Another TAB Notice
"Hi, everybody!
The first meeting of the Teen Advisory Board is Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 pm. This will be our introductory meeting for new members. We are going to try to make it more of a social event than a meeting, so I'm hoping that all of you can come and help welcome new members. I'd like as many people as possible to come at 6:30 and help set up. We'll have pizza and other refreshments!
The "Get Real, Get Fit" programs are coming up in September and October. These are going to be library-based programs for teens and their families about nutrition and family fitness. I'm looking for parent and teen volunteers to help with the program. Part of the program is a short video about fitness and nutrition. I need parent and teen duos to help lead a brief discussion of the video after we watch it. The programs will take place at:
• 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 – Tates Creek Branch (231-5580).
• 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 – Beaumont Branch (231-5570).
• 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 – Eagle Creek Branch (231-5560).
• 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 – Northside Branch (231-5590).
Please let me know ASAP if you and a parent can help out at any of these programs. I also hope that many of you will sign up to be participants in these programs. It would go a long way to prove the need for Teen Programing in the library!
Finally, I just got an email about a possible project for TAB this year. Take a look at it and see if you can come up with any ideas and think about whether you guys might like to work on a proposal and program for this grant:
Starbucks Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Literacy Programs
Deadline: September 1 and March 1, annually (Letters of Inquiry)
Through its Giving Voice program, the Starbucks Foundation(http://www.starbucks.com/foundation/), a philanthropic vehicle of the Starbucks Coffee Company, will fund programs for youth, ages 6-18, that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in the communities where they live. The Starbucks Foundation invites Letters of Inquiry from qualifying organizations that work with under-served youth in one of two areas: 1) Arts & Literacy -- programs that innovatively address literacy and learning for the21st century, provide high standards of excellence in mastering basic skills, and promote youth voices through a variety of venues; and 2) Environmental Literacy -- programs that offer place-based approaches to addressing environmental literacy and empower youth to be heroes for a sustainable environment in their own communities.
The foundation supports registered, non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations in the United States,as well as Registered Charities in Canada, that deliver services to youth and address at least one of the program's action areas.Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000.
Visit the Starbucks Foundation Web site for program information, application procedures, and eligibility questions. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3498/starbucks
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
Lorie Christian
NMLA Administrator
Heather Dieffenbach, Children's Librarian
Children's Department
Lexington Public Library
Beaumont Branch
3080 Fieldstone Way
Lexington, Ky, 40313
Phone: (859) 231-5570
E-mail: hdieffenbach@lexpublib.org
If I am unavailable, please feel free to contact:
Kelly Lamm, (859) 231-5570 "
posted by Laura Webb @ 8/17/2005 03:30:00 PM
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