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/*]]>*/</style></div><div>May be of interest. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>-Steve</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> <!--StartFragment--><div style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Steven K. Bowers<br>Executive Director<br>The Library Network<br>(248) 536-3100 x107<br><a href="mailto:sbowers@tln.lib.mi.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:sbowers@tln.lib.mi.us">sbowers@tln.lib.mi.us</a><br><a href="http://www.tln.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.tln.org/">tln.lib.mi.us</a></div><div style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(he/him/his)</div><!--EndFragment--> </div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div><table id="HLMsgOuter" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><br><br>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>2021 TALK STORY GRANT AVAILABLE</b></span><br>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Applications being accepted for American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Islander programs</span></p>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>Are you interested in introducing a program that celebrates American Indian, Asian, or Pacific Islander cultures in your library or community organization? The American Indian Library Association (AILA) and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) are now accepting applications for the '</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">' grant.<br></span></span><br>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__talkstorytogether.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=1EE0AJJXmcChMmY3NQmVorz8hJsAzpJPbIk7yFfP8C0&m=Y-v2QBUGmr4VmD9ITjM67RxyjjtCgjEi5kznaDBoCBU&s=5dHNJRiGY_smVxSHlAFGighT09upKeuxGa8ybD9IMO0&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk Story</span></i></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a literacy program that caters to American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Islander families, celebrating their stories through books, storytelling, and art. Once again, AILA and APALA have partnered on this grant program to allocate funding to libraries and community organizations to help them implement </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk Story </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">programs. The 2021 </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk Story </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grant is funded through the generous support of Toyota California Community Foundation. Two grant winners for each organization will receive $750 to fund a program that meets the criteria of the grant. Planned programs can be in person or
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Cultural sharing is a valued custom in Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian cultures," said Amy Breslin, Co-Chair of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk Story</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> grant. "This grant allows the opportunity for celebrating our history and traditions and building partnerships in our communities."</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Past grant winners have included language programs, early childhood literacy, youth identity development, and a variety of arts programming including dance, music, and writing. "There is a lot of room for creativity in this grant," said Angela Thornton, Co-Chair of the Talk Story program. "We want people to explore partnerships in their communities and see what they can create."<br><br></span></p>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Applications are due by April 1, 2021.</strong> Eligibility details and past winners can be found at </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.talkstorytogether.org_grants&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=1EE0AJJXmcChMmY3NQmVorz8hJsAzpJPbIk7yFfP8C0&m=Y-v2QBUGmr4VmD9ITjM67RxyjjtCgjEi5kznaDBoCBU&s=GwvFZNhuw0zuJFZeg8bJwfQ20da7POh81BGicEpUDpI&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.talkstorytogether.org_grants&d=DwQFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=1EE0AJJXmcChMmY3NQmVorz8hJsAzpJPbIk7yFfP8C0&m=Y-v2QBUGmr4VmD9ITjM67RxyjjtCgjEi5kznaDBoCBU&s=GwvFZNhuw0zuJFZeg8bJwfQ20da7POh81BGicEpUDpI&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.talkstorytogether.org/grants</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.<br><br></span>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For more information, please contact:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amy Breslin, APALA Co-Chair: <a href="mailto:familylit@apalaweb.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">familylit@apalaweb.org</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Angela Thornton, AILA Co-Chair: <a href="mailto:AILA.TalkStory@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">AILA.TalkStory@gmail.com</a><br></span><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">###</span></p><br><br>------------------------------<br>Amy Breslin<br>Branch Services Assistant<br>Cuyahoga County Public Library<br>She/Her/Hers<br>------------------------------<br>
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