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I wanted to let you know that the deadline for this grant application (see below) appears to have been extended to April 26. So if you were pushed for time previously, you have a reprieve! Please consider applying! Visit<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://califa.org/limits.php" target="_blank"><span class="misspelled"></span><span class="misspelled"></span><span class="misspelled"></span><span class="misspelled"></span></a></span>
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Darci<br>
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" target="_blank">
darci.hanning@state.or.us</a> <br>
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<b>Ask me about Plinkit! <a href="http://www.plinkit.org/" title="blocked::http://www.plinkit.org/" target="_blank">
http://www.plinkit.org/</a> <a href="http://oregon.plinkit.org/" title="blocked::http://oregon.plinkit.org/" target="_blank">
http://oregon.plinkit.org</a></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">Application is now open for the 2013-14 year of grants to rural libraries for the National Science Foundation-funded
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pushing the Limits</span></em> project.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">Go to the
<span class="misspelled">Califa</span> <span class="misspelled">website</span> at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://califa.org/limits.php" target="_blank"><span class="misspelled">http</span>://<span class="misspelled">califa</span>.<span class="misspelled">org</span>/limits.<span class="misspelled">php</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">for a
description of the project and an online application.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">There is a very good chance that if you are a rural library and you want do a
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pushing the Limits</span></em> project next year, you will get one of these 75 grants of $2500 each.
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<span class="misspelled">Bennett</span>, <span class="misspelled">Co</span>-PI representing ARSL <br>
956 Pine Avenue <br>
<span class="misspelled">Pittsburgh</span> PA 15234 <br>
<a href="mailto:abennett12@verizon.net" target="_blank">abennett12@verizon.net</a>
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