Pre-Application Webinar for Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion Through Yiddish Literature

Join us for this free webinar to learn about the application process for Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion Through Yiddish Literature, a program of the Yiddish Book Center that will allow participating libraries to host meaningful discussions about Yiddish literature.

Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion Through Yiddish Literature is part of the Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program. It is open to public libraries in the United States and its territories.

Forty libraries will be selected to lead conversations about religion, assimilation, identity, and immigration. Participating libraries will receive a collection of Yiddish literature in translation, reading guides to support the discussion, funding for supplementary programming, and on-site training for one reading group facilitator at the Yiddish Book Center in Massachusetts.

Learning Outcomes

In this webinar, attendees will:

• Learn about the the Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program
• Learn about the application guidelines, requirements and eligibility for the grant
• Hear from previous participants in the Public Libraries Program
• Have the opportunity to ask questions of Yiddish Book Center and ALA Public Program Office staff

Resources

• Project guidelines
• Frequently asked questions

Accommodations

This webinar will be presented online via Zoom. Closed captions will be enabled during the presentation, and we will email a copy of the chat transcript to all attendees within 48 hours of the webinar. We will also share a copy of the presenter's slideshow at least 24 hours in advance. If you need other reasonable accommodations, please reach out to us by May 14 via email at publicprograms@ala.org or by calling 312-280-5045.