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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Passing along this grant opportunity of interest to rural public libraries:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">ALA and Capital One are seeking <b>
rural public libraries to</b> take part in a new grant project, <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/communityconnect" target="_blank">Community Connect: Digital Access at Home</a>. This new grant opportunity will support digital access and financial
capability for 20 communities nationwide. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Applications will be accepted from July 6 to August 26, 2020. Library workers can apply online at <a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/communityconnect" target="_blank">ala.org/CommunityConnect</a>. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Libraries selected to participate in Community Connect will receive:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>five Verizon Wi-Fi hotspots with two-year contracts and service for lending to patrons<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>a $2,000 stipend to support financial literacy programming<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>a curated book list of financial literacy titles featured in ALA’s <a href="http://libguides.ala.org/finra-ore/personalfinance" target="_blank">Financial Literacy LibGuide</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>a copy of ALA Editions’<a href="https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/rainy-day-ready-financial-literacy-programs-and-tools" target="_blank"> “Rainy Day Ready: Financial Literacy Programs and Tools”</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>professional development and support<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Public libraries are eligible if they serve a legal service area population of 25,000 or less and are in a rural community at least five miles from an urbanized area, per the Institute for Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) definition.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The goals of Community Connect are to expand the service capacity of rural libraries by offering hotspot lending policies and financial capability seminars; improve the digital access of rural library patrons via
hotspots and enhance opportunities for social mobility by pursuing remote education, economic inclusion, financial management and health; and demonstrate the efficacy of the pilot program and use results to build consensus on how to address sustainable digital
inclusion for rural communities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Community Connect: Digital Access at Home will be managed by ALA’s Public Programs Office. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Hannah Arata
<i>(she/her/hers)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Communications Associate, Public Programs Office</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">ALA</span><span style="color:#2F5496">AmericanLibraryAssociation</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">225 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1300<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Chicago, IL 60601</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#ED7D31"><a href="programminglibrarian.org"><span style="color:#ED7D31">programminglibrarian.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</b><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library"><b>www.oregon.gov/library</b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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