<div dir="ltr"><div><p>Hello OYAN,</p><p>I know a lot of you are also YALSA members, and you may have already seen/done this, but a good thing bears repeating. The latest issue of YALSA Enews included this article/link. Please take a minute to read the proposal and, if you like it, 'applaud' it. It seems like a good idea to me! <br></p><p>Susan<br></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>-------------------------<strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Take 10 Seconds to Help YALSA Help You & Your Teens!</strong><br>
YALSA and our Future of Teens & Libraries Taskforce are
participating in a competitive grant challenge for libraries hosted by
the Knight Foundation. If funded, <a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=94317d75e0&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">YALSA’s project</a> would help libraries improve their overall teen program by providing them with free tools and resources to incorporate <a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=919097f755&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">connected learning</a> into their existing services. <br>
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In order for this to have a chance at getting funded, the proposal needs
to get a significant number of ‘applauds’ and comments. We encourage
you to ‘applaud’ the <a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=017aa8a521&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">proposal</a> and/or leave a comment, but also to take a moment to share this <a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=4e559d546f&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">link</a>
out with your library networks, advocates and colleagues and ask them
to leave a comment or give us some applause as well. The post is open
to comments and applause until<strong> Oct. 21<sup>st</sup></strong>, so timing is limited! Thank you in advance for your support! <br>
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We’d also encourage you to support these other proposals from our awesome partners:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=d8f58346fb&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Library Coding League</a></li><li><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=1bae6a90a7&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Library Learning Channel</a></li><li><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=133c982b02&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">STEAM Powered Librarians</a></li><li><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=91b6a98ee9&e=9ZmRcdqdYO" style="color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Libraries = Vital Partners</a></li></ul><br clear="all"></div><div>-------------------------------- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Susan Smallsreed, MLS<br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Youth Librarian, Northwest Library<br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Multnomah County Library District<br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2300 NW Thurman St.<br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Portland, OR 97210<br>503.988.5560<br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:susansm@multcolib.org" target="_blank">susansm@multcolib.org</a><br></span></div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.multcolib.org" target="_blank">www.multcolib.org</a></span><br></span><br></div>
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