Let’s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness

The ALA Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Fetzer Institute’s Campaign for Love & Forgiveness, is now accepting applications for “Let’s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness,” a theme-based reading and discussion program.

“Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness” will follow the well-established ALA reading and discussion series format “Let’s Talk About It,” using classic and contemporary literature to explore stimulating and relevant themes. Project themes and books were chosen by national project scholar Betty Sue Flowers, Ph.D., director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and former Kelleher professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.

Following a competitive application process, 30 public libraries will be selected to receive:

* A grant of $2,500, to be used to support program costs and scholar honoraria.

* Program materials, which include introductory literature and essays on each of the themes, selections for additional reading and template promotional materials.

* Training for the library project director at a national workshop, where they will hear from the project scholar, expert librarians and organizers and receive a program planning guide, materials and ideas.

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Complete application information, including program guidelines and reading lists, can be found at www.ala.org. The deadline for applications is July 15, 2008.

Successful applicants will be notified of their status by the end of August.