April 22: Kaptur Announces 'We the People' Bookshelf Award to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Since 2003, the "We the People" bookshelf program hasintroduced young readers to great literature and themes from Americanhistory. This year's theme is timed tocoincide with the commemoration of the Civil War, which began 150 years ago.

"The works in the bookshelf grant help illustrate themotto of our nation-e pluribus unum-out of many, one," Congresswoman Kaptursaid. The OLPH Library will receive aset of books along with posters, bookmarks, and other promotional materialsthrough the American Library Association, working in partnership with the NEH. The award includes Spanish translations toaccompany three of the selected titles, as well as bonus materials for librarypatrons of all ages.

As part of the award, libraries around the country areorganizing programs and events to raise awareness about these classic works andto engage young readers through April 30 of next year.

The Bookshelf award includes the following books:

• Kindergarten to Grade 3: Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni; A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro; Una unión más perfecta: la historia de nuestra constitución by Betsy and Giulio Maestro (translated by Aída E. Marcuse); When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan

• Grades 4-6: César ¡Sí, se puede! by Carmet T. Bernier-Grand (Spanish edition); César ¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can! By Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac; The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz; Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua

• Grades 7-8: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson; Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Beals; Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg; Hitch by Jeanette Ingold

• Grades 9-12: The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois; American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph Ellis; Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Meltzer; Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson; Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose; Ángeles asesinos by Michael Shaara (translated by Manuel de los Reyes); Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

• Bonus: The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns; The Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns; Declaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America's Founding Document edited by Christian Y. Dupont

Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, theNational Endowment for the Humanities supports learning in history, literature,philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. NEH grants enrich classroom learning, create and preserve knowledge, andbring ideas to life through public television, radio, new technologies, museumexhibitions, and programs in libraries and other community places.

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Contact: SteveFought (419) 259-7500

Additional information about the National Endowment forthe Humanities can be found at www.neh.gov.

Additional information about the American LibraryAssociation can be found at www.ala.org .