The Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Library Toolkit
The bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth provides Kentucky libraries with a wonderful opportunity to engage adults and students with a wide array of Lincoln-related programming.
This toolkit, provided by Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA), and the Kentucky Historical Society provides the resources Kentucky’s libraries need to engage the public with programs that highlight Lincoln’s presidency, his Kentucky connections, and his enduring legacy.
As you develop your Lincoln Bicentennial programming, please keep the KALBC informed!Email Jeanine Scott to have your library's events listed on the KALBC Calendar of Events.
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Host a Book Discussion! |
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Book discussions and public readings can provide effective ways to reach library patrons. More books have been written about Lincoln than any other American president, providing a lengthy list of options for effective discussions.
The KALBC, KDLA, and KHS hope libraries will take this opportunity to host book discussions focused on Lincoln during the Lincoln Bicentennial which lasts until 2010.
View a list of suggested books for children and adults.
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Plan Programming for Children! |
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The Kentucky Historical Society has provided resources for planning children’s activities that can take place at your library during the entire Bicentennial period, which runs through February 2010. Find out more about these manageable, affordable, field tested activities on the children's programming page!
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Book a Lincoln Speaker, Performer, or Play! |
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A wide variety of Lincoln-related speakers, performers, and plays are available to libraries. The Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Lincoln speakers’ bureau, the Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performers, and the Kentucky Historical Society's Museum Theatre program can help bring history to life at many different venues.
Fees for these events vary and availability is limited, so find out more and book your event now!
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Host a Public Showing of Lincoln: "I, too, am a Kentuckian." |
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Kentucky Educational Television (KET) worked in conjunction with the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to produce Lincoln: I, Too, Am a Kentuckian, an extensive documentary that discusses the sixteenth president’s bluegrass connections. With intriguing interviews from our nation’s top Lincoln scholars and beautiful footage of Lincoln-related sites from across the country shot in high-definition, I, Too, Am a Kentuckian will stand as a high-quality resource for information about Lincoln and Kentucky.
Thanks to the generosity of the KALBC and KDLA, every public library in Kentucky will receive a complimentary copy of the documentary. We encourage libraries to host a public showing, and make the DVD available to be checked out by your patrons.
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