Announcing a Special Funding Opportunity for Public Libraries

Public libraries are invited to apply for Revisiting the Founding Era, a nationwide project that will use historical documents to spark public conversations about the Founding Era’s enduring ideas and themes and how they continue to influence our lives today.

Up to 100 public libraries in the United States will be selected to host programs related to the American Revolution and the early years of the nation. Participating libraries will receive

• 10 copies of a 100-page reader containing selected documents from the lauded Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives covering US history
• $1,000 to help implement discussion groups and other public programs
• Training, resources, and support

Libraries, working in collaboration with scholars, local experts, and others, will be asked to implement at least three public programs for adult and teen audiences.

Start your application by visiting the Revisiting the Founding Era application portal on the American Library Association website.

The application deadline is January 31, 2018, and libraries will be notified by the beginning of March.

Public libraries serving rural or underserved communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Revisiting the Founding Era is a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Constitution Center. The project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).