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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello! I just received the following grant opportunity announcement. It looks like a fun one!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Joanna Ison [mailto:jison@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 03, 2013 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alsc-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alsc-l] ALSC and LEGOR DUPLOR invite you to thank your public library for making summer reading fun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ALSC and LEGO® DUPLO® invite you to thank your public library for making summer reading fun<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and LEGO® DUPLO® continue to support constructive play in libraries through the 2013 LEGO DUPLO Read! Build! Play!
giveaway. The two organizations invite parents, children, teachers, community members and everyone in between to “thank” their local public library for their great summer programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">With school doors opening across the country it’s hard to believe summer has come to an end. Your public library’s hard work this summer has not gone unnoticed. LEGO DUPLO would
like to thank public libraries for the creative ways they have made summer reading fun for children with $5,000 to be used for future children’s programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Until Oct. 15, 2013 ALSC and LEGO DUPLO invite the public to visit <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/duplo-prod/" title="read build play giveaway"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0055A5">http://apps.facebook.com/duplo-prod/</span></a>, </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">enter
their name, state and zip code to vote for their public library. In recognition of all of the meaningful programs, reading lists and activities that are carried out across the country, LEGO<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">DUPLO</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">will
grant $5,000 to the public libraries in the neighborhood with the most entries. If there are multiple public libraries in the winning zip code the award money will be divided equally amongst them. Official rules are included.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">ALSC and LEGO DUPLO have worked together through Read! Build! Play! to bring tools and resources to libraries to help them incorporate constructive play into their programming. “Through
play, young children learn about their world. With this knowledge, they can understand books and stories once they begin to read,” said Starr Latronica, ALSC’s President.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">To learn more about the partnership please visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://readbuildplay.com/" title="Read Build Play website"><span style="color:#0055A5">http://readbuildplay.com</span></a>.</span><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">About ALSC</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">ALSC, a division of the ALA, is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,000 children’s
and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC, visit ALSC’s website at <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc" title="ALSC website"><span style="color:#0055A5">http://www.ala.org/alsc</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">About LEGO DUPLO</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Double the size of traditional LEGO bricks on all dimensions, DUPLO bricks offer children so many ways to creatively play, learn and explore. LEGO Systems, Inc. is the North American
division of The LEGO Group, a privately-held, family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark. The company is committed to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities, and its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by founder
Ole Kirk Christiansen: “Only the best is good enough.” Visit <a href="http://www.lego.com/" title="LEGO website"><span style="color:#0055A5">www.LEGO.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Joanna Ison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">Program Officer for Projects and Partnerships
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F"><a href="mailto:jison@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;text-decoration:none">jison@ala.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F"><a href="tel:312.280.1398" target="_blank"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;text-decoration:none">312.280.1398</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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