IMLS has changed some of its grant deadlines for FY 2005. Information is available at: www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/042604-2.htm

For Public and School (K-12) Librarians:
The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are accepting applications for the We The People Bookshelf on freedom grants. Part of the NEH's We the People initiative, the annual grant project will award sets of 15 classic books for young readers to 1,000 libraries across the country. Libraries interested in receiving the collection are required to develop and host a program to introduce the collection and its theme of freedom to students and/or patrons.

Guidelines and applications for Round One are available online at www.ala.org/wethepeople until October 20, 2004. Applications for Round Two will be accepted from December 16, 2004 to February 16, 2005.

Grants for Teens
Here's news of an exciting grant opportunity. Libraries for the Future, with support from MetLife Foundation, is sponsoring Get Real, Get Fit!, a program of library-based activities and discussions focused on physical fitness and healthy eating for teens and their families. Public libraries of all sizes and types are eligible.

Get Real, Get Fit! was developed by Libraries for the Future in response to MetLife Foundation's interest in how libraries could be helpful in educating teens and their families about healthy lifestyles, based on good nutrition and physical fitness. The program is intended to provide a valuable addition to the exemplary work that so many libraries are already doing with families and teens.

Libraries are invited to submit proposals for participation. Forty libraries will be selected for Get Real, Get Fit! Winners will receive a cash grant of $1,500 to $2,500. The deadline for proposals is December 10, 2004.

The RFP and application are posted on Libraries for the Future's website at www.lff.org. You can go directly to the grant information by clicking here www.lff.org/news/GRGF_rfp.html. If you have any questions, please contact Marilyn Ratner at mratner@lff.org or at 914-723-7923 or 914-523-8801.