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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings directors! (please pardon the duplicate posting)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m passing this along for those considering applying for the
<b>Mini Grants for Libraries from the Oregon Humanities:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></b><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:red;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">Complete your grant application with help from Or</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:red;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">egon
Humanities staff</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt;font-weight:normal">Mini Grant for Libraries "Complete an application together" session this Thursday, January 8 at 12:00p (noon).<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">Oregon Humanities offers many types of support to help grant applicants write their strongest application. We are hosting an online
information session this Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PT. Grants program staff members will be available to help applicants complete an application in real time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt;font-weight:normal">Mini Grant for Libraries applications are due Friday, January 16, by 5:00 pm PT<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt"><a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/5195145"><span style="color:#EE3123">Applications are currently open</span></a> for our
<a href="https://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/grants/mini-grant-libraries/">
<span style="color:#EE3123">Mini Grants for Libraries</span></a>. <strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">All applications are due next Friday, January 16, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. PT.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">Oregon Humanities is awarding up to $25,000 in funding to enable Oregon libraries to create and host events in their own communities.
The maximum award per organization is $3,000. Awards can fund one event or multiple events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">Events should reflect our 2026 theme: Beyond 250, which marks the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence.
Applicants are welcome to interpret this theme and develop topics that are relevant to their communities. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, explorations of: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">How do we think about and experience equality, freedom, independence, tyranny, justice, union, and
other ideas central to the Declaration and to our nation’s understanding of itself? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">How has the Declaration shaped the country we live in today, and how might we shape its future?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">What characterized the period of time before the previous 250 years, and how can reflecting on a
community's history inform the future?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">Our
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1149W_hl7YmuJNxMt8ZyiYcpMKnRaJYtM/view">
<span style="color:#EE3123">Beyond 250 Toolkit</span></a> might spark additional ideas, and our
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15C5SXy_KDrR1GFXLrzQYi7rZVzm2Itdl/view">
<span style="color:#EE3123">Mini Grants for Libraries Project Planning Worksheet</span></a> can help you plan your programming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">Public, volunteer, community college, and tribal libraries and library branches located in Oregon are all eligible. Applications
are limited to one application per entity (based on UEI) per annual grant cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt">To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, visit our
<a href="https://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/grants/mini-grant-libraries/">
<span style="color:#EE3123">Mini Grants for Libraries page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<br>
<b>Continuing Education Resources: <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/"><span style="color:#215E99">https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/</span></a></span></u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State Library of Oregon
<b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">971-375-3491
<b>|</b> <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#215E99">darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</span></a></span></u>
<b>|</b> <u><span style="color:#215E99"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library"><span style="color:#215E99">www.oregon.gov/library</span></a></span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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