<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" color="#000000">School librarians--Please look into the Back to Books Grant if you are a school that has received the minimum $750 grant from the School District Library Grant.</font><div><font size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">Under the review process for the Back to Books Grant it is noted that there is a priority given to "School libraries/districts that are eligible to receive the $750 minimum award under the School District Library Grant."</span> All school libraries are eligible as well as public libraries.<br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">This is a competitive grant so be sure to follow the criteria and write your best grant ever. The maximum grant is $4,000. </font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Good luck and get that grant written!</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Lou Ann Jacobs</font></div><div><font size="4">AISLE Legislation Chair</font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="mailto:legislation@aisled.org">legislation@aisled.org</a></font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:06 PM Ellen Popit via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday, the Illinois State Library announced two grants available for school libraries that are members of regional library systems. Those grants are:
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<li class="gmail-m_8906272094403828166MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b>Back To Books</b> (<a href="https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/back-to-books-grant.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/back-to-books-grant.html</span></a>)
which awards grants up to $4900.00 for collection development.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_8906272094403828166MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b>Digital Network Access</b> for Illinois Libraries (<a href="https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/digital-network-grant.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/digital-network-grant.html</span></a>)
designed to expand digital network access. The amount of this grant can be for as much as $10,000.00<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both grants have a deadline of September 30, 2020 and both grant programs will be paid through reimbursement.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider submitting a grant on behalf of your school library program!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ellen Popit<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Director<b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Illinois Heartland Library System<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carbondale Office<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">618.985.3711 ext 624<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="mailto:epopit@illinoisheartland.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">epopit@illinoisheartland.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="http://www.illinoisheartland.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">www.illinoisheartland.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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