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<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">250 Winter St. NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">503-378-4243<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Fax 503-585-8059<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">www.oregon.gov/library</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact: Buzzy Nielsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-indent:49.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program Manager for Library Support & Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-indent:49.5pt"><a href="mailto:buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
971-375-3486<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">July 17, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Salem, Ore –</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Libraries and institutions across Oregon help their local communities thrive.<span style="color:#C00000">
</span><span style="color:black">To support these efforts, the State Library of Oregon is issuing grants totaling over $820,000 from the federally funded
</span></span><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/Library/libraries/Pages/LSTA.aspx"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Program</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">,<b>
</b>administered on the national level by the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States Program.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">17 organizations are receiving funds through the
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/lstagrants/competitive"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">competitive grants program</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
Projects range from makerspaces to huge library software migrations to digital heritage projects to academic tutoring for underserved communities.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">19 libraries are hiring
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/lstagrants/teeninterns"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">teen interns</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
who will develop and lead a </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://clalliance.org/about-connected-learning/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">connected learning project
</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">that matches their interests and abilities.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">9 libraries will enhance connectivity and implement digital inclusion programs and services in their community.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6 statewide programs continue to have LSTA support:
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.librosfororegon.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Libros for Oregon</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Oregon Battle of the Books</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(OBOB),
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://library2go.overdrive.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Oregon Digital Library Consortium</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(ODLC),
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://oslis.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Oregon School Library Information System</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(OSLIS),
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Overdue: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
podcast, and the </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sagelib.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sage Library System</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
courier. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">These federal funds support Oregonians from all walks of life, in a variety of ways, by strengthening libraries
across the state.<span style="color:#C00000"> </span><span style="color:black">A complete list of grant recipients can be found on the
</span></span><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/lstagrants/awards"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Grant Awards</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Questions or comments can be directed to Buzzy Nielsen, Program Manager for Library Support and Development
(</span><a href="mailto:buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
971-375-3486).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">The State Library of Oregon cultivates, preserves, and delivers library and information services to foster
lifelong learning and community engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">250 Winter St. NE • Salem, OR 97301 • 503-378-4243 • Fax 503-585-8059 •
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">www.oregon.gov/library</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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