<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p style="margin:1rem 0rem;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC)/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant is accepting applications until December 16. The Programs and Services Recognition Committee invites you to apply! The grant is open to any project that seeks to engage an underserved population of children from birth up to the age of 14. Underserved children may include (but are not limited to) those who have learning or physical differences, those who are speaking English as a second language, those who are in a non-traditional school environment, those who are in non-traditional family settings (such as teen parents, foster children, children in the juvenile justice system, and children in gay and lesbian families), and those who need accommodation service to meet their needs.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:1rem 0rem;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">The grant recognizes that underserved populations vary from community to community, and all programs that seek to specifically address concerns in this area are eligible for consideration.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:1rem 0rem;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Please visit <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/candlewicklighttheway" id="gmail-m_5199946182770462875LPlnk848274" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/candlewicklighttheway</a> for more information and to apply. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:1rem 0rem;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:1rem 0rem;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Programs and Services Recognition Committee (ALSC)</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse"><b><font size="2"><font face="Calibri">Jackie Partch</font><br></font></b><font face="Calibri"><b><font size="2">School Corps Librarian</font></b><br></font><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Multnomah County Library</span><font face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse"><i style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px">she/her/hers</i><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:13px">Work schedule: Mon/Tues/Weds 9-5:30, Thurs 9-3</span><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:13px"><br>Phone: 503.988.6219</span></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse"><u style="color:rgb(42,93,176)"><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri" size="2"><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(42,93,176)" target="_blank">multcolib.org</a></font></u></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>