<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Segoe UI";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book";
panose-1:2 11 5 3 2 1 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro";}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:1986815762;
mso-list-template-ids:67698723;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:roman-upper;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 1";
mso-level-text:"Article %1\.";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:arabic-leading-zero;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 2";
mso-level-legal-format:yes;
mso-level-text:"Section %1\.%2";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 3";
mso-level-text:"\(%3\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:.5in;
text-indent:-.3in;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 4";
mso-level-text:"\(%4\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
margin-left:.6in;
text-indent:-.1in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-style-link:"Heading 5";
mso-level-text:"%5\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:.7in;
text-indent:-.3in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 6";
mso-level-text:"%6\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:.8in;
text-indent:-.3in;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 7";
mso-level-text:"%7\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
margin-left:.9in;
text-indent:-.2in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 8";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:1.0in;
text-indent:-.3in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-style-link:"Heading 9";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
margin-left:1.1in;
text-indent:-.1in;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ND received half as well.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="973" style="border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="624" colspan="6" valign="top" style="width:6.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="349">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:.25in">
<td width="173" rowspan="7" valign="top" style="width:130.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.25in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img width="159" height="145" style="width:1.6562in;height:1.5104in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01DBB464.6EB55B30" alt="NORTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY LOGO"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="416" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:312.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.25in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dani Kappel (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="384" colspan="2">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16.0pt">
<td width="416" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:312.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Library Services Division Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="384" colspan="2">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16.0pt">
<td width="153" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:115.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="tel:(701)%20328-4676"><span style="color:#0563C1">(701) 328-4676 (O)
</span></a><a href="tel:(701)%20954-8984"><span style="color:#0563C1">(701) 954-8984 (C)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="647" colspan="3">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16.0pt">
<td width="416" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:312.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">604 E Boulevard Ave Bismarck, ND 58505<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="384" colspan="2">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16.0pt">
<td width="800" colspan="6" valign="top" style="width:600.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Providing pathways to knowledge and opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16.0pt">
<td width="416" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:312.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">www.library.nd.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="384" colspan="2">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="47" valign="top" style="width:35.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NDStateLibrary"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;height:.3333in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.png@01DBB464.6EB55B30" alt="FACEBOOK LINK"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="47" valign="top" style="width:35.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><a href="https://twitter.com/NDStateLibrary"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;height:.3333in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image007.png@01DBB464.6EB55B30" alt="TWITTER LINK"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="707" colspan="4">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="0">
<td width="174" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="47" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="47" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="60" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="262" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="35" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="349" style="border:none"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<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>Tara McCleod via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2025 3:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hemmelman, Brenda <Brenda.Hemmelman@state.sd.us>; Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) <lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov>; Amy Heebner <Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov>; lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] official notice of award received<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:yellow">
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:yellow;border:none;padding:0in">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">***** CAUTION:</span></strong><span style="color:black;background:yellow"> This email originated from an outside source. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know
they are safe. *****</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Oklahoma received exactly half of our FFY24 allotment.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0066A6;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tara McCleod</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#666666;mso-ligatures:none">Financial Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#666666;mso-ligatures:none">PH (405) 522-3317</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://oklahoma.gov/libraries" title="http://oklahoma.gov/libraries"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="174" height="61" style="width:1.8125in;height:.6354in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image008.png@01DBB464.6EB55B30"></span></a><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hemmelman, Brenda via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2025 3:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) <<a href="mailto:lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov">lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov</a>>; Amy Heebner <<a href="mailto:Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov">Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [lstac] official notice of award received<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">SD received roughly $675,000 LSTA funds. Unfortunately, I don’t think everyone’s job is going to be saved with that, but we are having at meeting in 30 minutes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Brenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2025 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Amy Heebner <<a href="mailto:Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov">Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [EXT] [lstac] official notice of award received<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Massachusetts just got notice of a partial allotment of our award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">I did a quick scan of the guidance and it didn’t seem like any of the current administration’s policies are there. The versions used were prior to the inauguration
(December 31, 2024 and January 2, 2025).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div name="divtagdefaultwrapper">
<div>
<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">Office: 617-725-1860 ext. 252<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">Mobile: 857-488-6616
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amy Heebner via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2025 4:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] official notice of award received<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#F7F24F">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">CAUTION: This email originated from a sender outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts mail system. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize
the sender and know the content is safe. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NY just received official notice (an email) of our revised award (totaling 50%) and the revised award document is in eGMS. I haven’t figured out yet if the guidance or calendar is different.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Amy Heebner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Library Development Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Division of Library Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">New York State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Cultural Education Center, 10B41<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Albany, NY 12230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">(518) 474-4883<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div style="border:dotted #003333 1.0pt;padding:10.0pt 10.0pt 10.0pt 10.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#D5EAFF"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;mso-ligatures:none">Confidentiality Notice
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:10.0pt;background:#D5EAFF"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">This email including all attachments is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed.
This communication may contain information that is protected from disclosure under State and/or Federal law. Please notify the sender immediately if you have received this communication in error and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended
recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#D5EAFF"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>