by presenting a story full of fresh insights, startling discoveries about the author and a new understanding of American culture during her lifetime. The 30 selected libraries will present five reading, viewing and discussion programs focused on Louisa May Alcott, her body of work and her era. Libraries will be asked to enlist a lead project scholar with expertise in 19th-century American history or literature to help present and plan programs. For more information, visit www.ala.org/louisamayalcott.

Jennifer Dominiak Program Officer, Exhibitions Public Programs Office American Library Association

50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 312.280.5292 www.ala.org/publicprograms

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