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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Good news! The OLA Mentoring Program has received approval from
the OLA Board to open up the program to all early-career OLA members working in
libraries and related organizations. You don’t need to have an MLS or be
working in a professional position to benefit from this valuable program. </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt">If you are an early career library staff-person with less than five years of professional experience, please consider</span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt"> </span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140871" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">applying to be paired up with a mentor</span></a><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt">. As this is a member benefit, membership in OLA is required.</span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1a1a1a" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13pt">We’ve also extended the opportunity to be a mentor to ALL OLA members with five or more years of experience working in libraries or related
organizations. We welcome the experience and wisdom of all experienced staff
working in libraries. Mentoring is one of the most rewarding activities you can
undertake in your professional life. Through mentoring, you capitalize on your
hard-earned experience and knowledge to support the development and
success of an early-career librarian. If you feel you might have something to give, p</span><span style="font-size:13pt">lease consider </span></font><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140898" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt">applying to become a mentor</a><font color="#1a1a1a" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13pt">. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The OLA Mentoring Program is designed to help early career OLA
members working in libraries and related organizations grow professionally by
being paired with seasoned library staff 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 (or nine months) and contact can take
place in-person or over phone, email, or web conferencing.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Mentoring does not have to be time-consuming (the OLA program
recommends at least five communications over the course of a year) or require travel (you can
communicate via phone, email, or web conferencing in addition to
in-person), but the small amount of time you give to another librarian can
mean the world to his or her success and the success of his or her library.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Additional links:</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/mentor-program"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">Information about the mentoring program and its
requirements</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140871">Mentee application</a></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">•<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_140898">Mentor application</a></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><br></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/mentoring-guidelines"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">Guidelines and best practices for the mentoring
relationship</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Have questions? Contact us at <a href="mailto:mentor@olaweb.org"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">mentor@olaweb.org</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Meredith Farkas, Portland Community College Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Lisa Molinelli, Portland State University Office of Academic
Innovation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Emily-Jane Dawson, Multnomah County Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Chris King, Hillsboro Public Library</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">For the OLA Membership Committee</span></p>
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