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</span><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>LSSC Offers Subsidies for Courses<br>
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The Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program is accepting applications for 55 subsidies of $200 from LSSC Candidates to enroll in and complete LSSC-approved courses. Candidates who receive a subsidy award will receive a $200 reimbursement after they pay for, and complete, an LSSC-approved course. <br>
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To apply for a subsidy, candidates must be accepted in the LSSC Program by September 15, 2010. Subsidy recipients must successfully complete one of LSSC’s Approved Courses <<a href="http://ala-apa.org/lssc/approved-courses/">http://ala-apa.org/lssc/approved-courses/</a>> by April 1, 2011.<br>
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Application information is available on the LSSC For Candidates <<a href="http://ala-apa.org/lssc/for-candidates/">http://ala-apa.org/lssc/for-candidates/</a>> page. Candidates must apply for the subsidy by September 15. The LSSC Program staff will select recipients using a random selection process and announce subsidy awards on September 27.<br>
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LSSC is a national, voluntary certification program administered by the American Library Association-Allied Profession Association (ALA-APA). The LSSC Program is partially funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For more information, please contact LSSC Program staff <<a href="mailto:lssc@ala.org">mailto:lssc@ala.org</a>> .(<a href="lssc@ala.org">lssc@ala.org</a>).<br>
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</span></font><font size="1"><font face="Optima, Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:9pt">Jim Scheppke, State Librarian<br>
Oregon State Library<br>
250 Winter St. NE<br>
Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-4367<br>
(fax) 503-585-8059<br>
<a href="jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us">jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us</a><br>
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