Good day! Please excuse cross-postings: Now that the ARPA/DECD Remote Work through Public Libraries grant application for smaller projects [$5000 - $24,999.99] and larger projects [by invitation only] are open, Deb Clark and I will be once again hosting open drop-in Zoom sessions for general questions about the grants, applications, project ideas, etc. While the sessions are open, we do ask that you please register for sessions through the calendar in order to receive a Zoom link. Dates, times, and registration links to receive Zoom links are as follows: Wed., April 26, 2023 2 – 3 pm ET: https://maine-msl.libcal.com/event/10665108 Tue. May 2, 2023 11 am – 12 pm ET: https://maine-msl.libcal.com/event/10667355 Wed. May 17, 2023 2 – 3 pm ET: https://maine-msl.libcal.com/event/10667920 Tue. May 30, 2023 2 – 3 pm ET: https://maine-msl.libcal.com/event/10668129 For more information on the grant and links to applications: https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/admin/funding/ARPA.shtml Lisa M. Shaw (Pronouns: she/elle/ella/lei/hun/вона/ye/sí/그녀) Maine State Library – Library Development Rural & Small Libraries/Workforce Development Specialist 64 State House Station Augusta ME 04333-0064 (207) 747-8717 (mobile) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> https://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/index.shtml http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisanealshaw/ https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/workforce Current Reads: What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms from the Big Bang to Last Night’s Dinner [Dan Levitt] Current Tunes: “More” [J-Hope]; “Cyberpunk” [ATEEZ] “Even if you’re not perfect, you’re Limited Edition.” [Kim Nam Joon [RM-BTS] Dator’s Law: “Any useful statement about the future should at first seem ridiculous.” [Jim Dator]