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American Library AssociationLibraries selected to host The Vietnam War programming are responsible for presenting at least one public program, event or activity related to the themes explored in the film by December 31, 2017. All must be free to the public. To assist with this, ALA and WETA have created a programming guide, which is included in your kit. You can also download a digital version of it here.
For all printed materials, please include logos for:
When in doubt, ask the ALA Public Programs Office (publicprograms@ala.org).
THE VIETNAM WAR is a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C.
Funding for THE VIETNAM WAR was provided by Bank of America; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; David H. Koch; Blavatnik Family Foundation; Park Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; National Endowment for the Humanities; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Ford Foundation Just Films; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; and Members of The Better Angels Society: Jonathan & Jeannie Lavine, Diane & Hal Brierley, Amy & David Abrams, John & Catherine Debs, Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, The Montrone Family, Lynda & Stewart Resnick, The Golkin Family Foundation, The Lynch Foundation, The Roger & Rosemary Enrico Foundation, Richard S. & Donna L. Strong Foundation, Bonnie & Tom McCloskey, Barbara K. & Cyrus B. Sweet III, The Lavender Butterfly FundIf the above credit line cannot fit on your materials, please include the following credit line:
Programming for The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, is offered as part of a grant from the American Library Association, PBS and WETA Washington, DC.
Be sure to alert your local media and community groups that your organization was chosen to participate in this national exhibition tour. Sample press release materials are below.
The following files were created using Adobe Creative Suite software. Please feel free to customize them with information about your program offerings. There is no need to seek approval of the customized pieces from the ALA Public Programs Office.
The Vietnam War project directors are members of an online project discussion list. As a member of the discussion list, you will automatically receive any message a member sends to the list. You may send a message to the entire group by e-mailing: vietnamwarpbs@lists.ala.org
To review information about how to manage communication preferences (change e-mail address, set to digest, etc.) visit: http://www.ala.org/offices/ppo/about/ppolist
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