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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Posted on behalf of ALA’s American Indian Library Association and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="http://talkstorytogether.org/grants"><span style="color:#1155CC">Talk Story Grant applications</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are now being accepted through Saturday, Feb</span>.
15, 2014<span style="color:#222222">. Please consider applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">Talk Story: Sharing stories, sharing culture</span></b></em><span style="color:black;background:white"> is a literacy program that reaches out to Asian
Pacific American (APA) and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) children and their families. The program celebrates and explores their stories through books, oral traditions, and art to provide an interactive, enriching experience. Children and their families
can connect to rich cultural activities through <em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Talk Story </span></b></em>in their homes, libraries, and communities. </span><span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This project is generously supported by <a href="http://www.toyotafinancial.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Toyota Financial Services</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in conjunction with
the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ailanet.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">American Indian Library Association</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.apalaweb.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Asian
Pacific American Librarian Association</span></a>. It was developed as part of 2009-2010 </span><span style="color:#222222"><a href="http://www.ala.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#27638C;text-decoration:none">American Library Association</span></a> </span><span style="color:black">President
Camila Alire's Family Literacy Focus Initiative through the </span><span style="color:#222222"><a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/olos" target="_blank"><span style="color:#27638C">ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">For more information, please visit the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Talk Story</i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>website at:<a href="http://www.talkstorytogether.org/"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC"> </span></span><span style="color:#1155CC">www.talkstorytogether.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">You can also visit our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/talkstorylibrary"><span style="color:#1155CC">Facebook</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/talkstorylib/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Pinterest
Boards</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions, email the Talk Story chair:<span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:lj12116@yahoo.com">lj12116@yahoo.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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