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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A grant opportunity from the American Library Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">60 S. High Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A">The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support,
 improve, and enrich individual, family, and community life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Sarah Ostman [mailto:sostman@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 06, 2015 3:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sarah Ostman<br>
<b>Subject:</b> sharing ALA grant opportunity?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My name is Sarah Ostman, and I’m writing from ALA’s Public Programs Office. We’re trying to get the word out about a new grant offering, and I was wondering if you might share it with any interested colleagues in your state?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The grant is called the Great Stories Club. It is a book club program specially designed for at-risk youth. Any library that is located within, or working in partnership with, an organization that serves at-risk youth would be eligible.
 (This includes alternative high schools, juvenile justice organizations, homeless shelters, teen parenting programs, etc.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is a press release with more information, or you can visit
<a href="https://apply.ala.org/gscmedia">https://apply.ala.org/gscmedia</a>. The deadline is Sept. 15.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much for considering!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>*******<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Libraries invited to apply for Great Stories Club programming grants for at-risk teens<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office invites libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for at-risk teens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">Eligible libraries are located within or working in partnership with organizations that serve at-risk youth, such as alternative high schools, juvenile justice organizations, homeless
 shelters, foster care agencies, teen parenting programs, residential treatment facilities and other nonprofit and community agencies. Up to 50 grants will be awarded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">Working with small groups of six to 10 teens, grantees will host reading and discussion events for each of three selected book titles. The titles — selected in consultation with
 librarian advisors and humanities scholars — are chosen to resonate with reluctant readers struggling with complex issues like incarceration, violence and poverty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">Visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://apply.ala.org/gscmedia"><span style="color:#0055A5">https://apply.ala.org/gscmedia</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
 full guidelines and to apply online. Applications are due Sept. 15.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">The theme for the current round of grants is “Hack the Feed: Media, Resistance, Revolution,” and the books are “Feed” by M.T. Anderson, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, and
 “March: Books One” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">Grantees will receive:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11 paperback copies of each of the three book selections (10 to gift to participants; 1 for discussion leader/library collection);<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
travel and accommodation expenses paid for attendance at the project orientation workshop for the library project directors, on Nov. 16, 2015, in Chicago;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
training through periodic project webinars, a program planning guide, and other online support materials;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
online access to professionally designed, customizable and downloadable resources for use with program participants; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
technical and programming support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the grant term.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">Programs that support the “Media” theme must take place between Jan. 1 and May 30, 2016. Two additional rounds of Great Stories Club grants are expected to be awarded in 2016 and
 2017 with the themes of “The Art of Change: Creation, Growth and Transformation” and “Nature vs. Nurture: Origins of Teen Violence and Suicide.” Libraries may participate in more than one round but must apply separately for each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">The grant will be administered by ALA’s Public Programs Office in partnership with the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/"><span style="color:#0055A5">Association
 for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</span></a>, including the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/iglsyc"><span style="color:#0055A5">Library Services for Youth in Custody</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/iglsid"><span style="color:#0055A5">Library
 Services to the Incarcerated and Detained</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>interest groups. The Great Stories Club has been made possible in part by a major grant from the<a href="http://www.neh.gov/"><span style="color:#0055A5">National
 Endowment for the Humanities</span></a>: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">First offered as a pilot in 2006, ALA’s Great Stories Club has reached 670 libraries in 49 states and more than 30,000 young adults (ages 12 to 21).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">About the American Library Association</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with approximately 58,000 members in academic, public, school, government and special
 libraries. The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information
 for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">About ALA’s Public Programs Office</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">ALA’s Public Programs Office provides leadership, resources, training and networking opportunities that help thousands of librarians nationwide develop and host cultural programs
 for adult, young adult and family audiences. The mission of the ALA Public Programs Office is to promote cultural programming as an essential part of library service in all types of libraries. Projects include book and film discussion series, literary and
 cultural programs featuring authors and artists, professional development opportunities and traveling exhibitions. School, public, academic and special libraries nationwide benefit from the office’s programming initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">About the Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/"><span style="color:#0055A5">Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is
 the premiere destination for ALA members to find information and build capacity to serve populations that are served by state library agencies, specialized libraries, library cooperatives and library consultants. ASCLA enhances the effectiveness of library
 service by advocating for and providing high quality networking, enrichment and educational opportunities for its diverse members, who represent state library agencies, libraries serving special populations, library cooperatives, and library consultants. Please
 visit our website at<a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/"><span style="color:#0055A5">http://www.ala.org/ascla/</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">About the National Endowment for the Humanities</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#303030">Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of
 the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.neh.gov/"><span style="color:#0055A5">www.neh.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Ostman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Programs Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Library Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">312-280-5061<o:p></o:p></p>
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