From Deseret News archives:
Utah Humanities Council offers variety of worthwhile programs
Many may notice the new name of the event. The decision to change it from the Great Salt Lake Book Festival to the Utah Humanities Book Festival was made to reflect its growing statewide reach. In addition to the Salt Lake City Main Library, there are book festival events and activities in Bluff, Delta, Logan, Provo, St. George and Taylorsville. The name change also was made to improve awareness for the Utah Humanities Council and the less visible but equally valuable projects it sponsors throughout the year.
Every state has a not-for-profit humanities council that provides a variety of cultural and educational programs, funded with monies from the National Endowment for the Humanities, their state legislatures, local communities and foundation and private gifts. In Utah, the Humanities Council has a paid staff of five and a volunteer board of directors drawn from the public at large and educational institutions. Five of the board members are selected by the governor.
UHC programs are free and open to everyone.
The new Public Square Program offers Utah experts who facilitate interactive discussions about contemporary issues, intended to help people examine a variety of points of view.
The Venture Course in the Humanities provides adults facing economic barriers with a yearlong introductory humanities course taught by talented university and college faculty. The program has day care for those with small children. It is now in its third year in Salt Lake City. A testament to its success is a major grant from an out-of-state donor that will establish two additional Venture Courses in the Humanities in locations outside Salt Lake City.
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