• Sponsor a minimum of two public programs during the four-week course of the exhibition.
• Sponsor an opening event for the exhibition (may be combined with a required program).
• Demonstrate availability of sufficient contiguous floor space to display the exhibition: minimum of 450 square feet plus 80 square feet of storage space for shipping crates.
• Demonstrate availability of accessible electrical power: two 120v, 20amp circuits
• Demonstrate appropriate security for the exhibit, i.e. monitoring of the exhibit at least every half-hour during peak times, and every hour at less busy times.
• Provide insurance waiver covering damage to the exhibition as well as liability coverage for the ALPLM
• Charge no fees beyond normal admission charges to the institution for viewing the exhibit.
• Conduct an audience survey to evaluate the exhibition visitor’s experience
• Provide required reports, including an exhibit condition report and a final report, to ALPLM for submission to the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Is use of mobile phones to provide artifact interpretation allowed within your facility?
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Are you willing to implement the supplied exhibit feedback/polling system?
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Today's Date: 7/5/2008

* Director's approval given?
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Please respond to the following questions

1. Why would your venue like to display “Abraham Lincoln: Self Made in America"?  Please describe unique collections and local resources and interests related to the exhibition, and other organizations that will help you to support this exhibition.  (2000 character limit please.)  You may also upload up to three support letters.
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2.  Venues displaying "Abraham Lincoln: Self Made in America” must commit themselves to an opening reception and a minimum of two public programs.  Beyond that, what other ideas do you have for programs related to the exhibition themes?  (2000 character limit please.) You may also upload up to three letters of intent from individuals or groups you plan to work with.
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3. Describe the audience you will target and how you will publicize the exhibition to that audience.  If you are an academic library, describe how you will ensure that the public beyond your own user community will see the exhibit and attend programs.  (2000 character limit please.)
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4. Describe the space your venue has available for exhibitions. “Abraham Lincoln: Self made in America” will require 450 square feet of floor space.  (2000 character limit please.)  If possible, please upload a floor plan of the proposed exhibit space.
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5. What is the scope of your current (i.e., within the past year) adult cultural programming, including type and frequency (e.g., book discussion weekly, annual fall lecture series on local history). (2000 character limit please.)
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6. Has your library participated in (in last five years) or is it scheduled to participate in any other ALA traveling exhibitions? If so, please list title and dates of display. (2000 character limit please.)
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7. Libraries will have the exhibition for four weeks.  Are there any dates between September 1, 2008 and September 30, 2010 that you would prefer to display the exhibition, or cannot display the exhibition?  We will try to accommodate selected libraries' requests, but WE CANNOT GUARANTEE REQUESTED DATES.
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