Library of America is proud to announce that fifty-five libraries and other institutions in twenty-five states plus the District of Columbia have won funding for public programs related to World War I and America—a two-year, nationwide initiative timed to coincide with the upcoming 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I in April 1917, and designed to bring veterans and their families together with the general public to explore the war’s continuing relevance.
World War I and America is presented by Library of America with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and project support from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Twenty-two of the winning institutions were also selected to receive the companion traveling exhibition of documents, images, and interpretive texts prepared by Gilder Lehrman.
A total of $76,800 was awarded in the initiative’s first round. Winners will receive stipends of either $1,200 or $1,800 for public programs centered on a set of seven humanities themes associated with World War I and America. Recognized humanities scholars and members of the veteran community will participate in all programs, which will be free and open to the public.
A second round of applications will be evaluated in January; the deadline for applying is January 13, 2017. Potential applicants or anyone else who would like more information about the project are invited to visit the project website or email ww1america@loa.org.
A list of the Round One grantees appears below, ordered by state.
Arizona
Scottsdale Public Library System, Scottsdale
California
Beaumont Library District, Beaumont
The Museum of San Ramon Valley, Danville
Milpitas Library, Milpitas
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento
Simi Valley Public Library, Simi Valley
Whittier Public Library, Whittier
Connecticut
Groton Public Library, Groton
Hartford Public Library, Hartford
District of Columbia
PEN/Faulkner Foundation, Washington, DC
Florida
Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Ft. Lauderdale
Georgia
Augusta Museum of History, Augusta
Urban Mediamakers Association and Film Festival, Lawrenceville
Illinois
Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook
Kishwaukee College, Malta
Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park
Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District 109, Hampshire
Iowa
Figge Art Museum, Davenport
Oelwein Public Library, Oelwein
Kansas
Independence Public Library, Independence
Kentucky
Owensboro Museum of Science and History, Owensboro
Louisiana
Nicholas State University, Ellender Memorial Library, Thibodaux
Maine
Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor
William Fogg Public Library, Eliot
Maryland
Harford County Public Library, Belcamp
Towson University, Albert S. Cook Library, Towson
Michigan
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, Alpena
Cromaine District Library, Hartland
Jackson District Library, Jackson
Missouri
Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City
Springfield-Greene County Library District, Springfield
New Jersey
Bridgeton Free Public Library, Bridgeton
Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken
New York
New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn
The African Atlantic Genealogical Society, Inc., Hempstead
Massapequa Public Library, Massapequa Park
Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Poughkeepsie
The Smithtown Library, Smithtown
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences/Staten Island Museum, Staten Island
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Stony Brook
Ohio
Wickliffe Public Library, Wickliffe
Pennsylvania
Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College, Allentown
Haverford Township Free Library, Havertown
Peters Township Public Library, McMurray
South Carolina
Historic Columbia, Columbia
Tennessee
Cookeville History Museum-City of Cookeville, Cookeville
Sequatchie County Friends of the Library, Dunlap
Texas
Tarrant County College District, Judith J. Carrier Library, Arlington
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, West Texas A&M University, Canyon
East Texas Historical Association, Nacogdoches
Angelo State University, San Angelo
Utah
Brigham City Library, Brigham City
Vermont
Hartland Public Library, Hartland
Virginia
Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg
Wisconsin
Verona Public Library, Verona
