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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Lou Anne, the maximum is $4900. If you have any questions, the people at the State Library are very helpful.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephanie McKinley-Miller</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">Lou Ann Jacobs via AISLE</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 2, 2020 8:04 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:louajcbs@gmail.com">Lou Ann Jacobs</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [aisle] Grants Available from the Illinois State Library</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>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.</span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt'>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><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> All school libraries are eligible as well as public libraries.</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>This is a competitive grant so be sure to follow the criteria and write your best grant ever. The maximum grant is $4,000. </span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Good luck and get that grant written!</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Lou Ann Jacobs</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>AISLE Legislation Chair</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="mailto:legislation@aisled.org">legislation@aisled.org</a></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Yesterday, the Illinois State Library announced two grants available for school libraries that are members of regional library systems. Those grants are: </p><ul type=disc><li class=gmail-m8906272094403828166msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Back To Books</b> (<a href="https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/back-to-books-grant.html" target="_blank">https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/back-to-books-grant.html</a>) which awards grants up to $4900.00 for collection development.</li><li class=gmail-m8906272094403828166msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Digital Network Access</b> for Illinois Libraries (<a href="https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/digital-network-grant.html" target="_blank">https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/digital-network-grant.html</a>) designed to expand digital network access. The amount of this grant can be for as much as $10,000.00</li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Both grants have a deadline of September 30, 2020 and both grant programs will be paid through reimbursement.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Please consider submitting a grant on behalf of your school library program!</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ellen Popit</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Associate Director</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:#0070C0'>Illinois Heartland Library System</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Carbondale Office</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>618.985.3711 ext 624</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="mailto:epopit@illinoisheartland.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>epopit@illinoisheartland.org</span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.illinoisheartland.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.illinoisheartland.org</span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'>MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG<br>_______________________________________________<br>AISLE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AISLE@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">AISLE@list.railslibraries.info</a><br><br>For list archives and subscription options, visit:<br><a href="http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aisle" target="_blank">http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aisle</a><br><br>To unsubscribe, send a message to:<br><a href="mailto:aisle-leave@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle-leave@list.railslibraries.info</a><br><br><a href="https://www.aisled.org/" target="_blank">https://www.aisled.org/</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>