Hardin County Public Library awarded We the People Bookshelf Collection from National Endowment for the Humanities

The Hardin County Public Library is one of 4,000 libraries across the country selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to receive free hardcover editions of classic books as part of the We the People Bookshelf grant program. The theme of this year’s Bookshelf is “A More Perfect Union.”

The We the People Bookshelf on “A More Perfect Union” contains the following books:

Kindergarten to Grade 3:

• Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni
• When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro

Grades 4 to 6:

• César: ¡ Sí, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
• Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua
• Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac
• The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz

Grades 7 to 8:

• Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Hitch by Jeanette Ingold
• Lincoln Shot: A President’s Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg
• Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals

Grades 9 to 12:

• American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph Ellis
• Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson
• Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
• Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Melzer
• Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
• The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois

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

The award is part of the NEH’s We the People initiative, which supports projects that strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. Selected public and school libraries in all 50 states each will receive a set of books, bonus materials including a DVD edition of “The Civil War,” the award-winning documentary by Ken Burns, posters, bookmarks, bookplates from the NEH and the ALA, and access to online planning and promotional materials. Since 2003, NEH and ALA have distributed 17,000 We the People Bookshelf grants to school and public libraries across the country.

For more information about the We the People Bookshelf project, please visit http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf