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<p class="MsoNormal">ALA has just announced a third round of funding for the Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities Grant. <br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#373737">“Libraries selected for round three will receive $10,000 or $20,000 to support costs related to their community engagement project; virtual training to assist
project directors in developing their community engagement, facilitation, and disability service skills; a suite of online resources developed to support local programs; and technical and project support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the grant
term.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">F<span style="color:black">ind more information here. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/apply-now-libraries-transforming-communities-accessible-small-and-rural-communities-round">https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/apply-now-libraries-transforming-communities-accessible-small-and-rural-communities-round</a></span><span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please consider applying if this opportunity is applicable to your institution. </span><span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ALA uses the IMLS definition of small and rural: a library must be located in an area that’s more than, or equal to, five miles from an urbanized area and with a population
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<span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Up to 300 libraries will be awarded in this application period</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Applications are due on December 11, 2024.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"helveticaneue",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Interested applicants can <a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/pre-application-webinar-round-3-libraries-transforming-communities-accessible-small-and-rural">register
for a pre-application webinar</a> on October 10, 2024 at 10:00 am Pacific.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thanks,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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