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Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, Tico and the Golden Wings, by Leo Lionni, and Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose are three of the 17 titles on the We the People Bookshelf. Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply online through January 29, 2010 to receive the books and supporting materials. 4000 Bookshelves will be awarded in the spring. This seventh We the People Bookshelf is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and by the American library Association. This year’s theme, “A More Perfect Union,” will complement library programs observing the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. To stimulate programming, the Bookshelf features a DVD edition of The Civil War, the award-winning documentary by Ken Burns, including the rights to show the series to public audiences.