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Hammond Public Library Education News
May 2011 update- Vol. 5, Issue 5 |  |
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SAVE THE DATES for SUMMER READING
Hammond Public Library offers four Summer Reading Programs, starting June 1 and running through July 30.
The youth program, "One World, Many Stories," features a Readers program for independent readers, and a Listeners program for those who don't read on their own. For teens, the theme is "You Are Here," and for adults, "Novel Destinations." Youth staff will travel to Hammond schools to present the program to students and teachers.
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FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT
Family Literacy Night takes place Tuesday, May 17 at 6 p.m. at the Howard Branch. Families can share story time, crafts and games. Staff talk with parents about the importance of reading to children, and also demonstrate interactive LeapFrog TAG readers.
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Books to Bridge the Region, the "one book" program covering seven Northwest Indiana counties, announces its selected titles for 2011:
- Children's book: Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming
- Young Adult book: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: a Fable by John Boyne
- Adult: Hart's War by John Katzenbach
Again this year, Books to Bridge plans to partner with the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition's Time Out for Reading to deliver Lit Kits to all schools and public libraries
in Lake, Porter, Jasper, LaPorte, Newton, Starke and Pulaski counties. The Lit Kit is a bag of information, a dozen red noses, plus one or more of this year's age-appropriate titles. _________________________
The Indiana Youth Institute has announced the keynote speaker for its 2011 Conference. Erin Gruwell, who achieved remarkable success with at-risk students in a California high school, will keynote this year's "Because Kids Count" Conference on Dec. 6 and 7. Gruwell's story was portrayed in the movie, The Freedom Writers starring Hillary Swank, and Gruwell's latest book, Teaching Hope, serves as the theme of this year's conference.
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K-8 Public School Educators: NEA Foundation-Nickelodeon Big Help Grants
Deadline: June 1, 2011
Amount: Up to $5,000
Link: http://www.nea.org/grants/43347.htm
Foundation-Nickelodeon Big Help Grants are available in the form of Student Achievement grants of up to $5,000 for K-8 public school educators in the United States.
The Big Help Grants program is dedicated to the development and implementation of ideas, techniques, and approaches to addressing four key concerns: environmental awareness, health and wellness, students' right to a quality public education, and active community involvement. The grants target these four concerns as areas of great promise in helping 21st century students develop a sense of global awareness that encourages and enables them to make a difference in their world.
The application process is the same as for the NEA Foundation's Student Achievement grants. Applicants should specify that their request is for the Big Help Grants program in their application.
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K-12 School Garden Grants
Deadline: May 31, 2011
Amount: $500 in our area
Link: http://www.yestocarrots.com/yes-to-seed-fund.html
The Yes to Seed Fund, a nonprofit program of personal care products company Yes to Carrots, has partnered with Whole Foods Market to offer grants for school gardens. The program is designed to provide students with engaging ways to learn about nutrition and the importance of fruits and vegetables.
The partners will provide Seed Fund Grants of $2,000 to schools in each of five participating Whole Foods regions in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, and five Starter Garden Grants of $500 to schools nationwide.
All K-12 schools are eligible to apply. The Northern California region (eligible for five Seed Fund Grants) includes all schools located in California counties including or north of Monterey County, Kings County, Tulare County, and Inyo County. The Pacific Northwest region (eligible for five Seed Fund Grants) includes all schools in Oregon and Washington. All schools in the United States are eligible for the additional five Starter Seed Fund Grants. No one under the age of 13 can apply without parental supervision and oversight. Applying schools should have a pre-existing commitment to gardening and an internal champion for the project.
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