The American Library Association’s Public Programs Office , the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and Oprah’s Angel Network have selected 173 libraries to receive Great Stories CLUB grants, which will support book discussion programs targeting troubled teens.
Participating libraries will receive 11 sets of three theme-related books to provide to members of a book club. They will also have access to a variety of online resources, designed to help plan and implement programming.
The following South Carolina libraries and their partnering agencies are recipients:
Kershaw County Library, Camden, SC
Continuous Learning Center, Camden, SC
Burke High School, Charleston, SC
Credit Recovery Program, Charleston, SC
Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, SC
Carolina Youth Development Center: Ledford House, North Charleston, SC
Olympia Learning Center, Columbia, SC
Greenville County Library System, Greenville, SC
Pendleton Place, Inc., Greenville, SC
North Myrtle Beach High School, Little River, SC
Creek Bridge High School Media Center, Marion, SC
SC Department of Mental Health, Marion, SC
W-S Alternative School, Wagener, SC
For more information about the CLUB grants, visit http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/programs/currentprograms/greatstories/club.cfm.
