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<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>
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Description automatically generated" href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/metadata-mini-grants/" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:167.75pt;height:167.75pt;z-index:-251658752;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:21.6pt;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:margin;mso-height-relative:margin' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/lsta-grants/metadata-mini-grants/"><img border="0" width="224" height="224" style="width:2.3333in;height:2.3333in" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D74B2B.2C8C2D20" align="left" hspace="12" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:29px" alt="A picture containing text, newspaper, screenshot
Description automatically generated" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></a><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The
State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce the second round of <a href="stliboh.info/jtn">
Metadata Mini-Grants</a>. This grant will enable libraries to digitize and create new collections for the <a href="https://dp.la/" target="_blank" title="https://dp.la/">Digital Public Library of America</a>. Applications are due by <b>Wednesday,</b>
<b>July 14, 2021</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Through work with
<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org">Ohio Digital Network</a>, Ohio’s DPLA Hub, and support from the <a href="https://www.imls.gov/" target="_blank" title="https://www.imls.gov/">Institute of Museum and Library Services</a>, libraries can apply for up to
$4,999 to remediate metadata for collections that have already been digitized and create new digital collections. Changes to the grant program this year include eligibility for all Ohio libraries, archives, or other cultural heritage institutions including
current contributors to Ohio Digital Network, and an updated contract period of October 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">DPLA brings digital collections from cultural heritage collections across the U.S. together in one place and makes them freely accessible to all. Libraries, archives,
and museums in Ohio already contributes <a href="https://dp.la/search?partner=%22Ohio%20Digital%20Network%22" target="_blank" title="https://dp.la/search?partner=%22ohio%20digital%20network%22">over 250,000
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt70670442"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt70670441">items</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt70670442"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt70670441"></span></span></a><a name="_Hlt70670441"></a><a name="_Hlt70670442"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt70670441"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt70670442"></span> to
this national project, and with this grant, your organization can be a part of the project, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xPz4UNiUB0-E6zbtV8fIogdPEmxQuSBGsXcP-jMvlzJUNzVFNFBVWUYwV1MwOVAzNVlSNFkyRVRENC4u" target="_blank">Register for an informational
webinar</a> to be held on <strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 11 a.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Applications are due by <b>11:59pm on</b>
<b>Wednesday,</b> <b>July 14, 2021</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">You can find more information and application instructions on the
<a href="stliboh.info/jtn">State Library’s website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Public Information Officer<br>
Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">State Library of Ohio<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:#1F497D"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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