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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Just a reminder that applications for the
<b><a href="http://bcbookaward.info/grant/">2023 Perma-Bound Buckeye Book Award Programming Grant</a></b> are now being accepted. Perma-Bound has partnered with the
<a href="http://bcbookaward.info/">Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards</a> (BCTBA) to offer this book grant. It is designed to give more children access to great books, and provide them opportunities to be actively engaged in reading and the democratic
process as they use their votes to determine the next Buckeye Book Award winners. The application period is open until May 10, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">School librarians, public librarians and library workers, teachers, and other educators who work with children in the grade ranges of K-12 in Ohio may apply for a set of books nominated
for the 2023 Buckeye Book Awards in a grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or Teen). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There will be 4 grant winners, one for each grade category. Each will receive three copies each of the top five nominees in their grade category, 15 books total, from Perma-Bound.
Please note there are only 4 nominees for the Teen Buckeye Book Award this year, so the winner of that grade category will receive 12 books total.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Learn more and apply here:
<a href="http://bcbookaward.info/grant/">http://bcbookaward.info/grant/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here is the
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflIxUBlrM4tMONjx5JCDvrg6CJ6d5c0br8OwIY44znNjPs4w/viewform">
direct link to the grant application</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More information on the Buckeye Book Awards is available at
</span><a href="http://www.bcbookaward.info"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.bcbookaward.info</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or by contacting the BCTBA at
</span><a href="mailto:buckeyekidsread@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">buckeyekidsread@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions about the grant may be directed to Ellie Kirchner at
<a href="mailto:ekirchner@worthingtonlibraries.org">ekirchner@worthingtonlibraries.org</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><img border="0" width="96" height="102" style="width:1.0in;height:1.0583in" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D966CA.57DF4FE0"></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Janet Ingraham Dwyer (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">614-644-6910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:blue">jdwyer@library.ohio.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/youth-services"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:blue">library.ohio.gov/youth-services</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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