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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'>RFP: Project Director for the creation of Guidelines for Provision of Financial Literacy Education Services in Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'>The American Library Association is seeking an individual to serve as Project Director to oversee creation of guidelines and best practices for financial literacy education (FLE) services provided by libraries, including research and preparation of guidelines and best practices documents, a roll out plan and white paper, a webinar, and measures of the success of these materials through interviews, surveys and questionnaires, as outlined in the grant narrative. This project is funded by a IMLS Sparks! grant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'>Download the complete RFP:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/sites/ala.org.rusa/files/content/RFPSPARKSProjDirector.pdf">http://www.ala.org/rusa/sites/ala.org.rusa/files/content/RFPSPARKSProjDirector.pdf</a><span style='color:#2A3845;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'>Download the grant narrative:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2A3845;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/sites/ala.org.rusa/files/content/RUSASPARKSnarrative.pdf">http://www.ala.org/rusa/sites/ala.org.rusa/files/content/RUSASPARKSnarrative.pdf</a><span style='color:#2A3845;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Read more information about the role of the project director and the details of the project on the RUSA blog, including submission instructions and deadlines: <a href="http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2013/08/27/rfp-project-director-guidelines-for-financial-literacy-education-services-in-libraries/">http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2013/08/27/rfp-project-director-guidelines-for-financial-literacy-education-services-in-libraries/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Responses to the RFP are due to RUSA Executive Director Susan Hornung by 5:00pm Central on September 23, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Questions? Contact Susan at <a href="mailto:shornung@ala.org">shornung@ala.org</a> or (312) 280-4395. Please note that Susan is out of the office until Tuesday, Sept. 3, and will return all inquiries about this RFP at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please share this message with other listservs or colleagues as appropriate. Thanks!</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Liz F. Markel, M.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marketing & Programs Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (<b>ASCLA</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Reference and User Services Association (<b>RUSA</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The American Library Association // 50 E. Huron Street // Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>800-545-2433 // p. 312-280-4398 // f. 312-280-5273 // e. lmarkel@ala.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Find our divisions online at <b>www.ala.org/rusa</b> & <b>www.ala.org/ascla</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>