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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stair District Library in Morenci is featured in the Nov/Dec issue of American Libraries with a write up about a recent grant they received from ALA’s Libraries Transforming
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“In September 2020, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office announced it would provide nearly $2 million in grants to small and rural libraries of all
types to help them address pressing concerns in their communities. Through this Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries grant program, more than 600 libraries have been awarded $3,000 each to use in innovative ways to meet
local needs. Grants have covered a range of expenses, from purchasing Wi-Fi hotspots and personal protective equipment to funding staff time for community engagement work. Grants were awarded in three rounds, in January, April, and October 2021.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:13.65pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Phil Morehart writes: “In September 2020, ALA’s Public Programs Office announced it would provide nearly $2 million
in grants to small and rural libraries of all types to help them address pressing concerns in their communities. Through this Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries grant program, more than 600 libraries have been awarded $3,000
each to use in innovative ways to meet local needs. Here, </span></span><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">American Libraries</span></em><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> takes
a closer look at six libraries that received grants during the program’s first round.”...</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.4pt"><em><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">AAmerican Libraries feature, Nov./Dec.</span></b></em><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the full article here:
<a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/11/01/small-rural-libraries-conversations-creating-change/">
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/11/01/small-rural-libraries-conversations-creating-change/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<br>
<a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Whites29@michigan.gov</span></a> 517-335-1507 |
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><br>
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