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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning library colleagues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please share and consider applying!<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FDZSN52J&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045647154&sdata=bli0%2BN9%2BNiZeKazIsE1HRq5EhG94bbNzCN2WSbx5wTE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
applications</a> for <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fadvocacy%2Fgovinfo%2Fcensus%2Fgrants&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045657149&sdata=z7WrA%2BB5dSUef1wJsuKOtKv3zrRDexlnTIY3siLNcxY%3D&reserved=0">
Library Census Equity Fund</a> mini-grants. <b><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FDZSN52J&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045657149&sdata=Fu4IFD7HbHnCfxUxo1j8%2F7MerRj4sl3GUeynVelpRjM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Applications</a>
are <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">due Nov. 22</span></strong>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALA will provide 25 libraries with $2,000 mini-grants to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete count in the 2020 Census. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All types of libraries and library organizations are eligible to apply (e.g., public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, tribal libraries, state library agencies, Library Friends or Foundations, library cooperatives, state
library associations, etc.).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants may propose activities such as conducting community outreach activities or expanding the library’s technology capacity for people completing the census questionnaire online. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FDZSN52J&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045667144&sdata=EMJYDEimG4BgJChhtWRTFIds%2BtluIB7kmOXbnTD9Z9s%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Application</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fnews%2Fmember-news%2F2019%2F11%2Fala-accepting-applications-library-census-equity-fund-mini-grants&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045667144&sdata=h3aj3zUC3fph2Rhe2M2E627u91gXhgpA5r9Zo11y7ZE%3D&reserved=0">Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fadvocacy%2Fgovinfo%2Fcensus%2Fgrants&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045677138&sdata=CNWkHuAh4QE5y3bXV18T2yZdtEmmm6DVj3%2FOug5D8go%3D&reserved=0">Background</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Deadline: November 22, 2019<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The application is brief, and rural and small libraries are encouraged to apply!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best, Larra<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Larra Clark<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Library Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALA Public Policy & Advocacy <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800-545-2433 x5861<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fec.ala.org%2Fdonate&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C100286e93df94a32d58408d76139ff5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637084774045677138&sdata=HX7Wg0JU4Osxo8dwEI1QKu5QnMPV8LPw6ZxIcHB3p%2Bo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;background:white">Make
a gift to ALA/PLA to support all of the ways that Libraries Transform</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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