<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-2cca6c12-7fff-6e9d-ef48-ca9712a01b43"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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 2023 OLA Conference in Bend, OR, April 18-22. 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.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The first deadline is January 21, 2023 for notification of award around February 1st. Application will remain open until all funds are awarded or 2 weeks before conference registration deadline, whichever comes first.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-076cf8a5-7fff-0c77-8032-c48ca39ca418"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For more information and to apply, please go to the <a href="https://www.csdola.org/scholarships.html">CSD Scholarship website</a>: </span></span></span><a href="https://www.csdola.org/scholarships.html" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.csdola.org/scholarships.html</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-7c022dc4-7fff-9e8e-663e-3823f29e582c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Deborah VanDetta, CSD Scholarship Chair - </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:csdscholarships@olaweb.org">csdscholarships@olaweb.org</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tara Morissette and Emily West, CSD Co-Chairs - </span><a href="mailto:csd@olaweb.org" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">csd@olaweb.org</span></a></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Website:</b><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="http://www.csdola.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">http://www.csdola.org/</a><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div style="display:inline"><b>Facebook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/csdola/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/csdola/</a><br></div><div style="display:inline"><b>Instagram:</b></div><div style="display:inline"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/olacsd/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/olacsd/</a></div></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px">The purpose of the Children's Services Division shall be to promote and advance library service to children and youth through public and professional education and cooperation.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div style="display:inline"></div></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>