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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Posted on behalf of the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> is pleased to announce grants for your library's 2014 Día program, El
Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day), with an African American Focus.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">If interested, please download the attached application and apply</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">. The grant award amount is $500 in selected multicultural children's books
for your library. The application deadline is <b>March 15, 2014</b>. The winning recipient or recipients will be notified on or about March 22, 2014.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">2013 </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Inglewood Public Library, Main Branch, Inglewood, CA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">2012</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#365F91">Dr. Claudette S. McLinn, Executive Director</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#365F91">Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#365F91">Email: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:Center4MulticulturalChildrensLit@aol.com">Center4MulticulturalChildrensLit@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">El Día de Los Niños/El Día de los Libros "Many Children, Many Cultures, Many Books"</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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