[Libs-Or] Project Manager needed for grant project
Leah Griffith
leah.griffith at ci.newberg.or.us
Thu Aug 14 11:06:06 PDT 2008
Request for Proposal
Project Manager for Amo Leer Grant
Due Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Oregon Library Association is accepting proposals for a Project Manager
for the Amo Leer project of the Children's Services Division (CSD) of OLA.
The Project Manager will manage all aspects of the Amo Leer project under
the direction of the Amo Leer Task Force of the CSD. The Project Manager
will be under contract with the Oregon Library Association.
The Project Manager of the Amo Leer project will:
Attend all meetings of the Amo Leer Task Force (up to 5 during this time
period)
Provide weekly e-mail updates to the Task Force on project activities
Develop the application for libraries to apply for materials
Distribute the application to all qualified libraries
Receive and review all applications and provide them to the Amo Leer Task
Force
Contact all applicants and notify them if they have been selected or not for
the Amo Leer project
Put out a bid to vendors to provide 20 sets ($9,000/700+ books each) of core
Spanish/English and Spanish children's books aimed at 3rd grade reading
level and lower
Review the bids and make a vendor recommendation to the Task Force
Work with the Task Force to finalize the selection of materials
Manage the contract, obtaining the appropriate CSD and OLA signatures and
appropriate filings with OLA for billing and payments
Contact the participating libraries and assist them in selecting their
materials
Order the materials and arrange for their delivery to the participating
libraries
Consult with the participating libraries in adding these materials to their
collections (cataloging data and jackets and other processing will be done
by the vendor, etc). The participating libraries will do any local
processing and add the records to their catalog.
Develop, with input from the Amo Leer Task Force, promotional and training
materials for the participating libraries to assist them in utilizing the
collections in the best manner possible. This will include a sticker to
place on all materials noting the AMO LEER project.
Develop and print or upload web-based materials for promotion or training
Schedule and arrange for training sessions conducted by the Amo Leer Task
Force members for the participating libraries
Develop the statistical report for participating libraries to begin their
statistic gathering at time of the grant award and at the end of the grant
cycle
The Project Manager will work on this project from September/October, 2008
until April/May, 2009 (seven months) with time spent to be approximately 200
hours.
The proposal should include:
Experience and background managing projects
Library experience and background
Experience working with Spanish speaking communities
Work plan and cost
Please submit the proposal to: Molly Carlisle, molly at tigard-or.gov, Amo
Leer Task Force chair, by Wednesday, September 17, 2008.
For questions: molly at tigard-or.gov
Leah
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Leah M. Griffith, Library Director
Newberg Public Library
503 E. Hancock
Newberg, OR 97132
503-537-1256 Fax 503-538-9720
www.ci.newberg.or.us/library
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