Marie Myers' App Won A Grant

Marie Myers was acknowledged in Library Hotline’s June 9, 2014, People section, ”Marie Myers, Art Educator and Library Associate at Jacksonville Public Library, FL, was awarded a 2014 *Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant.  She will use the money to fund her ART of Books youth program.”

This all played out when Pam McClellan shared a list of available grants with Laura Minnich early in 2014 and Laura suggested Marie apply for the grant, and Marie prepared her project proposal for the March 30 application submission.  Pam notes that out of hundreds of apps, only 60 awards are made annually, and JPL has not been one of the recipients of this $500 award in the nine years she has handled JPL’s grants.  Pam attributes JPL getting the grant largely because Marie’s “vision for the ART of Books after school program is extremely well conceived and innovative; it addresses a much needed literacy void in our community.”

The series of four ART of Books after school programs are planned to be held at Dallas Graham Branch Library, targeting elementary and teen students in September.  Youth will learn how to make paper, printmaking and binding techniques, and create their own small, unique art book.  You will be hearing more about this exciting program later.
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*Since 1987, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, established by the late Caldecott award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, Ezra Jack Keats, has provided more than $820,000 in support of Minigrant programs spanning the 50 states and the U.S. Commonwealth.