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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This announcement was shared a couple weeks ago on Libs-OR, but we’ve been asked to boost it specifically to public library directors.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The TL;DR version: there are grants available up to $5000 to help build digital mapping skills among your library staff and help make connections to GIS professionals in your area! This sounds like a potentially great experience. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information in the email below. We will send a reminder about this in a couple more weeks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Data & Digital Projects Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">ross.fuqua@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> | 971-375-3551<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="northwestdigitalheritage.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">northwestdigitalheritage.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Spencer Keller via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] An exciting grant opportunity for public libraries - The GIS-Mapping Exchange<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">The GIS-Mapping Exchange</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal"> is<i>
</i>an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded partnership between academics, geospatial data professionals, and public libraries. Our goal is to establish an innovative training program and collaborative networking platform between public library
staff, geospatial data professionals, and patrons. More simply, we want to support librarians that want to learn how to create maps, work with geospatial data, and more!</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With the generous funding we received from IMLS, we are now starting a two-year project that will directly fund and support teams of librarians from around the country to partner
with geospatial data professionals in their local communities and carry out some sort of geospatial project.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Libraries that wish to play a role in this project can apply for up to
<b>$5000</b> in funding to partner with local geospatial data professionals (which we will help you find). These small awards are aimed to fund projects that increase a library’s capacity as a key participant in their geospatial data community. The grants are
intended to be provided to and led by public libraries in partnership with community geospatial data organizations. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information and to apply for funding, please take a look at our Request for Proposals here:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fpdx.edu%2Fimls-gis-toolkit%2Frequest-for-proposals&data=05%7C01%7CRoss.FUQUA%40slo.oregon.gov%7Cac402db756344f0e3a9408da5f7f0276%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637927296357034677%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=us7t5YNkjf9bxI%2FKaqim0rQKb3QRDUA1TO9IPAeGQmg%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/imls-gis-toolkit/request-for-proposals</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">If you have any questions, please email Nancee Hunter at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:nhunter@pdx.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">nhunter@pdx.edu</span></a>
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