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Hello! Below is information about the next cycle of Libri Foundation grants. This is a grant that only small, rural libraries may apply for (defined below), but it is an excellent opportunity for Healthy Start and libraries to
partner to get more books for your Reading for Healthy Families parent
education sessions. <br><br>For more information about The Libri Foundation or its Books for Children program, please contact:<br> <br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms. Barbara J. McKillip</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">President, The Libri Foundation</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PO Box 10246, Eugene, OR 97440</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">541-747-9655 (phone)</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">541-747-4348 (fax)</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:libri@librifoundation.org">libri@librifoundation.org</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> (email)</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.</span><br><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"> Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<br>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<br> Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br> katie.anderson@state.or.us, 503-378-2528<br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><hr><b>From:</b> The Libri Foundation [mailto:reading@librifoundation.org]<br><b>To:</b> kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Sent:</b> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:49:56 -0800<br><b>Subject:</b> [kids-lib] Grant Opportunity for Rural Public Libraries<br><br>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
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January 2009<br>
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The Libri Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2009<br>
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants.<br>
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The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which<br>
donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public<br>
libraries throughout the United States. Since October 1990, the<br>
Foundation has donated over $3,600,000 worth of new children’s books to<br>
more than 2,500 libraries in 49 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.<br>
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In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri<br>
Foundation will match any amount of money raised by your local sponsors<br>
from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to<br>
$1,050 worth of new children's books. After a library receives a grant,<br>
local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or<br>
social organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or<br>
longer if necessary, to raise their matching funds.<br>
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The librarian of each participating library selects the books her<br>
library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The<br>
700-plus fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very<br>
best of children's literature published primarily in the last three<br>
years. These titles, which are for children ages 12 and under, are<br>
award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, or<br>
education journals. The booklist also includes a selection of classic<br>
children’s titles.<br>
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Libraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, county<br>
libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries<br>
should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries<br>
should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an<br>
active children's department.<br>
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Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a<br>
city with a population over 40,000. Town libraries with total operating<br>
budgets over $150,000 and county libraries with total operating budgets<br>
over $350,000 are rarely given grants.<br>
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Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as<br>
libraries which are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library<br>
system.<br>
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A school library may apply only if it also serves as the public library<br>
(i.e. it is open to the everyone in the community, has some summer<br>
hours, and there is no public library in town).<br>
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A branch library may apply if the community it is in meets the<br>
definition of rural. If the branch library receives its funding from<br>
its parent institution, then the parent institution’s total operating<br>
budget, not just the branch library’s total operating budget, must meet<br>
the budget guidelines.<br>
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Previous BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grant recipients are eligible to apply for<br>
another grant three years after the receipt of their last grant.<br>
Libraries that do not fulfill all grant requirements, including the<br>
final report, may not apply for another grant.<br>
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Application deadlines for 2007 are: (postmarked by) January 23rd<br>
(extended), April 15th, and August 15th. Grants are awarded January<br>
31st, April 30th, and August 31st.<br>
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Application guidelines and forms may be downloaded from the Foundation's<br>
website at: www.librifoundation.org.<br>
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For more information about The Libri Foundation or its Books for<br>
Children program, please contact Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President, The<br>
Libri Foundation, PO Box 10246, Eugene, OR 97440. 541-747-9655<br>
(phone); 541-747-4348 (fax); <a href="mailto:libri@librifoundation.org">libri@librifoundation.org</a> (email). Normal<br>
office hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time.<br>
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