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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2022 TALK STORY GRANT AVAILABLE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications being accepted for American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Islander programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How do you engage with and celebrate American Indian, Asian, and/or Pacific Islander peoples and cultures in your library or community organization? The American Indian Library Association (AILA) and the Asian/Pacific
American Librarians Association (APALA) are accepting applications for the '<i>Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture</i>' grant 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/about/" title="http://talkstorytogether.org/"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talk Story</span></i></a> is a literacy program that celebrates
American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Islander families' stories through books, storytelling, and art. Going on its thirteenth cycle, AILA and APALA are partnering on this
<i>Talk Story </i>grant program to allocate funding to libraries and community organizations to implement intergenerational literacy programming. Two grant winners for each organization, a total of four winners, will receive $500 each to fund a program that
meets the criteria of the grant. Planned programs can be in-person or virtual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"Cultural sharing is a valued custom in Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian cultures," said Amy Breslin, Co-Chair of the
<i>Talk Story</i> grant. "This grant allows the opportunity for celebrating our history and traditions and building partnerships in our communities."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apalaweb.org%2Ftalkstorytogether%2Fgrant-winners%2F&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cb534ddc3a8c34631f92608d9ec3a01fe%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637800556178001391%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=W%2BGuLKSYy9kopbrUaUGOIvtEMQgvXrBjgg8gcfjjnU8%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant-winners/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Past
grant winners</span></a> have included language programs, early childhood literacy, intergenerational identity development, and various 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."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications are <b>due by Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 11:59pm AoE</b>. Eligibility details and past winners can be found at
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apalaweb.org%2Ftalkstorytogether%2Fgrant%2F&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cb534ddc3a8c34631f92608d9ec3a01fe%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637800556178001391%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=tS1SYlGCvfaPBruyS6Is4513ctNo%2FNRKLESnwAeg62k%3D&reserved=0" title="http://www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant/">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant/</span></a>. Please use the online form to fill out and submit your proposal:
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Ftalkstorywebform2022&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cb534ddc3a8c34631f92608d9ec3a01fe%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637800556178001391%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ifdW9EZTqJ%2B%2BeA7vuLsF35o6pyiU%2FNkstqZsftBmWJw%3D&reserved=0" title="https://tinyurl.com/talkstorywebform2022">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://tinyurl.com/talkstorywebform2022</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Amy Breslin & Sarah Nguyễn, APALA Co-Chairs:
<a href="mailto:familylit@apalaweb.org" title="mailto:familylit@apalaweb.org"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">familylit@apalaweb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Angela Thornton, AILA Chair: <a href="mailto:aila.talkstory@gmail.com" title="mailto:aila.talkstory@gmail.com">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AILA.TalkStory@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Program Overview</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is a literacy program that reaches out to Asian American / Pacific Islander (AAPI) and American Indian/Alaska
Native (AIAN) children and their families. The program celebrates and explores Asian American / Pacific Islander (AAPI) and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) stories through books, oral traditions, and art to provide an interactive, enriching experience.
Children and their families can connect to rich cultural activities through <i>Talk Story</i> in their homes, libraries, and communities. This grant is aimed to give financial support to libraries and community organizations who want to introduce a <i>Talk
Story</i> program, focusing on AAPI or AIAN cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img border="0" width="300" style="width:3.125in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/ALA/UploadedImages/BFvN9kpmRyqzx5ulH1mq_TalkStory_Logo_horizontal.png" alt="Panda bear and Grizzly bear reading book together. Text reads: Talk Story sharing stories, sharing culture."><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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