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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In addition to the facilitation skills training Danielle Jones just shared, ALA has also announced a grant opportunity to support library workers in community
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">From their press release:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant will provide $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal or special library
to expand its community engagement efforts. Libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining activities for a library-led community engagement project.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">For more info:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2019/12/ala-invites-library-workers-apply-new-libraries-transform-communities-engagement">http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2019/12/ala-invites-library-workers-apply-new-libraries-transform-communities-engagement</a>
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<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#0563C1">oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Danielle Jones<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Libs-OR <libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Opportunity for small and/or rural library workers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><a href="http://bit.ly/2OKSubL" target="_blank">Looking to lead? ALA announces free facilitation skills training for small and rural library workers</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The American Library Association (ALA) has announced a professional development opportunity — including funding to attend an in-person workshop at the
2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago — to help small and rural library workers develop the communication skills they need to thrive in the 21st-century library.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Twenty-five library workers will be selected to be part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Facilitation Skills for Small and Rural Libraries. </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2OKSubL" target="_blank">Read
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">YALSA 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Teen and youth librarian at Multnomah County Library</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">My pronouns are she, her, hers<br>
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