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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; "><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR 3M/NMRT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "><br><span>Deadline: December 15, 2008</span><br><br><span>Members of ALA's New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive</span><span> </span><br><span>a grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems, which will cover expenses</span><span> </span><br><span>to attend the ALA Annual Conference, July 9-15, 2009, in Chicago, IL.</span><span> </span><br><br><span>Want to read about the ALA experiences of last year's winners? Take</span><span> </span><br><span>a look at the August 2008 issue of Footnotes at</span><span> </span><br><span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/news/footnotes/august2008/index." target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">/</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">r<wbr>ts/nmrt/news/footnotes</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">/</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">august2<wbr>008/index.</span></a></span><br><span>cfm. You will see how professionally rewarding attending an ALA</span><span> </span><br><span>conference can be.</span><br><br><span>The application form and further information about the grant is</span><span> </span><br><span>available on the NMRT website at</span><span> </span><br><span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/3mawar" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">/</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">r<wbr>ts/nmrt/initiatives</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">/</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">applyforfu<wbr>nds/3mawar</span></a></span><br><span>dinformation.cfm. You must be a current member of NMRT in order to</span><span> </span><br><span>apply. To join NMRT, visit the ALA website at</span><span> </span><span><a href="http://www.ala.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">http://www.ala.org</span></a></span><span> </span><span>and</span><span> </span><br><span>follow the "Join ALA" link to add to your ALA membership.</span><br><br><span>For further information about the grant, please contact:</span><br><br><span>Catherine Collins</span><br><span>Chair, 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee</span><br><span>Library, Bucks County Community College</span><br><span>275 Swamp Road</span><br><span>Newtown, PA 18940</span><br><span>Phone: 215.301.0713</span></span></span><rte_text></rte_text><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Jenna Venker Weidenbenner, MLIS, MAT<br>PhD/MBA Candidate<br><br>Information Specialist<br>The Career Center, University of Illinois<br>715 S. Wright St.<br>Champaign, IL  61820<br>(217) 333-0395<br><a href="http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">http://www.careercenter.uiuc.<wbr>edu</a><br><br><a href="http://creativecultivator.vox.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); ">http://creativecultivator.vox.<wbr>com</a></span><br></span></div><br /><hr />Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008' target='_new'>Get your Hotmail® account.</a></body>

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