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Picturing America Grant
In October 2008 the St. Mary's School Library received 40 large laminated American masterpieces funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and sponsored by the American Library Association. These replicas of primary sources reflect the history, culture and politics of the United States.
For more detailed information regarding our We The People Picturing America Grant please see the Teacher's Guide. We The People Bookshelf Grant
In April of 2009, The SMS Library was one of 4,000 libraries awarded a We The People Bookshelf Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
 This award brings these books to our collection:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Across America on an Emigrant Train
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Restless Spirit: the Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Democracy in America
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
1776: The Illustrated Edition (Teacher check out only)
Walt Whitman: Words for America
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Sweet Music in Harlem
The Birchbark House
American Tall Tales
On the Wings of Heroes
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe
The Life and Death of Crazy Horse. The “Picturing America” Bookshelf grants are part of the NEH's We the People initiative, which aims to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture through libraries, schools, colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. For more information about the grant program please visit the "Picturing America" homepage. |