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Document #8C.3Board of Library Trustees MeetingJuly 22, 2009
PICTURING AMERICA
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) developed
Picturing America
as avehicle for teaching children, teens, and adults about American history and thedevelopment of the national character and vision through the works of American artists,sculptors, photographers, craftspeople, and architects.
Picturing America
was presentedby the NEH in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) as acompetitive grant, open for application by schools and libraries. DCPL was awarded thegrant a year ago, and each of our libraries has received it own
Picturing America
portfolio.The
Picturing America
portfolio contains 40 large high-quality prints thatrepresent all periods in American history. Although a “teachers’ book” that offersguidance on lessons and discussions is included in the portfolio, that resource is notmeant to limit programming creativity. The images will be on display at your meeting.They are online athttp://picturingamerica.neh.gov Nancy Davenport was invited by the NEH and ALA to conduct a workshop at theJune 2008 ALA Annual Conference on how public libraries could use the
Picturing America
images in programs. Her workshop was repeated in an online classroom inAugust 2008. As the national ALA-NEH leader for the program, Nancy initiated a blogfor
Picturing America
programming. Programs that tie the prints to discussions aboutcivic engagement are of special importance. Nancy has also supervised the developmentof several age-specific program guides created by DCPL librarians. The guides areavailable online for all staff members to use, and will be made available nationally on theALA website.As it happens, almost all DCPL children’s librarians had recently participated inworkshops, and shared the approaches they learned with other staff members, on “VisualThinking Strategies,” or VTS. According to research, the VTS approach to thinking andlearning stimulates language literacy and critical thinking skills in people of all ages.Wendy Lukehart, who led the VTS approach to learning at DCPL, created a blog for staff members and others devoted to VTS and to its complementary “Whole Book Approach,”an innovative story time model developed by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.The combination of
Picturing America
and VTS is a winning one. Most of DCPL’s programs so far have been targeted to children and teens In the guides developedby DCPL staff, books that provide relevant background information for program leaders,and books that can be read to or by the children or teens who attend a given program areincluded. Here are some examples of programs that have been offered at neighborhoodlibraries and at local public schools by DCPL librarians:
•
The “Sans Arc Lakota” ledger book art was used for several children’s programs.Classes at nearby schools came to the libraries to participate. The children drewimages with colored pencils on ledger paper in the style of Black Hawk. Attendanceranged from 5 to 28.
Document #8C.3Board of Library Trustees MeetingJuly 22, 2009
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Programs about Paul Revere’s life and influence in America’s early years came tolife with the John Singleton Copley and Grant Wood prints, and the print of PaulRevere’s silver objects. Children from nearby schools attended. Discussions centeredon Paul Revere’s respected professional work as a silversmith, and his willingness asa citizen to serve in the cause of America’s fight for independence. The number of attendees for these programs ranged from 7 to 30.
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“Maria Made Pots” was the short title of a program that highlighted a print of pottery and buckets. The 15 attendees made coil pots with self-drying clay, and usedtools to enhance their designs.
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Women’s History Month featured a discussion about women’s history amongteens based on the Dorothea Lange photograph, along with works by AnnieLeibovitz, Diane Arbus, and others. The 21 attendees each created a collage to tell“visual stories” about women they knew.For all the reasons stated, DCPL’s commitment to
Picturing America
is strong.Now that the Library has also been given the
We the People: Picturing America
Bookshelf award, the staff is working on weaving the new books into the printprogram guides. Many staff members are planning summer programs, and the groupthat has developed program guides continues to add to the collection that is nowavailable online. Guides are being developed for adult programs. The emphasis onenrichment/background materials, “Whole Book” selections for children’sdiscussions, and activities for all programs, as appropriate by age, make thedevelopment of the guides a slow, careful process if they are to be done well, andDCPL is committed to doing this well.
Document #8C.3Board of Library Trustees MeetingJuly 22, 2009
Picturing America Program Guide—Poster 19-B
Name of Poster:
Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965
Poster #:
19-B
Object:
Photograph
Medium:
Photographic Print
Artist:
James Karales
Date:
1965
Owner or Venue:
James Karales Collection, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special CollectionsLibrary, Duke University
Program Title: Marching for JusticeProgram Outline:
1.
After introduction of program title and a brief discussion about Martin Luther King,Jr. Day, share the book
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
or
another suggested program book.2.
Share poster,
Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965
, and use VisualThinking Strategies to discuss poster in depth. (Seewww.vue.org
)3.
Inquiry and discuss other marches and non-violent protests in American history.
a.
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)b.
Albany Movement (1961)c.
Birmingham campaign (1963)d.
March on Washington for Jobs andFreedom (1963)e.
Selma to Montgomery marches
(1965)f.
Chicago Freedom Movement(1965–67)g.
Memphis Sanitation Strike (1968)h.
Poor People's Campaign (1968)i.
S
olidarity Day March (1981) j.
Million Man March (1995)k.
Million Man March (2000)l.
Anti-war demonstration on theNational Mall (2003)m.
Million Worker March (2004)
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