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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/google/">Libraries Lead with Digital Skills</a> is an initiative of ALA and PLA, sponsored by Google, to ensure that public libraries across the nation
receive ongoing access to free tools and resources to help everyone across America grow their skills, careers, and businesses. Funding is available to support programming, outreach, and education in local communities using the
<a href="https://grow.google/partners/">Grow with Google program</a>. The program provides training curricula and resources to address the digital skills gap for<sub></sub>
<a href="https://grow.google/smallbusinesses">small business</a>, <a href="https://grow.google/job-seekers/#?modal_active=none">
job seekers</a>, and more!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Oregon public libraries are now eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant to integrate
<a href="https://grow.google/partners/">Grow with Google</a> resources into a new or existing workshop, class, or event. Accepted libraries will receive marketing support, technical guidance, tools and more to help ensure the event’s success.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Libraries across the country have used funds to provide job search tools, help formerly incarcerated individuals as well as veterans re-enter the job market with new skills, prep patrons for a
G Suite certification exam and assist small business owners expand their reach online.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The application process is easy. Just submit your program or event idea via a
<a href="https://airtable.com/shrCliGrSl9g2xV4X">simple application</a>. Here is a
<a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/sites/ala.org.pla/files/content/initiatives/librarieslead/Lib_Lead_Application_PDF.pdf">
PDF version</a> of the application for preview.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">More details about the Grow with Google program and examples from other states that have participated in the program are available on the
<a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/google/">Libraries Lead with Digital Skills</a> site. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The deadline for applications from Oregon is December 16, 2020. For any questions, please email
<a href="mailto:minigrants@alawash.org">minigrants@alawash.org</a>.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Arlene Weible, MLS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%">Electronic Services Consultant</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%">Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>|</b> 503-378-5020 <b>|</b><span style="color:#2E74B5"> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries">
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