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<p class="MsoNormal"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lyndsay Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Project Manager and Grants Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">617-725-1860 x252<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<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> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Non-Competitive grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon, Michigan has a small (under $2,000 per grant), simple programming supply grant for public libraries. It is intended to allow more robust summer programming in public libraries and a chance for the library to try something
new. It is on hiatus since last year due to the CARES/ARPA work and I am pondering how to restart it. My issue is that it has become operational expenditures for small libraries. They just ask for their programming costs each summer. For many, it isn’t increasing
their programming nor are they necessarily trying something new. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone else do a non-competitive small grant like this? Do you consider the specific programming content as part of the criteria other than for allowability? Am I just angsting over what a small library can do for grant applications
and for programming?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any insights.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">K<span style="mso-ligatures:none">arren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-241-0021, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.michigan.gov/lsta__;!!CPANwP4y!RVETP3LaHH1Hxd1UQxhGNTp2Zo1KKKWJdl9XQQUXObExXom_FQN4WH4op00LvM7KVairYQNSEx6Ra7PmanY6EPAEPQ$">
www.michigan.gov/lsta</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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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more</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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