ALSC will award twelve $5,000 Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrants to ALSC personal members in public libraries whose libraries are within 20 miles of a Dollar General corporate or retail location. In addition to minigrants, ALSC will also develop supplemental resources that will be made widely available to support the out-of-school time programming of libraries and their community partners. http://www.ala.org/alsc/externalrelationships/grntpartnerships To find out if you have a Dollar General within 20 miles near you: http://www.dollargeneral.com/storeLocator/index.jsp;jsessionid=4GMyYKdKFbMRk.... Begin forwarded message: From: Angela Hubbard <ahubbard@ala.org<mailto:ahubbard@ala.org>> Date: October 20, 2016 at 5:36:21 PM EDT To: "alsc-l@lists.ala.org<mailto:alsc-l@lists.ala.org>" <alsc-l@lists.ala.org<mailto:alsc-l@lists.ala.org>> Subject: [alsc-l] ALSC Now Accepting Applications - Strengthening Communities Through Libraries Reply-To: Angela Hubbard <ahubbard@ala.org<mailto:ahubbard@ala.org>> ALSC is now accepting applications for the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries Minigrants Thanks to a Youth Literacy grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, ALSC will award twelve $5,000 Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrants to members in public libraries for the purpose of providing children's programming that strengthens community opportunities for STEAM learning during school breaks. As part of this project, ALSC will also develop supplemental resources that will be made widely available to support the out-of-school time programming of libraries and other community organizations. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted until November 30, 2016. Apply for the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries minigrant today! http://www.ala.org/alsc/externalrelationships/grntpartnerships Please contact Angela Hubbard with any questions at ahubbard@ala.org<mailto:ahubbard@ala.org> or (312) 280-1398 Angela N. Hubbard Program Officer, Projects & Partnerships Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) ahubbard@ala.org<https://owa.ala.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=kXhoA1gv0E66LrlnrES9aqu2-_njZdIId2thta6JowD-hMmOC4zQNXzcRCAFckDfKO0zaqvvZng.&URL=mailto%3ajison%40ala.org> | (312) 280-1398 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message; please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation.