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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Here’s some information about the
2009 Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (LSL) grants. Some of
you may have seen an <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">ALA</st1:State></st1:place>
announcement on the topic within a recent Libs-Or post about Children’s
Books and CPSIA. Please excuse cross-postings. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Purpose
of the Grant</span></font></b><font color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>: Money awarded may be used for
school library media centers on books, technology, professional development,
and expanding access (like weekend hours). <a
href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html">http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>1<sup>st</sup>
Eligibility Requirement</span></font></b><font color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>: Only local education agencies
(LEA) may apply, the most common form of which is a school district.
Click here and read question #3 for a broader definition: <a
href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/faq.html">http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/faq.html</a>.
After checking on the 2<sup>nd </sup>requirement, please consider forwarding
this email to the person/people in charge of grants in your local school
district. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>2<sup>nd</sup>
Eligibility Requirement</span></font></b><font color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>: At least 20% of students within
the LEA must be from families with incomes below the poverty line. Click
on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Oregon</span></i></st1:State></st1:place>
for a chart indicating which districts qualify: <a
href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html">http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html</a>.
Data being used in the 2009 competition comes from the 2007 census.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Applications
due March 6<sup>th</sup></span></font></b><font color=blue face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>: Note that registration at grants.gov
can take up to a week, so you might want to get applications in no later than
the end of February. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">ALA</st1:State></st1:place>’s
announcement about the 2009 LSL Grants has some specific information about
applying, especially in paragraph #4: <a
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1312">http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1312</a>.
Here’s the official application site: <a
href="http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/applicant.html">http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/applicant.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Jen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Jennifer Maurer</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>School Library Consultant</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Library Development</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Oregon</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Salem</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'></u1:place></u1:City>,
<u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">OR</u1:State></st1:State> <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301-3950</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place></u1:PostalCode><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>503-378-5011</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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