[Libs-Or] Join the OLA mentoring program for early career support

[Meredith Farkas]

The OLA Mentoring Program is designed to help early career librarians grow
professionally by being paired with seasoned librarians willing to share
their professional experience and guidance. Mentors and mentees will be
partnered based on similar interests, professional experience, and/or
goals. The mentoring relationship will develop over the course of a year
and contact can take place in-person or over phone, email, or web
conferencing. Please note that the mentoring program is focused on early
career guidance rather than job-seeking.


If you are an early career librarian with less than five years of
professional experience, please consider applying to be paired up with a
mentor
<https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140871>.



 To become a mentee, you must meet ALL of the following requirements:

1. Be an OLA Member.

2. Hold an MLIS or equivalent (MSIS, MLS, school library teaching license,
etc.) and/or have been in a professional library position(s) for fewer than
five years

3. Currently be working in a library in some capacity (volunteer,
paraprofessional, professional).

We will pair mentors and mentees based on the order in which mentee
applications are received and the availability of mentors to match a
mentee's specific goals. Matches between mentors and mentees will be made
on a rolling basis, so if you are not paired with a mentor immediately, we
will pair you when a mentor who is a good match becomes available.

Additional links:

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   Mentee application
   <https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140871>
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   Mentor application
   <https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140898>
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   Information about the mentoring program and its requirements
   <http://www.olaweb.org/mentor-program>
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   Guidelines and best practices for the mentoring relationship
   <http://www.olaweb.org/mentoring-guidelines>


<http://www.olaweb.org/mentoring-guidelines>

Have questions? Contact us at mentor at olaweb.org

Meredith Farkas, Portland Community College Library

Lisa Molinelli, Portland State University


For the OLA Membership Committee
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