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<p class="MsoNormal">I just learned about a grant opportunity that public and school libraries, and library associations may be interested in.
<a href="http://www.imls.gov/applicants/national_leadership_grant_guidelines.aspx">
IMLS National Leadership Grant</a> (NLG) applications are <b><span style="color:red">due February 1, 2012</span></b>. There are several changes to the NLG program this year. Most importantly, they are encouraging eligible organizations to apply for grants that
fund projects to support the Campaign for Grade Level Reading. The Campaign has identified 4 issues that impact grade level reading: school readiness, summer learning loss, chronic absences, and parent engagement. Organizations applying for a NLG should develop
projects that address one or more of these 4 issues. NLG applicants are required to have community partners. Organizations can apply for up to $250,000.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon public and school libraries are already doing a lot to address these issues. This may be a great opportunity for your community to fund a project, activity, or idea you already have in mind or had to put on the back-burner due to
lack of funding. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">National Leadership Grant guidelines:
<a href="http://www.imls.gov/applicants/national_leadership_grant_guidelines.aspx">
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/national_leadership_grant_guidelines.aspx</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Campaign for Grade Level Reading:
<a href="http://www.gradelevelreading.net/">http://www.gradelevelreading.net/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Questions? Contact one or all of the following people:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Anthony Donovan Smith, Senior Library Program Officer<br>
202-653-4768<br>
<a href="mailto:asmith@imls.gov">asmith@imls.gov</a> <br>
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Charles “Chuck” Thomas, Senior Library Program Officer<br>
202-653-4663<br>
<a href="mailto:cthomas@imls.gov">cthomas@imls.gov</a> <br>
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Kathy Mitchell, Library Program Specialist<br>
202-653-4687<br>
<a href="mailto:kmitchell@imls.gov">kmitchell@imls.gov</a> <br>
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Helen Wechsler, Senior Museum Program Officer<br>
202/-653-4779<br>
<a href="mailto:hwechsler@imls.gov">hwechsler@imls.gov</a> <br>
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Tim Carrigan, Museum Program Specialist<br>
202/653-4639<br>
<a href="mailto:tcarrigan@imls.gov">tcarrigan@imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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