[PL-Directors] Grant Opportunity for Rural Libraries

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings! And my apologies if you see this more than once: below is an announcement for the Pushing the Limits project by the National Science Foundation and a related grant opportunity. Please see below for more information.

Cheers!
Darci
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR  97301
503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us<mailto:darci.hanning at state.or.us>

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Application is now open for the 2013-14 year of grants to rural libraries for the National Science Foundation-funded Pushing the Limits project.

Go to the Califa website at http://califa.org/limits.php for a description of the project and an online application.

This four-year project is now in its third year, during which 20 rural libraries are offering public programs featuring reading, viewing and discussion of topics of interest to the general reader. The four programs offered by each rural library have a unique STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) angle assured by the involvement of locally-recruited science partners.

All reports so far from participating libraries are enthusiastically positive! They report surprisingly good attendance, often by people from their local communities who have not previously attended library events.

There is a very good chance that if you are a rural library and you want do a Pushing the Limits project next year, you will get one of these 75 grants of $2500 each.

The deadline for completing the simple form at http://califa.org/limits.php is April 1, 2013, so take a  look right away, and GO FOR IT!

Al

Al Bennett, Co-PI representing ARSL
956 Pine Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15234
abennett12 at verizon.net<mailto:abennett12 at verizon.net>
412-519-4000


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