Category Archives: News from the Field

News from the New York Council for the Humanities

The New York Council for the Humanities has updated its grant guidelines and application forms for both Mini Grants ($2500 and below) and Major Grants (over $2500). These new materials should be used for all future applications to the Council and are available on our website at www.nyhumanities.org/grants

Grant Deadlines and Eligibility: Our next Major Grant deadline is November 1st, 2007; Mini Grants are accepted on a rolling basis. Council grants are available to any New York State non-profit organization to support public programs in the humanities, and can be used for a wide range of projects. 

Grant Proposals and Questions: If you have a project you’d like to discuss, or have general questions about the Council’s grant program please contact Jane McNamara, Senior Program Officer (212-233-1131 x24, or Lauren Kushnick, Program Associate (212-233-1131 x 21. 

Other Council Programs and Events: For more information on the Council and its other programs across the state visit our website. Check out our online Calendar of Events for a listing of programs in your area.

POLARIS Enhancement Voting Begins

VOTING STARTS
No special weight is assigned based on the order in which the votes are cast, i.e. a vote in the #1 position on a ballot has no more weight than the #4 position in the same category.

VOTING ENDS
Please return your ballot by courier (MVLS), fax (355-0674) or email (mvls@mvls.info) to Kathy Insero at MVLS by Monday September 10, 2007.

THEN WHAT
Votes are tabulated and the enhancement lists are sent to Polaris for response by the annual meeting. (October 4-7, 2007). Voting results will be posted on the Polaris Extranet at 2007 Ballot Summary.

Thanks for participating in the PUG 2007 Enhancements process!

Teen Services Opportunity: Teen 3 Apples Book Award

The 3 Apples Book Award Committee announced the 15 finalists for the first annual Teen 3 Apples Book Award, a New York State Teen’s Choice Award. This award is jointly sponsored by the Youth Services Section and the School Library Media Section of the New York Library Association.

Libraries can work with their teen advisory groups and reach out to teen users in grades 7-12 (ages 13 and up), even those that did not participate in the nomination process, to encourage participation in selecting the award.  Teens are asked to read or listen to at least 3 of these nominated titles before the voting begins on January 1, 2008.

Teens across New York State have nominated the following titles:

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Child Called It by David Pelzer
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Heat by Mike Lupica
Holes by Louis Sachar
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Collier
The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 

For more information about this award, please visit the 3 Apples website.�