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<DIV>Deadline: December 1, 2008<BR><BR>The American Library Association is
accepting applications for the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future
Award. This funding opportunity is open to individual libraries, library
consortia, groups of librarians, and support organizations. The $1,500 award
will support innovative planning for, applications of, or development of patron
training programs about information technology in a library.<BR><BR>The
application is available on the <A
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/awardsrecords/libraryofthefutu/libraryfuture.cfm#"
target=_blank>Library of the Future Award Web page</A>.<SPAN
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href="http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/awardsrecords/libraryofthefutu/libraryfuture.cfm">http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/awardsrecords/libraryofthefutu/libraryfuture.cfm</A><FONT
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Katie Anderson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Youth Services Consultant</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Library Development </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oregon State Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>503-378-2528</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A></FONT></DIV>
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