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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d love to hang out with folks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As for the SPR, I don’t know if this counts as slogging or not, but I’ve started thinking about starting ours!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I used to tell Madison that if you give to me til January 31, I’m going to take every minute of that…and I do!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Friday!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Consultant/LSTA Coordinator, Library Programs & Development</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">T:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> 614.644.6863</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Rayme -MSLA- via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 12, 2025 11:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators Listserv <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] States that Requested Funds early<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For states that requested all FFY25 LSTA funding up front, how has that process gone and what does it look like for you in your state? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, if any of y'all are slogging through SPR completion and want some guidance or sympathy, would you like me to schedule an LSTA Coordinators hangout for next week? Or sometime in the early New Year?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all doing well and hanging in there this holiday season.<o:p></o:p></p>
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