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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Good morning, </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">What do you all do to make sure grant-funded library staff are 100% using those funds for the project? Do you just give the libraries the benefit of the doubt? </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For example, Alaska has a long-running program hosted by a public library that has been funded by both State and LSTA funds over the years. Recently it has been
funded 100% with LSTA funds. The staff at the library have a document they fill out and sign quarterly that says 100% of their salary was spent doing project duties. However, and I know this from working with the program, there are some activities that may
or may not fit in 100% with the LSTA project depending on who is doing the interpreting. This has come up now because my boss is going over projects and programs with a fine tooth comb to make sure they are all in compliance. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Any help and guidance will be appreciated. If you want more specifics I can give those out as well. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Thank you everyone, I hope your fiscal year started off smoother than ours! </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kate
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans ExtraBold",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Kate Enge (Ing-E)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Grants and Continuing Education Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Acting OWL Librarian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans SemiBold",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Mail:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
PO Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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395 Whittier St., Juneau, AK 99801<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">907.465.2271<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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| <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/AKDEED/signup/31850"><span style="color:blue"> sign up for event notifications</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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