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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">When it rains, it pours … here are some more opportunities for public libraries that wish to boost funding for digital equity and inclusion initiatives centered around skills training and digital
navigation. Several Oregon libraries have taken advantage of the digital literacy workshop incentives in previous years … this is a good program for libraries that want to boost or just get started with digital equity work.
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<h2 style="margin:0in;line-height:28.35pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#663399">Applications Now Open for PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentives</span></span><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3094AC"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce expanded digital literacy funding opportunities and resources for public libraries,
powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T. Since 2022, the <a href="https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/digitalliteracy/incentive?_zs=RUvik1&_zl=Ckbj9" target="_blank">
<span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#663399">PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentives</span></span></a> have helped nearly 400 public libraries conduct more than 3,800 workshops, training more than 19,000 learners across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applications are now open for this year's incentive opportunities:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive, supported by AT&T—</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This program will award $10,000 to large public libraries
and $5,000 to small public libraries, as well as provide the necessary training resources, to conduct workshops that teach basic digital literacy skills using PLA's
<a href="https://www.digitallearn.org/" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#663399">DigitalLearn</span></span></a> courses and
<a href="https://training.digitallearn.org/" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#663399">training materials</span></span></a>.
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PLA Digital Navigator Workshop Incentive, supported by AT&T—</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This new pilot program will award $4,000 to public
libraries with digital navigators to utilize DigitalLearn materials and resources. Libraries must already have a digital navigator to apply.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applications for both incentives will close Friday, October 18, 2024.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Arlene Weible, MLS (she/her/hers)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State Library of Oregon<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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