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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Library Directors and Ready to Read key contacts,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The state library is investigating different options for distributing Ready to Read Grant funds to libraries. Please take this 5 question survey (<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R2Rdistribution">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R2Rdistribution</a>)
to let us know how you <i>can </i>receive the money and how you <i>prefer </i>to receive the money by
<span style="color:red">Thursday, August 28<sup>th</sup></span>. <b>Before you take the survey, please ask your fiscal agent if they are able to receive automatic electronic deposits</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A few things to know:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In making this decision, the State Library will take into consideration your responses to this survey and State Library staff time and distribution costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If the State Library decides to change how grant funds are distributed, the changes will be implemented in December 2015 regardless of whether or not Reading for Success replaces Ready to Read.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There will be no changes this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Katie <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 Support and 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"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="110" height="86" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CFACD4.9634CA40" alt="Fizz Boom Read"><img border="0" width="69" height="90" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CFACD4.9634CA40" alt="Girlandcloud"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Summer Reading 2014 at<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/"><span style="color:blue">Oregon libraries</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Find a<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/"><span style="color:blue">summer food site</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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