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<p class="MsoNormal">I think she is referring to the mini-grant awarded in December 2021 and 2022 to the smallest and most rural Oregon libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Quote from last year’s email<i>: “</i><i>The State Library is funding our 50 smallest and most rural libraries to receive a mini-grant of $250 worth of 2023 Summer Reading supplies and materials from the iREADS store. Recipients include
the 50 Oregon libraries allocated the minimum Ready to Read grant amount and/or libraries with fewer than 2.0 full-time employees.”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s possible that they weren’t able to offer this very helpful grant to us this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">LaVonne Murray<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Or-srp <or-srp-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Jessica Marie via Or-srp<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 27, 2023 2:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carol Rasmussen Schramm <carol@siletzlibrary.org>; Ione Lib. <ionelibrary@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> or-srp@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Or-srp] Summer reading program grant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello there,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">According to the <a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/ld.php?content_id=72446296">
preliminary 2024 grant data</a>, it looks like both Iola and Siletz are receiving $1,000 for this year’s grant cycle. I’m not sure whether the checks have gone out yet since the
<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/readytoreadgrant">funds distribution date</a> is December 31. I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jessica R. Marie<br>
</b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Youth Services Senior Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">City of Salem | Salem Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:jmarie@cityofsalem.net"><span style="color:#0563C1">jmarie@cityofsalem.net</span></a> | 503-589-2063<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Or-srp <<a href="mailto:or-srp-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">or-srp-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carol Rasmussen Schramm via Or-srp<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 27, 2023 1:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ione Lib. <<a href="mailto:ionelibrary@gmail.com">ionelibrary@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:or-srp@omls.oregon.gov">or-srp@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Or-srp] Summer reading program grant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am interested in the answer to this too!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 11:03 AM Ione Lib. via Or-srp <<a href="mailto:or-srp@omls.oregon.gov">or-srp@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are ordering supplies from iRead and need to know if we can expect a grant from the State for supplies this year. I believe that it was $250 last year and that we received it in December. Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Becky Doherty<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">541-444-2855<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.siletzpubliclibrary.org" target="_blank">www.siletzpubliclibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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