Hiram Powers, Benjamin Franklin, 1862.

U.S. Senate Collection

Attend “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries”

THIRTEEN | January 12, 2010

Update: The attendees have been chosen. See below for the list of libraries.

You are invited to apply to participate in a very special opportunity that will enhance and expand the Picturing America resources in your library.

On March 4, 2010, in collaboration with the American Library Association, THIRTEEN/WNET, the flagship public television station in New York City, will host “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries,” a one-day conference for public and school librarians who have received the Picturing America collection. The conference, held at the Hilton Hotel New York, will premiere Picturing America on Screen, a series of short public television programs produced by THIRTEEN that feature the works of art in the Picturing America collection along with ideas for using them in innovative library programming. Participants will also learn new ways to engage with and understand the Picturing America collection using The Art of Perception, a nationally recognized training program that teaches a wide range of professionals to enhance observation and communication skills by learning to look at and analyze works of art. Katherine Paterson, two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the newly designated Ambassador to Young People’s Literature, will be the keynote speaker at the conference.

In addition, librarians selected for “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries” will also be invited to participate at no charge in THIRTEEN’s fifth annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning that follows Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries on March 5 and 6. This national K–12 professional development event brings more than 8,000 teachers, librarians, media experts, informal educators, and policy makers to Manhattan for a two-day conference devoted to best practices, education philosophy, and trends in media literacy. Plenary session speakers at this year’s Celebration include Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Her Majesty Queen Noor; Lisa Henson, President of the Jim Henson Company; Bobby McFerrin; and Oscar-nominated actress Queen Latifah. There will also be a town hall meeting hosted by Meet the Press moderator David Gregory.

The American Library Association, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and THIRTEEN are extremely pleased to offer travel stipends and accommodations in New York City to seventy librarians from across the country for this unique and important opportunity. Seventy librarians will be selected from submitted applications. Each participant will receive a $500 travel stipend, and up to four nights free accommodation at the Hilton New York, located just north of Times Square in midtown Manhattan.

Applications are accepted only online and are due by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, January 22, 2010 (no exceptions). Participants will be notified of selection no later than February 1, 2010. Only full-time public or school librarians are eligible to apply.

Baldwin County Public Schools Loxley, Alabama	Anchorage Public Library Anchorage, Alaska
St. Michael Indian School St. Michaels, AZ	Pulaski Heights Elementary School Little Rock, Arkansas
The Oaks School Los Angeles, CA	Rancho de Rey Middle School Chula Vista, California
Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village, CO	Windsor Severence Library District Windsor, CO
Montessori Magnet School Hartford, CT	Newark Charter School Newark, DE
Broward County Main Library Fort Lauderdale, FL	Egret Lake Elementary School West Palm Beach, FL
Fairyland Elementary Lookout Mt., GA	Macon County Middle School Montezuma, GA
Kealakehe High School Kailua-Kona, Hawaii	Hayden Library Hayden, ID
Oak Park Public Library Oak Park, IL	Vaughn Occupational High School Chicago, IL
Brown County Public Library Nashville, IN	Delphi Public Library Delphi, IN
Neil Armstrong Elementary School Eldridge, IA	Central Heights Elementary Richmond, Kansas
Lexington Traditional Magnet Middle School Lexington, KY	Ponchatoula High School Ponchatoula, LA
Conners Emerson School Bar Harbor, ME	Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg, Maryland
Frederick County Public Libraries Frederick, MD	Southwick Public Library Southwick, MA
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Billerica, MA	Northampton High School Northampton, MA
Stair Public Library Morenci, MI	Northfield Public Library Northfield, Minnesota
Nativity BVM Elementary School Biloxi, MS	Wellston School District St. Louis, Missouri
Browning Elementary Library Browning, MT	Edgerton School Library Kalispell, MT
Neligh Public Library Neligh, NE	William O’Brien Middle School Reno, NV
Rye Junior High School Library Rye, NH	Samuel L. Berliner School Newark, NJ
Fair Lawn High School Fair Lawn, NJ	Dexter Schools Dexter, NM
Livonia Central School Livonia, NY	Horace Mann Elementary School Binghamton, NY
Bell Top Elementary School Library Troy, NY	Wilkes Central High School Wilkesboro, NC
Cullowhee Valley School Cullowhee, NC	Midway Public School Inkster, ND
Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus, OH	Scioto Juv. Correctional Facility/WK Willis School Delaware, OH
Rosa Parks Elementary Tulsa, OK	Cottage Grove Public Library Cottage Grove, Oregon
Upper St. Clair High School Library Pittsburgh, PA	Pennridge North Middle School Perkasie, PA
Cupeyville School San Juan, Puerto Rico	Providence Academy of International Studies Providence, RI
AHJ Regional Library Allendale, SC	Estelline School Estelline, SD
Merrol Hyde Magnet Hendersonville, TN	Eisenhower Middle School San Antonio, TX
Mexia High School Mexia, Texas	Snow Canyon Middle School St. George, UT
Camels Hump Middle School Richmond, VT	Atlee High School Mechanicsville, VA
Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School Dumfries, VA	Mirror Lake Elementary Federal Way, WA
Frankfort Middle School Library Ridgeley, WV	Sauk Prairie Middle School Sauk City, WI
Fort Washakie School Community Library Fort Washakie, WY	District of Columbia Public Library Washington, DC

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