[kids-lib] Apply now for a CSD Scholarship to the 2024 OLA Conference

[Jacqueline Partch]

The Children's Services Division (CSD) of the Oregon Library Association
(OLA) is offering scholarships of up to $1,000 for members of CSD to attend
the 2024 OLA Conference in Salem, OR. Funds are intended to cover the cost
of registration, hotel lodging for Tuesday night (if attending a
pre-conference) and Wednesday and Thursday night for regular conference
attendance, travel, and meals.

Applicants:

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   must be a current member of the Children's Services Division of OLA or
   become a member
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   can receive one CSD scholarship per year (September-August)


Scholarship recipients:

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   agree to share information with other CSD members in a CSD
   Board-approved manner such as those outlined below.
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   complete a short survey upon completion of the conference
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   are required to pay any extra costs of family members or friends who
   accompany them to the event
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   must provide receipts for reimbursement of travel and meal expenses


In awarding scholarships, preference is given to:

1. Applicants from diverse cultural/ethnic backgrounds and/or historically
marginalized groups,

2. Applicants employed at institutions or in positions serving
under-represented groups,

3. Applicants who have not previously been awarded a CSD scholarship,
and/or,

4. Applicants employed at small or rural institutions with limited funding.

By accepting a scholarship, the recipient agrees to share what they learned
with CSD membership in a mutually agreed upon time frame and manner such as
presenting at a workshop or conference; writing an article for the OLA
Quarterly, Hotline, or CSD blog; coordinating a Mock workshop; becoming a
member of the CSD board or other professional development method.

The first deadline is February 29, 2024 for notification of award by March
12.

Apply now
<https://ola.memberclicks.net/csd-2024-ola-conference-scholarship-app>
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact:
Jackie Partch, CSD Scholarship Chair - csdscholarships at olaweb.org
Monica Hoffman, CSD Chair - csd at olaweb.org


*Jackie Partch**Youth & Family Services Librarian*
Multnomah County Library
971.500.1733
*she/her/hers*
Work schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30-5
*multcolib.org <http://www.multcolib.org/>*
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