From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Dec 7 08:25:28 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:25:28 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] Governor's Recommended Budget and Ready to Read In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2431F4122E@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! Below is the email the State Librarian sent all public library directors yesterday regarding Ready to Read Grant funding for the 2013-2014 budget. After the State Librarian shares the projected Ready to Read grants for 2013-14 with directors, then I will forward that out on this listserv as well so you will have the numbers you need to plan ahead. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 ________________________________ From: pl-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [pl-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] on behalf of MaryKay Dahlgreen [marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 4:32 PM To: pl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [PL-Directors] Governor's Recommended Budget and Ready to Read Hello all- The Governor?s Recommended Budget was released last Friday and it contains good news for the Ready to Read Grant program. We requested and he is recommending to the Legislature that the allocation for 2013-2014 be increased to include 15 ? 17 year olds. We requested this in support of the Governor?s 40-40-20 goal and the OregonReads initiative. I don?t have exact numbers just yet, our business manager is working on getting me a precise number. When we get that we will send out a chart of anticipated Ready to Read grants in 2013-14. Now, remember that this budget goes through the Legislative process in 2013 before the budget is approved. So, don?t bet the farm on this. The other caveat is that the State Library has been instructed to re-organize and the second year of our 13-15 budget has not been allocated pending that re-organization. For a bit more detail see my blog post: https://snippetsfromthestatelibrarian.wordpress.com/ If you have questions or concerns please let me know. Thanks, MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen State Librarian Oregon State Library marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us 503-378-4367 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 20 12:55:00 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:55:00 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] Grant checks in the mail Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2431F79A1F@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Dear Library Directors and Key Contracts, Your Ready to Read Grant checks will go out in the afternoon mail today. Checks will be in the envelopes addressed to Library Directors and will have a neon green sticker on them. All of you will receive a list of grant descriptions which will include grant amounts and number of children served and a sample press release. Please remember that the Legislature will be developing the Ready to Read Grant budget starting in February. Therefore it is especially important this year that you share how your library is using these state funds to support early learning and maintaining reading skills over the summer. These activities can help kids in your community get ready for kindergarten and keep up with school as the years go on, and they support Governor Kitzhaber's 40-40-20 goal. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Katie PS: A big THANK YOU goes to Ferol Weyand for getting your checks in the mail so quickly and for all her help making sure you had what you needed and were able to get your applications and final reports in on time. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: