[OPLINLIST] Choose to Read Ohio -LSTA Grant Opportunity Coming Soon

[Marsha McDevitt-Stredney]

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Choose to Read Ohio -LSTA Grant Opportunity Coming Soon

 

Choose to Read Ohio is a project of the State Library of Ohio designed
to promote reading across Ohio. We hope to connect children, families,
and all Ohioans in the experience of sharing literature together.

 

The Choose to Read Ohio has one main goal which is to encourage the
reading of books together across Ohio communities. Ohio's citizens of
all ages will choose to read a title together over a six week period
between National Library Week, (April, 2009) and the end of 2010. It is
hoped that they will come together to discuss these books in a variety
of settings - local public libraries, schools, churches, daycares, or
other organizations. 

 

Choose to Read Ohio encourages Ohioans to Read Together, Read Ohio, and
Read for Life. 

 

Book titles, discussion questions and additional resources for each
book, and promotional items can all be found at
http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctrointro 

 

And soon to come, the State Library will make available Library Services
and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to libraries to implement a Choose to
Read Ohio program in their community.  

 

This grant program will be open to all types of libraries.  A simple
application will be released in August 2009 with proposals due at the
State Library the first of October.  Recommended projects will be taken
to the State Library Board for funding in December 2009 with funded
projects being implemented between January and June 2010.  

 

Preliminary information:  

*	Libraries may request up to $10,000 in LSTA funds with a cash
match of 25% of the total project amount.
*	Libraries purchasing titles as part of the project must be
willing to share their titles as part of the statewide resource sharing
initiative, once their six week program is completed.
*	Funds may be used to purchase copies of the selected title in
various formats, marketing and promotion, author visits, honorarium for
speakers, and costs associated with title tie-in activities.  

 

Watch for further information and grant application details in August.
Questions may be addressed to Missy Lodge, mlodge at sloma.state.oh.us  

 

 

Missy Lodge

Head, Library Programs and Development

614.644.6914

800.686.1532 (Ohio only)

614.466.3584 (fax)

http://library.ohio.gov

The State Library of Ohio provides services and resources to assist
state government and libraries in providing the best service to all.

 

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