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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;">YALSA 2018 Summer Learning Grants Now Available </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Through generous funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">YALSA is excited to offer </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">two </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">types
of grants, both worth $1,000 each:</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">a </span><a href="http://summerreading.ning.com/page/summer-learning-grants"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Summer
Learning Resources Grant</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> and </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">a </span><a href="http://summerreading.ning.com/page/summer-learning-grants"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Teen
Summer Intern Program Grant</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Twenty</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-five</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> summer </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">learning</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> resources
grants will be awarded to libraries in need and will allow them to </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">provide resources and services to </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">teens who are English language learners</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">,
struggling in school and/or who are from socio-economically challenged communities</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. Twenty</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-five</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> teen
summer intern program grants will be awarded to libraries to support the i</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">mplementation of summer </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">learning programs while also providing teens a
chance to build hands-on job skills.</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Eligibility requirements apply. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">To learn more about the grants and to apply, please visit our </span><a href="http://summerreading.ning.com/page/summer-learning-grants"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Summer
Learning website</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Apply by </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">January 1, 2019</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;">Free Teen Services Webinar: </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;">Equity of
Access</span><span class="s6" style="line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br>
</span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-style: italic;">Thurs., Oct. 11; 2PM EST </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br>
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/continuingeducation/iequity_access"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Join</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> us for our next webinar and</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">learn
how to ensure access to a wide variety of library resources, services, and activities for and with all teens, especially those facing challenges to access. </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/continuingeducation/iequity_access"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Learn</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> more
and </span><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6e7b869f341a807d4ac87b605f06faf5"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">reserve</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> your </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">free</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> spot.</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;">Apply for YALSA's New Awards!</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br>
</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">YALSA has two new </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsaawardsgrants"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">awards</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> available
to members: </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="line-height: 12px;">• </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/innovation-teen-services-award"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Innovation in Teen Services
Award</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">: $500 award that aims to recognize a member who has brought a new idea to life through their library that has benefited the teens in their community. Apps are due </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">Dec.
1</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="line-height: 12px;">• </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/doctoral-dissertation-fellowship"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">: Up to a $3,000 award to cover research related expenses. The award aims to encourage research on teens, learning and libraries, specifically research that aligns with YALSA's </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/research/researchagenda"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">National
Research Agenda</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. Apps are due </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">March 1</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Don't forget that YALSA has many other </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsaawardsgrants"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">awards
and grants</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">available</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Most have a </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">Dec.
1</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> deadline.</span></span></p>
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<div><b>From:</b> Anna Lam <<a href="mailto:alam@ala.org">alam@ala.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> October 9, 2018 at 1:34:38 PM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> Anna Lam <<a href="mailto:alam@ala.org">alam@ala.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>October YALSA News & Announcements</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached you will find a list of the latest happenings in YALSA that may be of interest to you and your community. Please feel free to share where relevant. If you’d rather not receive this information in the future, please let me know.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Anna <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anna Lam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Young Adult Library Services Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:alam@ala.org"><span style="color:blue">alam@ala.org</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Learn how to put teens first with our
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