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<p style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Five Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) fellowships will be awarded to
American Indian/Alaska Native/First Nations, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Middle Eastern, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander individuals who have committed to service within ALSC and demonstrated a capacity for future leadership.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Fellowship recipients will receive funding for two-year ALSC and ALA memberships and one
year of conference registrations and travel stipends, if applicable, for the ALA 2020 Midwinter Meeting and 2020 ALA Annual Conference. Fellowship recipients will also receive mentorship from members of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within ALSC Task
Force and participate in projects with their cohort. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The purpose of the fellowship is to engage potential ALSC leaders, especially those who have experienced
barriers to involvement in the past. Priority will be given to applicants who are new to ALSC and have not had the opportunity to serve on an ALSC committee. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">In 2018, two fellows were selected from Oregon! Applications are due August 31<sup>st</sup>.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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