MAMIE EISENHOWER COMMITTEE

​The LFRW Mamie Eisenhower Chairwoman:
Chairwoman
​Jennifer Carignan                      
2023 - December 31, 2024
Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany  
​Email:  ​c3jn@msn.com          Phone:  240-893-9501               
​The Mamie Eisenhower Library Project Committee is a Standing Committee of LFRW and an integral part of how NFRW promotes literacy. Local clubs are encouraged to make book and video donations to schools and public libraries in honor of the former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.

 Instituted in the early 1960s, the Mamie Eisenhower Library Project (MELP) is the NFRW's longest running program.  Members/clubs can purchase and donate books from the NFRW MELP List (on the NFRW web site) to local schools and institutions.  Such donations promote literacy at all age levels. NFRW has formal bookplates (you will need to log into the website) to place in the front of each book donated so each club is recognized for its donation.


Please send your club's updates and photos so we can share them!
​Send your MELP recommendations to the Literacy Committee.  
​​Contact the Literacy Committee about bookplates
​​Log into NFRW.ORG Mamie Eisenhower Library Project (use your email address and password to log in).

Youth (Ages 9 and up)

  • The Book of Man, by William Bennett. Hardcover. 2011.
  • The Book of Virtues for Boys and Girls: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories, edited by William J. Bennett. Hardcover. 2008.
  • It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest, by Brian Kilmeade. Paperback. 2008.
  • The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports, by Brian Kilmeade. Paperback. 2005.
  • The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories, edited by William J. Bennett. Hardcover. 1993.
  • Our Country's Founders, by William J. Bennett. Paperback. 2001.
  • Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me, by Condoleezza Rice. Hardcover. 2010.
  • The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World, by Chris Stewart. Hardcover. 2011.
  • A Time for Freedom, by Lynne Cheney. Paperback. 2005.
  • Stars and Stripes, The Story of the American Flag, by Sarah L. Thomson. Includes 9/11 in the story. 2003.
  • The Star-Spangled Banner, by Catherine A. Welch. 2005.
  • Oh, Say Can You See, America’s Symbols, Landmarks, and Inspiring Words by Sheila Keenan. 2004.
  • The Constitution of the United States of America, Sam Fink. Hardcover. 2006.
  • The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution, Dennis Brindell Fradin. Hardcover. 2005.
  • We the People, The Story of Our Constitution, by Lynne Cheney. Hardcover. 2008.
  • Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence, by Russell Freedman Paperback. 2002
  • The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence, Dennis Brindell Fradin. Hardcover. 2003.
  • The Constitution of the United States of America, Sam Fink. Hardcover. 2006.
  • The Ballot Box Battle, Emily McCully. Paperback. 1998.
  • Harriet and the Promised Land, Jacob Lawrence
  • What To Do About Alice? How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! by Barbara Kerley. Hardcover. 2008.

Children (Ages 6 and up)

  • The Children’s Book of Heroes, by William J. Bennett. Hardcover. 1997.
  • The Children’s Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett. Hardcover. 1995.
  • The Little Red Hen (Folk Tale Classics), by Paul Galdone. Hardcover. 2011.
  • The American Flag (Symbols of Freedom), by Tristan Boyer Binns. 2001.
  • The Sneetches and Other Stories, Dr. Seuss
  • The Big Orange Splot , Daniel Manus Pinkwater​