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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that three projects have been selected as Exemplary Programs for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) 2011 Program Report to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The State Library of Ohio staff selected the Legacy Library, Marietta College for digitization project; the Mary L. Cook Public Library for a Choose to Read Ohio project and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County for the preservation and virtual access to the 1848 Panorama of Cincinnati daguerreotype. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>During Federal fiscal year 2011 (October 2010 through September 2011), the State Library of Ohio awarded 59 LSTA grants. A total of 71 libraries submitted 83 applications. Fifty-nine grants were awarded to 48 institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/Marketing/PR/2012/January#LSTA">Read More…</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><img border=0 width=125 height=71 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCD13A.66E16E60" alt="Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CC60D3.E1B03810"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>Marsha McDevitt-Stredney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>Marketing & Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>Fax: 614-466-3584<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'><a href="http://www.library.ohio.gov/">www.library.ohio.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/StateLibraryof-Ohio/100000063363765"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=88 height=27 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCD13A.66E16E60" alt="Description: Find us on Facebook"></span></a> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=88 height=20 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.gif@01CCD13A.66E16E60" alt="Description: cid:image003.gif@01CC60D3.E1B03810"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'>Share Your Story</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002E62'> at <b><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story"><span style='color:#002E62'>http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story</span></a></b><br>Tell us how a State Library service or resource helped you or your library.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>