bicentennial or bust

[ a webinar ]

Bicentennial Or Bust

Leah Nahmias – Indiana Humanities

Lindsey Beckley - Indiana Historical Bureau

Suzanne Walker Indiana State

Library

After this webinar, you will have…• …increased your knowledge of

Bicentennial initiatives throughout the state.• …gained a familiarity with valuable

resources for the Bicentennial.• …become more comfortable with the idea

of planning for the big event!

Suzanne Walker – Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book

Poll!• What have you done to prepare for the

Bicentennial?– What? What’s a Bicentennial?– We are in the “thinking” phase.– We have a few things “in the works.”– We have things ready and have started

implementing programs.– All the things! We are doing all the things!

Suzanne Walker – Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book

What’s the Big Picture?• Bicentennial Commission• Children of Indiana Nature Park• Searching for Projects

Suzanne Walker – Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book

What’s the Big Picture?• Bicentennial Marketplace• Torch Relay• Indiana State Museum’s 200 Objects

Lindsey Beckley – Indiana Historical Bureau

Leah Nahmias– Indiana Humanities

TRACES SPECIAL ISSUE• 6-8 essays connecting

Indiana’s past, present and future

• Debuting Fall 2016• Discussion guide and

resources designed to promote reading and conversation

HOOSIERS: THE STORY OF INDIANA• 4-part series tracing

Indiana’s history• Special Next Indiana

segment co-produced with Indiana Humanities

• Debuting spring (Indianapolis) and summer (statewide)

• Discussion toolkits & special programs

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS

Follow @iupress & @IndianaHistory for forthcoming titles

Simple Program Ideas…• Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library / Th

e 200 Club• Clark-Pleasant Middle School• Think about the 500! It’s the 100th running!• Library Toolkit

Suzanne Walker – Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book

Simple Program Ideas…• Mapping Indiana's Bicentennial:

Creating Giant County Maps & Timelines• Create a canvas Giant County Map &

Timeline of your county for classroom, library, museum, and community use.

• When: February 9, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST

• Location: Online / Price: FREE

Suzanne Walker – Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book

INSPIRING LIBRARY PROGRAM IDEAS

• Book displays & Bicentennial news board

• 2016 Hoosier book club– Book sets can be borrowed

for free from IH’s Novel Conversations program

• 200 Books Challenge• Get your programs

endorsed as Legacy projects by the Bicentennial Commission

Leah Nahmias– Indiana Humanities

Feeling Ambitious?• Speakers Bureau• Restore a Marker

Lindsey Beckley – Indiana Historical Bureau

FEELING AMBITIOUS?• Create a Hoosier Literary Festival!– Readings, author talks, and other programs– Use the Indiana Historical Society’s speakers bureau

• Indiana-grown dinner + discussion about the changes in Hoosier food and agriculture– Invite the Extension Office to participate– Use Food for Thought: An Indiana Harvest for ideas and

discussion• Organize “field trips” to see special exhibits in

Indianapolis, Hoosier landmarks like Capitol• Work with local paper and historical orgs to share

historic photos, trivia, etc. Leah Nahmias– Indiana Humanities

FEELING AMBITIOUS?• Organize a public reading of

“The Indiana Chant”– Work with elementary

students and teachers– Courthouse steps, City Hall,

etc.– During Torch Relay or on

Statehood Day 2016– Invite local elected officials

and parents– Indiana Humanities resources

will be announced this spring– Download from IH website

FEELING AMBITIOUS?• Organize viewings,

readings + discussions around Next Indiana blog series, forthcoming Traces & Hoosiers: The Story of Indiana– January – December (blog

posts)– July – December (film)– October – December

(magazine)

Funding…• Your Community Foundation• Indiana Arts Commission • Indiana Historical Society Grants

Suzanne Walker– Indiana State Library

INDIANA HUMANITIES FUNDING• Humanities Initiative

Grants (next deadline: February 1)

• Historic Preservation Education Grants (prospectus due March 1)

• Grants up to $2,000• Contact Nancy Conner

nconner@indianahumanities.org

• ALL-IN Block Party• $1,000 + Starter Kit +

Graphic Design + Training• Create a community-wide

event where Hoosiers complete challenges to learn more about IN, get connected to their communities, and imagine the future

• Contact Leah Nahmias lnahmias@indianahumanitites.org

Leah Nahmias– Indiana Humanities

FOLLOW BICENTENNIAL NEWS• Social Media– @Indiana2016– @INHumanities– @IndianaHistory– @state_library– @IndianaLandmark– @IndianaMuseum– @RayBoomhower– @IndyMonthly– @INTorchRelay

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• Retweet & repost our news, and share your news with us!

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4 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Connect to your county’s Torch Relay team and be part of the festivities

• Take advantage of the excitement and special funding and program opportunities

• Help others in your community connect by providing info (bulletin boards, newsletters, etc.) and programs (speakers, field trips, etc.)

• Document what your community is doing for future Hoosiers

Leah Nahmias– Indiana Humanities

Poll!• Now that you have taken this webinar,

how do you feel about the Bicentennial?– I thought I’d get more ideas from this

webinar. I still have a lot of work to do.– I feel fair. I learned some ideas and resources

to help me.– I feel better. There’s a lot we can do!– I feel validated. My organization is in a good

place with this!– I feel overwhelmed. THERE’S SO MUCH TO

DO.

Suzanne Walker – Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book

Questions?

Contacts

Leah NahmiasDirector of ProgramsIndiana Humanitieslnahmias@indianahumanities.org / 317-616-9804

Suzanne WalkerDirector – Indiana Center for the BookIndiana State Librarysuwalker@library.in.gov / 317-232-3718

Lindsey BeckleyBookshop ManagerIndiana Historical Bureaulbeckley@history.in.gov / 317-232-2535