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L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a a s p i r e s t o m a k e i t e a s i e r f o r r e a d e r s a r o u n d t h e g l o b e t o b e e n r i c h e d b y A m e r i c a ’ s e n d u r i n g l i t e r a r y a n d h i s t o r i c a l w o r k s . T h r o u g h c o m m u n i t y p a r t n e r s h i p s , a s w e l l a s e d u c a t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s a n d d o n a t e d v o l u m e s , w e h e l p r e a d e r s n e a r a n d f a r t o e n g a g e i n m e a n i n g f u l w a y s w i t h t h e n a t i o n ’ s b e s t a n d m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t w r i t i n g . B e l o w i s a s a m p l i n g o f s o m e o f t h e c o l l a b o r a t i v e i n i t i a t i v e s s p e a r h e a d e d b y L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a .
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C h a n g i n g L i v e s T h r o u g h L i t e r a t u r e C h a n g i n g L i v e s T h r o u g h L i t e r a t u r e i s a n a l t e r n a t i v e s e n t e n c i n g p r o g r a m t h a t u s e s r e a d i n g a n d d i s c u s s i o n o f l i t e r a r y w o r k s t o h e l p i n d i v i d u a l s r e f o r m t h e i r l i v e s . T h i s v i s i o n a r y p r o g r a m — n o w o f f e r e d i n c o m m u n i t i e s i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s , T e x a s , A r i z o n a , K a n s a s , C o n n e c t i c u t , M a i n e , N e w Y o r k , a n d R h o d e I s l a n d — w o r k s t o b r e a k t h e c y c l e o f c r i m e b y o f f e r i n g o f f e n d e r s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o e d u c a t e t h e m s e l v e s a n d , i n t u r n , h a v e t h e i r s e n t e n c e s a n d p r o b a t i o n t i m e r e d u c e d . L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a i s h o n o r e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h C L T L a n d p l e a s e d t o p r e s e n t a b o o k t o e v e r y g r a d u a t e o f t h e p r o g r a m . T o d a t e , w i t h s u p p o r t f r o m o u r d o n o r s w e h a v e p r o v i d e d n e a r l y 3 , 0 0 0 v o l u m e s t o o f f e r p r o g r a m p a r t i c i p a n t s a c c e s s t o t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i v e p o w e r o f A m e r i c a ’ s b e s t w r i t i n g .
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T h e C l e m e n t e C o u r s e i n t h e H u m a n i t i e s T h e C l e m e n t e C o u r s e i n t h e H u m a n i t i e s o f f e r s t u i t i o n - f r e e , c o l l e g e - l e v e l c o u r s e s i n t h e h u m a n i t i e s t o u n d e r s e r v e d i n d i v i d u a l s a g e d 1 7 a n d o l d e r . E s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 9 4 b y E a r l S h o r r i s , a u t h o r o f R i c h e s f o r t h e P o o r , t h e C l e m e n t e C o u r s e w a s c r e a t e d t o e m p o w e r e c o n o m i c a l l y a n d e d u c a t i o n a l l y d i s a d v a n t a g e d y o u n g a d u l t s t o b e c o m e a c t i v e a n d p r o d u c t i v e m e m b e r s o f A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y . P a r t i c i p a n t s r e c e i v e i n s t r u c t i o n i n h u m a n i t i e s d i s c i p l i n e s , e x p l o r i n g k e y m o m e n t s i n A m e r i c a n h i s t o r y , a s w e l l a s m a s t e r p i e c e s o f l i t e r a t u r e , p h i l o s o p h y , a n d t h e f i n e a r t s . M a n y o f t h e f i n a n c i a l b a r r i e r s t o h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n a r e r e m o v e d : t u i t i o n i s f r e e a n d b o o k s , c a r f a r e , a n d c h i l d c a r e a r e p r o v i d e d . T h e C l e m e n t e C o u r s e c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t e s m o r e t h a n 2 9 a f f i l i a t e p r o g r a m s t h a t a r e o f f e r e d b y B a r d C o l l e g e ; U n i v e r s i t y W i s c o n s i n , M a d i s o n ; a n d o t h e r r e s p e c t e d i n s t i t u t i o n s n a t i o n w i d e . S i n c e 1 9 9 9 L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a h a s p r o v i d e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 0 0 b o o k s a n n u a l l y a s g i f t s t o C l e m e n t e g r a d u a t e s , t o r e c o g n i z e t h e i r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d e n h a n c e t h e i r p e r s o n a l l i b r a r i e s . G r a d u a t e s a r e a l s o o f f e r e d a f r e e s u b s c r i p t i o n t o L O A ’ s S t o r y o f t h e W e e k o n l i n e f e a t u r e s o t h a t t h e y m a y m a i n t a i n a c o n n e c t i o n t o a l i t e r a r y c o m m u n i t y . G i f t s o f a n y s i z e t o d e f r a y t h e c o s t o f p r o v i d i n g t h e s e v o l u m e s t o C l e m e n t e a r e w e l c o m e a n d t a x - d e d u c t i b l e .
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G i f t S e t s P r o g r a m L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a o f f e r s a s p e c i a l d i s c o u n t t o e n c o u r a g e i n d i v i d u a l s t o d o n a t e v o l u m e s t o i n s t i t u t i o n s i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s , s u c h a s a c h i l d ’ s s c h o o l , a n a l m a m a t e r , o r a p u b l i c l i b r a r y . A g i f t o f L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a v o l u m e s i s 1 0 0 % t a x - d e d u c t i b l e a n d c a n b e m a d e i n h o n o r o f a f r i e n d o r f a m i l y m e m b e r . T h i s i s a w o n d e r f u l w a y t o r e c o g n i z e a n e n t h u s i a s t i c r e a d e r o r r e g u l a r p a t r o n o f a p a r t i c u l a r l i b r a r y . P a s t r e c i p i e n t s o f g i f t s e t s h a v e i n c l u d e d p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s c h o o l s , c o l l e g e s , u n i v e r s i t i e s , p u b l i c l i b r a r i e s , p r i s o n s , t h e A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y i n P a r i s , t h e A m e r i c a n A c a d e m y i n R o m e , t h e R o o s e v e l t I n s t i t u t e i n H y d e P a r k , N e w Y o r k , t h e C l e m e n t e C o u r s e i n t h e H u m a n i t i e s , a n d R e c o r d i n g f o r t h e B l i n d & D y s l e x i c , a m o n g m a n y o t h e r s . V o l u m e s g i v e n t h r o u g h t h e G i f t S e t s P r o g r a m a r e d i s c o u n t e d t o $ 3 0 e a c h — 3 0 p e r c e n t o f f L O A ’ s a l r e a d y - d i s c o u n t e d r e t a i l p r i c e — a n d s h i p p i n g i s f r e e . Y o u m a y c r e a t e a G i f t S e t o f a n y s i z e , f r o m a f e w v o l u m e s t o t h e c o m p l e t e L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a S e r i e s . A h a n d s o m e b o o k p l a t e a c k n o w l e d g i n g y o u r g i f t w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e f r o n t o f e a c h v o l u m e g i v e n . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n d o n a t i n g a s e t o f L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a v o l u m e s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t C a r o l i n e H o r n , D i r e c t o r o f I n s t i t u t i o n a l A d v a n c e m e n t , a t s u p p o r t @ l o a . o r g o r 2 1 2 - 3 0 8 - 3 3 6 0 .
C l o s e T h e C l e m e n t e C o u r s e i n t h e H u m a n i t i e s , a t u i t i o n - f r e e p r o g r a m f o r u n d e r s e r v e d t e e n s a n d a d u l t s , a w a r d s a n L O A v o l u m e t o e v e r y g r a d u a t e .
A s t u d e n t a t B a r - I l a n U n i v e r s i t y i n I s r a e l a b s o r b e d i n c l a s s i c A m e r i c a n w r i t i n g .
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I n t h e C o m m u n i t y | N e w s
L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a o f f e r s g r a n t s t o l i b r a r i e s t o c e l e b r a t e A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n p o e t r y
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A c h a m p i o n o f A m e r i c a ’ s g r e a t w r i t e r s a n d t i m e l e s s w o r k s , L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a g u i d e s r e a d e r s i n f i n d i n g a n d e x p l o r i n g t h e e x c e p t i o n a l w r i t i n g t h a t r e f l e c t s t h e n a t i o n ’ s h i s t o r y a n d c u l t u r e .
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F r o m p o e t r y , n o v e l s , a n d m e m o i r s t o j o u r n a l i s m , c r i m e w r i t i n g , a n d s c i e n c e f i c t i o n , t h e m o r e t h a n 3 0 0 v o l u m e s p u b l i s h e d b y L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a a r e w i d e l y r e c o g n i z e d a s A m e r i c a ’ s l i t e r a r y c a n o n . B e n e f i t s o f U s i n g S a f e C r y p t o C a s i n o s . O n e o f t h e m o s t c a p t i v a t i n g r e a s o n s p e o p l e d r i f t t o w a r d s A u s t r a l i a n c a s i n o s o n l i n e - c a s i n o - a u c o m i s t h e p r o m i s e o f a n o n y m i t y . S a f e p l a t f o r m s g u a r a n t e e t h a t y o u r i d e n t i t y r e m a i n s a s e c r e t . Q u i c k P a y o u t s a n d M i n i m a l F e e s . N o o n e l i k e s w a i t i n g , e s p e c i a l l y f o r w i n n i n g s . S a f e c r y p t o c a s i n o s e n s u r e t h a t p a y o u t s a r e s w i f t a n d t h e f e e s m i n i m a l , i f n o t n o n - e x i s t e n t .
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W i t h c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m d o n o r s , L i b r a r y o f A m e r i c a p r e s e r v e s a n d c e l e b r a t e s a v i t a l p a r t o f o u r c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e f o r g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e . O z w i n C a s i n o o f f e r s a n e x c i t i n g a r r a y o f t o p - n o t c h s l o t s t h a t c a t e r t o e v e r y p l a y e r ' s p r e f e r e n c e s . F r o m c l a s s i c f r u i t m a c h i n e s t o c u t t i n g - e d g e v i d e o s l o t s , O z w i n C a s i n o R e a l M o n e y c o l l e c t i o n h a s i t a l l . W i t h s t u n n i n g g r a p h i c s , i m m e r s i v e t h e m e s , a n d s e a m l e s s g a m e p l a y , t h e s e s l o t s d e l i v e r a n u n p a r a l l e l e d g a m i n g e x p e r i e n c e . S o m e p o p u l a r t i t l e s i n c l u d e M e g a M o o l a h , G o n z o ' s Q u e s t , a n d S t a r b u r s t , k n o w n f o r t h e i r m a s s i v e j a c k p o t s a n d t h r i l l i n g b o n u s f e a t u r e s . O z w i n C a s i n o ' s s l o t s a r e n o t j u s t a b o u t l u c k ; t h e y o f f e r h o u r s o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d t h e c h a n c e t o w i n b i g , m a k i n g i t a m u s t - v i s i t f o r s l o t e n t h u s i a s t s .
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● B r o w s e t h e C a t a l o g ● L O A S e r i e s ● A m e r i c a n P o e t s P r o j e c t ● L O A e B o o k C l a s s i c s ● B o x e d S e t s
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● B r o w s e t h e R o s t e r ● W r i t e r o f t h e W e e k
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● N e w s ● I n f l u e n c e s ● I n t e r v i e w s ● V i d e o ● A u d i o ● S t o r y o f t h e W e e k ● T h e M o v i e g o e r ● I n t h e C o m m u n i t y
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● M i s s i o n ● L O A E d i t i o n s ● L O A i n t h e C o m m u n i t y ● L O A i n t h e C l a s s r o o m ● P e o p l e ● F A Q s
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● C u r r e n t O f f e r s ● F A Q s ● H o w I t W o r k s
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● A n n u a l F u n d ● P r o j e c t S u p p o r t ● G u a r d i a n s o f A m e r i c a n L e t t e r s ● F e l l o w s o f L O A ● G i f t S e t s ● P l a n n e d G i v i n g ● M e m b e r s h i p
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