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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#AA5E16">Call for Applications: Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#555759">April 17, 2012</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#555759"><br>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">IMLS Press Contacts</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">
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202-653-4632 <br>
Kevin O'Connell, <a href="mailto:koconnell@imls.gov">koconnell@imls.gov</a> <br>
Mamie Bittner, <a href="mailto:mbittner@imls.gov">mbittner@imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Washington, DC</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications in the
<a href="http://www.imls.gov/about/learning_labs.aspx">Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums</a> grant program, with a deadline of June 15, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">The following members of the ULC, ASTC, and IMLS staff are available by phone and e-mail to discuss general issues relating to these grants:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:27.15pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Amy Eshleman
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Program Leader for Education <br>
Urban Libraries Council (ULC) <br>
312-676-0958 <a href="mailto:aeschleman@urbanlibraries.org"><span style="color:#1B636F"><br>
</span>aeschleman@urbanlibraries.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:27.15pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Margaret Glass
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Program Manager, Professional Development <br>
Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) <br>
202-783-7200 x129 <br>
<a href="mailto:mglass@astc.org">mglass@astc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:27.15pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Allison Boals
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Program Specialist <br>
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) <br>
202-653-4702 <br>
<a href="mailto:aboals@imls.gov">aboals@imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Web Conferencing with Program Staff</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759"><br>
We also invite you to participate in one of two pre-application Web conferences to learn more about the program, ask questions, and listen to the questions and comments of other participants. The Web conference schedule for the FY13 Learning Labs in Libraries
and Museums program is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 12 noon PT/3 pm ET-1 pm PT/4 pm ET<br>
Thursday, May 23, 2012, at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">The ULC/ASTC team will also offer "office hours" to pose final questions closer to the application deadline. The "office hour" schedule for the FY13 Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums
program is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET<br>
Monday, June 11, 2012 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759"><a href="http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=20">Click here for more information about this funding opportunity</a>, including program guidelines, contacts, and Webinar access information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">Use the <a href="http://www.imls.gov/recipients/search.aspx">
IMLS grants search tool</a> to view our archive of grants awarded by the Institute. Search grants by grant name, institution, or project type.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759"><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, we help communities and individuals thrive through broad public
access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning. To learn more about IMLS, please visit
<a href="http://www.imls.gov/">www.imls.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">About the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Initiative</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's digital media and learning initiative aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. The goal is to build a base of evidence about
how young people learn today, in an effort to re-imagine learning in the 21st century. More information is available at
<a href="http://www.macfound.org/tags/education/">www.macfound.org/tags/education</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">About the Urban Libraries Council</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">
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Urban Libraries Council (ULC) is a membership organization made up of North America's premier public library systems and the corporations supporting them. While ULC's members primarily represent urban and suburban settings, the work done by ULC is widely used
by all libraries including those in rural settings. ULC strategically addresses issues important to all communities including education, workforce and economic development, public safety, environmental sustainability, health, and wellness. ULC's members are
thought leaders dedicated to the continuous evolution and strengthening of libraries to meet changing community needs. As ULC celebrates its forty-year anniversary, its work focuses on helping library leaders develop and utilize skills and strategies that
match the challenges of the 21st century. Learn more at <a href="http://www.urbanlibraries.org/">
www.urbanlibraries.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759">About the Association of Science-Technology Centers</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#555759"> The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) is an organization
of science centers and museums dedicated to furthering public engagement with science among increasingly diverse audiences. ASTC encourages excellence and innovation in informal science learning by serving and linking its members worldwide and advancing their
common goals. Through strategic alliances and global partnerships, ASTC also supports science centers and museums in proactively addressing critical societal issues, locally and globally, where understanding of and engagement with science are essential. Founded
in 1973, ASTC now numbers nearly 600 members in 44 countries. Members include not only science centers and museums, but also nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, and natural history and children's museums, as well as companies,
consultants, and other organizations that share an interest in informal science education. Visit
<a href="http://www.astc.org/">www.astc.org</a> to learn more about ASTC and to find a science center near you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">250 Winter St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ann.reed@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">phone 503-378-5027<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">fax 503-378-6439<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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