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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi CTC Library Deans and Directors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Back in the fall, Lynn Deeken, Gerie Ventura, Julie Nurse, Leslie Potter-Henderson, Lynn Kanne, and I submitted a Preliminary Proposal for a Laura Bush 21<sup>st</sup> Century
Librarian Program grant. Everett Community College took the lead (thanks Lynn and their fabulous grant writer Lindsey.) The preliminary proposal
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Cultures and Practices of Community College Libraries: Capacity Building for Community Catalysts” has been selected to advance to the second phase of the application process. The
full proposal is due on March 26, 2021. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fimls.gov%252fsites%252fdefault%252ffiles%252ffy21-ols-lb21-nofo.pdf%26c%3DE%2C1%2C2Irwv14bqo88T5LtLT4wNrw31gKjyxvqI68YsW1exWTvgNPWPn7fJ8zbpi_Ac4_z0W6Gt8Zwjj-UaBH5e6XhocMFLQwflWiR9hRO6Rk7O8H3uob4_P4j1g%2C%2C%26typo%3D1&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cba1273e253a34130a57b08d8c94f0ea3%7C02d8ff38d7114e31a9156cb5cff788df%7C0%7C0%7C637480688691815032%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=BAeoNowWm8qIUT1YudJpN1bJ3pQ%2BfNSN2BxEoJU1nfI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span lang="EN">https://imls.gov/sites/default/files/fy21-ols-lb21-nofo.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The preliminary proposal is attached, and we have brief time on next week’s agenda to discuss this grant opportunity and to solicit your support in submitting the full proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Looking forward to our conversation next week,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Christie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#900027">Christie J. Flynn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dean of Library and Learning Resources</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Pierce College</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://www.pierce.ctc.edu"><span style="color:#333333">www.pierce.ctc.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#900027">e:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> cflynn@pierce.ctc.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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