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<span style="font-size:18.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#5A407D">Rural, small, and tribal libraries invited to apply for college and career readiness project<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/files/news/pressreleaseimages/imls_logo_2c_5.jpg" title=""IMLS" "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0055A5;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="140" height="64" style="width:1.4583in;height:.6666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D2EB4A.286B8CD0" alt="IMLS"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">Tue, 06/13/2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4 style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">Anna Lam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">Communications Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><a href="mailto:alam@ala.org"><span style="color:#0055A5">alam@ala.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">Rural, small, and tribal libraries can</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><a href="http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/4089N7j82Odn6We6E"><span style="color:#0055A5">apply</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">now
through September 1, 2017 for the second cohort of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><a href="http://arsl.info/"><span style="color:#0055A5">Association
of Rural and Small Libraries</span></a>’ (ARSL), “<a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/future-ready-library"><span style="color:#0055A5">Future Ready with the Library: Connecting with Communities for College & Career Readiness Services</span></a>” project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">The</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/future-ready-library"><span style="color:#0055A5">project</span></a>,
now in its second year of implementation, is made possible through funding from the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><a href="https://www.imls.gov/"><span style="color:#0055A5">Institute
of Museum and Library Services</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">and aims
to create a customized learning program for and with library staff at rural, small, and tribal libraries to prepare middle schoolers with the 21<sup>st</sup></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">century
skills needed to succeed in college and careers. The project also aims to help these libraries build and expand their capacity through community engagement and partnerships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">For the second cohort, YALSA and ARSL will identify 30 successful applicants who will participate in a year-long experience that kicks off with a two-day orientation in Denver, CO, February
8-9, 2018. Cohort members will receive funding to travel to Denver and additional funds for their library to use to hire temporary staff to cover cohort members’ absence. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">For the remainder of 2018, cohort members will participate in online courses and discussions with the ultimate goal of planning, implementing and evaluating a college and career readiness
(CCR) service for the middle schoolers in their community. As part of the project, cohort members will also receive two stipends: one to purchase CCR materials for their library and another to use towards a professional development activity, such as attendance
at a state conference. Beyond the effort to provide support, resources and training directly to library staff, this project will also create an online community of practice as well as free, customizable resources for use by all libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">To be eligible to participate, library staff must work at a library that satisfies at least one of the following requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">has a service area of 15,000 or less;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">is more than 25 miles from an ‘urbanized area’ (as defined by the US Census); or<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#303030;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">is established by an Indian nation or a public library on tribal lands<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030"><a href="http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/4089N7j82Odn6We6E"><span style="color:#0055A5">Apply</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>now through September 1, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">To learn more, visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/future-ready-library"><span style="color:#0055A5">www.ala.org/yalsa/future-ready-library</span></a>.
Next year, YALSA and ARSL will also recruit cohort members 2019. Sign up to receive email notifications about the project, including an announcement of when the next round of applications opens, via the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FutureReadyUpdates"><span style="color:#0055A5">online
form</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with
the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives. For more information about YALSA or to access national guidelines and other resources go to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa"><span style="color:#0055A5">www.ala.org/yalsa</span></a>,
or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:yalsa@ala.org"><span style="color:#0055A5">yalsa@ala.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#303030">The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums
to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more,
visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.imls.gov/"><span style="color:#0055A5">www.imls.gov</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and follow us on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/USIMLS"><span style="color:#0055A5">Facebook</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/us_imls"><span style="color:#0055A5">Twitter</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Cathy Lancaster</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-335-8129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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