<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Please see the forwarded message from ALA below:</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">=====</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">APPLY FOR GRANTS TO ADVANCE SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES—GRANTS OF $50K to $150K</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">With funding from Google.org (the philanthropic part of Google), we will fund 10-14 libraries to further develop small business/entrepreneurship programs geared towards low-income and/or underrepresented entrepreneurs. First round applications are brief.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/11/ala-opens-application-libraries-build-business-grants" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/11/ala-opens-application-libraries-build-business-grants</a></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">APPLY TO BECOME PART OF THE ALA POLICY CORPS, COHORT III</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">ALA is expanding its Policy Corps! Join us in building and amplifying our ability to advocate on key policy issues on behalf of the library community. Participants will focus on issues for which deep and sustained knowledge is necessary to advance ALA policy goals among policymakers. Training and opportunities to participate in targeted national advocacy will be provided to participants.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/ala-policy-corps-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/ala-policy-corps-application</a></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt">Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt">Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt">American Library Association</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt">1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" s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