Category Archives: Library Information

2009 Build-A-Bear Workshop Giving Programs

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is accepting grant applications as part of its annual giving program.  The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports charities in the United States and Canada through grant programs including Literacy and Education Grants which provide support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs, and literacy programs for children with special needs.

Grant request deadlines are at the end of February, May, August, and November.  For more information visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop website.

Save Our History: Community Education and Preservation Projects

Save Our History, a program of the History Channel and the American Association for State and Local History, is a national initiative that supports local history education and historic preservation efforts in communities across the United States. Each year, Save Our History awards a total of $250,000 to history organizations that partner with schools or youth groups on preservation projects that engage students in learning about, documenting, and preserving the history of their communities.

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Healthy Kids NY Library Week

I wanted to let everyone know that each library will be receiving a tool kit from the Foundation for Healthy Living’s Center for Best Practices for the Prevention of Early Childhood Overweight and Obesity to promote their Healthy Kids NY Library Week, which is May 4th-10th.  The tool kits include posters, bookmarks, and educational materials to help promote healthy living and eating habits for children.  I encourage you to display these materials and consider making it a topic for your story time programs during that week.

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