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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">Is teen mental health something you are thinking about? Would you like to gain skills in building positive teen well-being? As a part of
the<a href="https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/project-proposals/LG-252306-OLS-22-full-proposal.pdf"> IMLS-funded</a> <i>Nourishing Minds</i> initiative, The Seattle Public Library is seeking six U.S. public libraries to participate in a series of activities
over the next year that will give library staff the opportunity to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt">Build strategies for proactively creating services in support of teen mental health.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt">Move away from a crisis approach to teen mental health.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt">Attend a series of participatory design training sessions and build skills in support of teen mental health.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt">Receive coaching from Meridian Library District (ID) and Charles County Public Library (MD) staff.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt">Facilitate a programming series in support of teen mental health and library space that support teen mental health.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">Those selected to participate will receive a $6000 stipend to use in support of learning about and providing services in support of teen
mental health. </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">Onboarding of selected library staff begins in November 2023, learning sessions for selected staff will begin in early 2024, and libraries
selected will facilitate their mental health centered programs from February through July 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">You can apply to participate in the initiative by filling out and submitting <a href="https://form.jotform.com/232496956135062"><span style="color:#1155CC">this
form</span></a>. To learn more check out our<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;letter-spacing:.1pt"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fM1wulfksSxocXfsFRSGk3dcqZs3Y-po/view">FAQ</a> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.1pt"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZModuqgrTorH9KP1WaXsuedVxKZKSD4NVtA#/registration"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">register
for our</span></b><span style="color:#0070C0"> <b>information session</b></span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">on <b><a href="canary:event?ts=718138805.00"><span style="color:black">Wednesday,
October 4</span></a></b>, <a href="canary:event?ts=717447605.00"><span style="color:black">noon to 1PM Pacific</span></a>. <b>Applications will close on <a href="canary:event?ts=718959545.00"><span style="color:black">October 13 at 11:59 PM Pacific</span></a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">The Nourishing Minds Team</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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