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91´«Ã½ Awards 27 Libraries with Teen Sci-Fi Great Stories Club Grant

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected 27 U.S. libraries to receive implementation grants for “ Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures.” This brand-new series in 91´«Ã½’s Great Stories Club (GSC) features science fiction books...

95 Great Stories Club Grants to be Awarded by the 91´«Ã½

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected 58 U.S. libraries to receive implementation grants for the Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through...

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91´«Ã½ invites libraries to apply for Great Stories Club Grants for teens

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library workers to apply for 91´«Ã½’s Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library...

35 libraries selected for 91´«Ã½'s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation

CHICAGO — Thirty-five U.S. libraries have been selected to participate in the 91´«Ã½’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT), a thematic reading and discussion program series that engages...

91´«Ã½ announces participants in Racial Healing Circle workshop with AAC&U

Forty-two library workers and educators have been selected to participate in a two-day workshop to learn how to lead Racial Healing Circles, a transformative facilitation process, championed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, that strives to help communities...

1.22.19 National Day of Racial Healing

91´«Ã½ joins W.K. Kellogg Foundation in observance of 2019 National Day of Racial Healing

CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will join the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and organizations across the country in observing the 2019 National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, Jan. 22. (Read the proclamation by 91´«Ã½ President Loida Garcia-Febo...

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70 libraries named for 91´«Ã½â€™s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation

CHICAGO — Seventy libraries have been selected to participate in the 91´«Ã½’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT), a thematic reading and discussion program series that will engage underserved...

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Libraries invited to apply for Great Stories Club grants on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation

CHICAGO — Library professionals are invited to apply for the 91´«Ã½’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT). This thematic reading and discussion program series will engage underserved teens...

Free virtual event with MARCH graphic novel creators offered as part of 91´«Ã½â€™s Great Stories Club

The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library professionals and their patrons to a free virtual event with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, co-author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic novel series March. During the event, Aydin and Powell...

100 libraries selected to lead Great Stories Club reading programs with underserved youth

CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has announced 100 libraries nationwide selected to take part in the Great Stories Club, a national grant program that supports reading and discussion programs for underserved teens. The grantees represent...

Apply now for the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion programs for underserved teens

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is now accepting applications for the Great Stories Club, a grant program in which library workers lead reading and discussion programs with underserved teens in their communities. Visit https://apply.ala...

Twenty-five libraries selected for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Great Stories Club pilot program

CHICAGO — Twenty-five libraries have been selected to participate in the pilot phase of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Great Stories Club, a thematic reading and discussion program series that will engage underserved teens through...