[Libs-Or] Project Manager needed for grant project

[Leah Griffith]

Request for Proposal

 

Project Manager for Amo Leer Grant

 

Due Wednesday, September 17, 2008

 

 

The Oregon Library Association is accepting proposals for a Project Manager
for the Amo Leer project of the Children's Services Division (CSD) of OLA.
The Project Manager will manage all aspects of the Amo Leer project under
the direction of the Amo Leer Task Force of the CSD.  The Project Manager
will be under contract with the Oregon Library Association.

 

The Project Manager of the Amo Leer project will:

Attend all meetings of the Amo Leer Task Force (up to 5 during this time
period)

Provide weekly e-mail updates to the Task Force on project activities

Develop the application for libraries to apply for materials 

Distribute the application to all qualified libraries

Receive and review all applications and provide them to the Amo Leer Task
Force

Contact all applicants and notify them if they have been selected or not for
the Amo Leer project

Put out a bid to vendors to provide 20 sets ($9,000/700+ books each) of core
Spanish/English and Spanish children's books aimed at 3rd grade reading
level and lower

Review the bids and make a vendor recommendation to the Task Force 

Work with the Task Force to finalize the selection of materials

Manage the contract, obtaining the appropriate CSD and OLA signatures and
appropriate filings with OLA for billing and payments     

Contact the participating libraries and assist them in selecting their
materials

Order the materials and arrange for their delivery to the participating
libraries

Consult with the participating libraries in adding these materials to their
collections (cataloging data and jackets and other processing will be done
by the vendor, etc).  The participating libraries will do any local
processing and add the records to their catalog.

Develop, with input from the Amo Leer Task Force, promotional and training
materials for the participating libraries to assist them in utilizing the
collections in the best manner possible.  This will include a sticker to
place on all materials noting the AMO LEER project. 

Develop and print or upload web-based materials for promotion or training

Schedule and arrange for training sessions conducted by the Amo Leer Task
Force members for the participating libraries

Develop the statistical report for participating libraries to begin their
statistic gathering at time of the grant award and at the end of the grant
cycle

 

 

 

The Project Manager will work on this project from September/October, 2008
until April/May, 2009 (seven months) with time spent to be approximately 200
hours.  

 

 

The proposal should include: 

            Experience and background managing projects

            Library experience and background

            Experience working with Spanish speaking communities 

Work plan and cost

 

 

 

Please submit the proposal to:  Molly Carlisle, molly at tigard-or.gov, Amo
Leer Task Force chair, by Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

 

For questions:  molly at tigard-or.gov   

 

 

            

Leah

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Leah M. Griffith, Library Director
Newberg Public Library
503 E. Hancock
Newberg,  OR  97132
503-537-1256    Fax 503-538-9720
www.ci.newberg.or.us/library 

 
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