Great Mini-Grant Programs
After the Mini-Grants are awarded and the projects completed, recipients send us a Final Report, chronicling their program’s development, presentation and community response. Their photographs, clippings, DVDs and other documentation tell a story of enthusiasm and success. The most impressive reports we send on to the Keats Archive, to be preserved along with Ezra’s artwork. Then, sometimes, a report will positively blow us away! Below, a selection of programs we found to be original, creative, often informative, and just as often, a pure delight.
Muppets and Social Tolerance
Stefanie Abbey, Art Teacher
Eve Davis, Librarian
High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Jamaica, New York
Snapshot Stories
Kimberly Powers
Lead Children’s Librarian
Englewood Public Library
Englewood, Colorado
Ghas-Tv-Xvm’-dvn (“The Places We Go,” Deeni language)
Liz Fox
IB Research & Curriculum Assistant
Newport High School
Newport Oregon
We are Kenosha
Heather Thompson
Youth Services Program Librarian
Kenosha Public Library
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Panoramic Fairy Tale Workshop and Performance
Mary Jenkins
Project Director
Clarksdale Carnegie Public Library
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Posters of Latino Professionals
Esmeralda Cruz, Health and Human Sciences Educator
Jeanna Johnson, ELL teacher
Community Schools of Frankfort
Frankfort, Indiana
Fun with French
Mamie Anthoine Ney, Director
Deb Cleveland, Head of Children’s Services
Auburn Public Library
Auburn, Maine
Artists-in-Residence at Piermont Library
Alexis Starke
Art Teacher
Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library
Piermont, New York
Ezra Jack Keats Philly Style
Maryann Milewski-Moskal, Teacher
Penn Alexander School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Creative Nonsense Library Zine
Micha Rademacher
Young Adult Librarian
Blue Island Public Library
Blue Island, Illinois
The Art of Books
Marie Myers, Art Educator & Library Associate
Jacksonville Public Library
Jacksonville, Florida
Artistic Authors
Kathy Larson, Teacher
Forest Lakes Elementary
Oldsmar, Florida
Schoolyard Habitat
Julie Stratton, Teacher
Cape May County Technical School
Cape May, New Jersey
Art Spectrum: Masks, Mobiles, Murals & More…
Mary Blieka, Children’s Librarian
Queens Library, South Hollis Branch
St. Albans, New York
Project Explore
Michelle Myler, Extended Learning Coordinator
Concord School District
Concord, New Hampshire
A Place for You: A Book About Our City
Jenn Carter, 21st Century Program Director
Lewiston Middle School
Lewiston, Maine
Readers on the Move
Karen Bell, Media Specialist
The Library at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
Shelby, North Carolina
Catching Dreams on Canvas
Elizabeth Thompson, Library Director
Gorham Public Library
Gorham, New Hampshire
In My Neighborhood
Irena Just, Children’s Librarian
Herrin City Library
Herrin, Illinois
Imagination in the Arts
Nettie Moore, Youth Specialist
M.R. Davis Public Library
Beaver Lake Education Center
Southaven, Mississippi
Let's Go Over in the Meadow
Ruth Paisley, Supervisor
Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
Beaver Lake Education Center
Maplewood, Minnesota
Chairs & Change
Steven Flanagan, Teacher
Sunnyside Elementary School
San Francisco, California
The Next Snowy Day
Jennifer Smith, Teacher
Carlin Springs Elementary School
Arlington, Virginia
Snow Way, Math & Science Are Awesome!
Kate Terney, Teacher
Brock Road Elementary School
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Mapping Our Community – Arpillera Style
Helen Geglio, Teacher
McKinley Primary Center
South Bend, Indiana
Community Art + Food
Cole Zrostlik, Youth Services Librarian
St. Croix Falls Public Library
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
A First Grade’s Snowy Day
Stanley Steele, Principal
Pocantico Hills School
Sleepy Hollow, New York
African-American Shadow Plays
Jill Waltz, Teacher
Geeter Middle School
Memphis, Tennessee
Tales of Our Forefathers
Susan Gerhart, YA Librarian
Calcasieu Parish Public Library
Summer Teen Reading Program
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mosaic Legacy Project
Robert Devich, Principal
Pacific Rim Elementary School
Carlsbad, California
Whirligigs Project
Bonnie Reeves, Children’s Librarian
Township Library of Lower Southampton
Feasterville, Pennsylvania
Haiku Graffiti
Dr. Meredith St. Clair, Program Administrator
Boise Public Schools
Boise, Idaho