<div dir="ltr">Good afternoon,<div><br></div><div>Rainier Library was also a recipient of the ALA's Libraries Transforming Communities grant. I highly encourage all of you to apply. The process is relatively uncomplicated and the expectations are easy to follow/achieve. </div><div><br></div><div>Our small library was awarded $3000.00! That will go a long way in keeping our materials up to date and provide the funding for a community wide conversation regarding isolation and loneliness in our elderly population. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm happy to answer any questions you may have or refer you to someone that can help you. </div><div> <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Colette Nordstrom<div>Library Coordinator/City of Rainier, OR </div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 10:52 AM Kris Wiley via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We were awarded one of these grants for our first Community Read project, and I encourage you to consider applying. The application was pretty simple, and we
already received the $3000 check, which will be used to purchase copies of the book, pay for advertising, and compensate the author for two events.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I would be happy to share our application and/or chat about the process with you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Roseburg, OR 97470<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Libraries of Eastern Oregon via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] ALA's Libraries Transforming Communities Small & Rural Libraries grants<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Applications for ALA's Libraries Transforming Communities grant program for small and rural libraries (<a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/focusgrants/libraries" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/focusgrants/libraries</a>)
are open for the second round until March 4, and ALA is hoping to see more applications from the western states. The grant has a very simple application and very minimal reporting requirements, and public, academic, and school libraries are all eligible to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">To apply, a library must either serve a population of 25,000 or less (small) or be more than 5 miles from an urbanized area of 25,000 or more (rural). Individual branches in a system or district
are eligible to apply, as long as they meet one of the criteria above. That's almost all of us!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The premise is that, if the library is awarded the grant, a staff member (or multiple) takes part in an online course designed for small and rural libraries on holding a community conversation (about
4 hours), and that the library agrees to host one community conversation, which can be virtual, using the model. Conversations for the second round are asked to be completed by October 31, so there's plenty of time if you hope to hold your conversation in
person, and the success of your grant isn't based on how many people take part.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">The grant provides access to the training and $3000 to spend on something related to the conversation -- and that could be ANYTHING, from staff time to books to a Zoom license to hotspots to circulate
to a traveling makerspace kit... I think your imagination is the only barrier. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">If you have more questions, feel free to reach out to Stephanie Chase, the Executive Director of the Libraries of Eastern Oregon (<a href="mailto:director@librariesofeasternoregon.org" target="_blank">director@librariesofeasternoregon.org</a>)
or directly to ALA for a 20-minute consultation (<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDPcFtf2D3J5FWYKaL_jY0tNkFgCVkBogAswnIgoMENCOs9w/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDPcFtf2D3J5FWYKaL_jY0tNkFgCVkBogAswnIgoMENCOs9w/viewform</a>).
The grant program's website has lots of resources, including sample proposals.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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