Discussions
Discussions

Reading Between the Lines

2009-10 RBTL Application Deadlines:

Friday, June 11, 2010 for Fall 2010 Programs

New! Reading & Discussion Grants
for sites that have previously hosted
Reading Between the Lines

Reading Between the Lines is the Council's adult book discussion program, available by application to all New York state tax-exempt organizations. There is no fee to the host organization to apply for or host a Reading Between the Lines series. Learn more in our Common Questions.

How to apply to host a series

Select a Reading Between the Lines series.
Carefully review the themes and book lists from the series at left. Choose your first and second preferred series.

Find a humanities scholar to serve as the series facilitator.
Organizations are responsible for identifying a humanities scholar (or graduate student) who is willing to facilitate the four 90-minute discussions that make up the selected series. For more information, please read Who Qualifies as a Scholar Facilitator? in our Common Questions.

Decide if you will apply to use Council-supplied books or arrange your own.
Host organizations have the option to apply for the use of Council-supplied books or to arrange their own. For more information on both options, please read How do I get the books for the series? in our Common Questions.

Apply to the Council. >
Complete and submit the Reading Between the Lines application. You must also include the resume of the scholar you have identified with your application. Application deadlines are listed at the top of this page.
Access Application form >

Schedule, promote and host a Reading Between the Lines discussion series.
The Council provides templates on our Coordinator Admin page for promotional flyers and press releases. You are expected to make every effort to draw a large and diverse audience to your program.

Need help with your series? Consult our Planning Tips.

6. Follow-up
At the end of your program, return the Host Site and Participant evaluation forms as well as any Council-supplied books (the Council reimburses for shipping costs).
Access Evaluation forms >

This program was originally piloted in the spring of 2003 in partnership with the Center for the Humanities of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. New series are developed by graduate students at CUNY and the State University of New York at Buffalo through our Public Humanities Fellowship.