The Abbeville County Library System receives ALA/NEA grant

I'm so pleased to announce that the Abbeville County Library System has been awarded a We the People Bookshelf grant. This grant is awarded annually by the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This year's theme is "The Pursuit of Happiness," and the library will receive copies of classic books which underscore this theme, including:

For Kindergarten to Grade 3:

Aesop’s Fables by Aesop

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Mike Mulligan y Su Máquina Maravillosa by Virginia Lee Burton (translated by Yanitzia Canetti)

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

For Grades 4 to 6:

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Tuck para siempre by Natalie Babbitt (translated by Narcis Fradera)

The Great Migration by Jacob Lawrence

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Journal of Wong Ming-Chung by Laurence Yep*

For Grades 7 to 8:

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan*

Esperanza Renace by Pam Muñoz Ryan (translated by Nuria Molinero)

For Grades 9 to 12:

Kindred by Octavia Butler

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

Pioneros by Willa Cather (translated by Gema Moral Bartolomé)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Bonus CD:
Happy Land: Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder performed by various artists

As soon as these materials are catalogued, we'll be displaying them at the Abbeville Library. So come by and check out these great titles. They're sure to add to your own 'pursuit of happiness' this summer!