Libraries Planning Programs with PBS The Vietnam War

The American Library Association (ALA) and WETA Washington, DC, announced 50 U.S. public libraries selected to receive a programming kit for “The Vietnam War,” a 10-part documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS stations beginning Sept. 17.
The libraries, selected through a peer-reviewed competitive application process, will receive a copy of the 18-hour documentary series on DVD, with public performance rights, as well as the companion book, “The Vietnam War: An Intimate History” by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns (Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House, 2017).
The libraries will also receive a programming guide with ideas and resources for public programs to complement the film. A digital version of the programming guide is publicly available. Download “The Vietnam War” Programming Guide for Libraries.
Recipients will also receive promotional materials, online resources developed to support local programs, opportunities for partnership with local PBS station(s), and more.
More than 350 public libraries applied for the opportunity.
The kit is designed to help libraries participate in a national conversation about one of the most consequential, divisive and controversial events in American history. Participating libraries are required to host at least one public program related to the film before Jan. 1, 2018, along with other promotional and reporting requirements.


Programming Kit Recipients

The 50 public libraries listed below were selected to receive The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick programming kit, and will be implementing related programs in their communities.

Alabama


Alaska


Arizona


California

Palm Desert: Palm Desert Library
San José: San José Public Library
St. Helena: St. Helena Public Library

Colorado

Thornton: Anythink Libraries

Florida


Georgia


Iowa


Illinois


Indiana


Kentucky


Louisiana


Massachusetts


Maryland


Maine


Michigan


Minnesota


Montana


North Carolina


Nebraska


New Jersey


New Mexico


New York


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania

Harrison City: Penn Area Library

Texas


Virginia


Washington


Wisconsin


Wyoming

1 comment:

  1. er oFebruary 13, 2018 at 1:32 PM

    It might also be a good and helpful idea to send my two sided reading list of Vietnamese and American writers' works of literature- fiction and poetry so the libraries could order some of the books for their readers, or at least let them know how to access it on your web site. There is no mention of it on this currennt announcement from you. Is it still on our website?

    Also, the very FACT that it's not mentioned tells me something about how much you value it or is it simply that you are all tremendously overworked? If that is the case, if I were you and your staff I would find a good to excellent high school or local college and find a student who would be willing to be an intern in the specific area of getting these great books about the war out to libraries' readerships. In cameraderie and struggle, Ernie Brill. erbrill69@gmail.com 413-320-1807.

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