[Libs-Or] ALA's Libraries Transforming Communities Small & Rural Libraries grants

[Colette Nordstrom]

Good afternoon,

Rainier Library was also a recipient of the ALA's Libraries Transforming
Communities grant.  I highly encourage all of you to apply.  The process
is relatively uncomplicated and the expectations are easy to
follow/achieve.

Our small library was awarded $3000.00!   That will go a long way in
keeping our materials up to date and provide the funding for a community
wide conversation regarding isolation and loneliness in our elderly
population.

I'm happy to answer any questions you may have or refer you to someone that
can help you.

Colette Nordstrom
Library Coordinator/City of Rainier, OR


On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 10:52 AM Kris Wiley via Libs-Or <
libs-or at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Good morning, all,
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> We were awarded one of these grants for our first Community Read project,
> and I encourage you to consider applying. The application was pretty
> simple, and we already received the $3000 check, which will be used to
> purchase copies of the book, pay for advertising, and compensate the author
> for two events.
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> I would be happy to share our application and/or chat about the process
> with you.
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> Kris Wiley
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> Roseburg Public Library Director
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> 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Ste. 100
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> Roseburg, OR 97470
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> 541.492.7051
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> *From:* Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> *On Behalf Of *Libraries
> of Eastern Oregon via Libs-Or
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:33 AM
> *To:* libs-or at omls.oregon.gov
> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] ALA's Libraries Transforming Communities Small &
> Rural Libraries grants
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> Applications for ALA's Libraries Transforming Communities grant program
> for small and rural libraries (
> http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries-transforming-communities/focusgrants/libraries)
> are open for the second round until March 4, and ALA is hoping to see more
> applications from the western states. The grant has a very simple
> application and very minimal reporting requirements, and public, academic,
> and school libraries are all eligible to apply.
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> To apply, a library must either serve a population of 25,000 or less
> (small) or be more than 5 miles from an urbanized area of 25,000 or more
> (rural). Individual branches in a system or district are eligible to apply,
> as long as they meet one of the criteria above. That's almost all of us!
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> The premise is that, if the library is awarded the grant, a staff member
> (or multiple) takes part in an online course designed for small and rural
> libraries on holding a community conversation (about 4 hours), and that the
> library agrees to host one community conversation, which can be virtual,
> using the model. Conversations for the second round are asked to be
> completed by October 31, so there's plenty of time if you hope to hold your
> conversation in person, and the success of your grant isn't based on how
> many people take part.
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> The grant provides access to the training and $3000 to spend on something
> related to the conversation -- and that could be ANYTHING, from staff time
> to books to a Zoom license to hotspots to circulate to a traveling
> makerspace kit... I think your imagination is the only barrier.
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> If you have more questions, feel free to reach out to Stephanie Chase, the
> Executive Director of the Libraries of Eastern Oregon (
> director at librariesofeasternoregon.org) or directly to ALA for a 20-minute
> consultation (
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDPcFtf2D3J5FWYKaL_jY0tNkFgCVkBogAswnIgoMENCOs9w/viewform).
> The grant program's website has lots of resources, including sample
> proposals.
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