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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a <a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/readytoreadgrant">
similar, non-competitive, state-funded grant</a> that can be used for early literacy or summer reading. It’s calculated (by statute) 80% on population ages 0-14 and 20% on the square mileage of the library’s service areas. All public libraries can receive one
as long as they use the funds for one (or both) of its intended purposes. It often does function as operational funds for smaller libraries, which we are okay with because it advances our equity goals to help support rural and under-resourced libraries. For
many of the libraries, it’s not clear that it’s displacing local funding because they likely just wouldn’t get extra funding from their local government if the grant didn’t exist.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Like Rhode Island, we don’t expect innovation or expansion. We are also okay with the libraries funding performers. With some many isolated rural libraries in Oregon, bringing in puppeteers or musicians or the reptile man may be one the
very few times in the year that the community gets to experience something like that. That being said, our youth services consultant often works with libraries to come up with new ideas or be inspired by the work of others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have also found that many libraries aren’t great at coming up with outcomes on their own. We’re considering moving to a model of establishing outcomes/objectives ourselves and having them explain how their project achieves those outcomes.
That way, they’re not guessing what we want out, and it’s less of a burden for library staff who aren’t used to created objectives themselves.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Maura Walsh via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 18, 2023 11:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) <lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov>; Reish, Karren (MDE) <ReishK@michigan.gov>; lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Non-Competitive grants<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lyndsay, I love that text/explanation you give. It’s very clever about expanding and moving beyond the classic reading programming that is usually just a package from outside the library anyway. Nothing wrong with that, but we’re not about
supplanting local funds. I think you do a great job without putting down the reading part they may want or need to do. (Just not with LSTA funding?)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>> on behalf of Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 18, 2023 2:44:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Reish, Karren (MDE) <<a href="mailto:ReishK@michigan.gov">ReishK@michigan.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a> <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We also did something similar in Massachusetts for two years before putting it on hiatus for similar reasons. Ours was competitive, which I think helped limit
the issue you’re seeing. To be fair, any grant program we run always gets applications that are operational expenditures no matter how much wording and messaging we do.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We framed it more to encourage summer learning than solely summer reading. I don’t know if having them propose a project or concept and giving examples helped
but we got some excellent options. Here’s the blurb we used.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">While summer reading programs are a well-established tradition, libraries offer many other opportunities for learning during the summer months. This program supports expanding the concept of summer
learning in libraries beyond reading. Public libraries may apply for funds in the range of $500-2000 to carry out a project that promotes youth learning in their community during the summer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Examples could include teen internships, youth designing an escape room event for the library, a gardening series in partnership with your local Parks and Rec, offering healthy activities if you
serve as a summer lunch site, etc</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">617-725-1860 x252</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Reish, Karren (MDE) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 18, 2023 2:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Non-Competitive grants<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Good afternoon, Michigan has a small (under $2,000 per grant), simple programming supply grant for public libraries. It is intended to allow more robust summer programming in public libraries and a chance for the library to try something
new. It is on hiatus since last year due to the CARES/ARPA work and I am pondering how to restart it. My issue is that it has become operational expenditures for small libraries. They just ask for their programming costs each summer. For many, it isn’t increasing
their programming nor are they necessarily trying something new. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Does anyone else do a non-competitive small grant like this? Do you consider the specific programming content as part of the criteria other than for allowability? Am I just angsting over what a small library can do for grant applications
and for programming?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Thanks for any insights.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">517-241-0021, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.michigan.gov/lsta__;!!CPANwP4y!RVETP3LaHH1Hxd1UQxhGNTp2Zo1KKKWJdl9XQQUXObExXom_FQN4WH4op00LvM7KVairYQNSEx6Ra7PmanY6EPAEPQ$">
www.michigan.gov/lsta</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The Michigan School Meals program allows for all public school students, grades Pre-K to 12, to eat breakfast and lunch for free. Learn
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