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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt">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 if you’re on a 9 month contract) and contact can take
place in-person or over phone, email, or web conferencing. </span></p>

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<span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial">If you are an OLA member currently workin</font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">g in a
library, are early in your library career (<5 years), and are looking for
support related to your work, please consider</font></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jkPqp3B4mzfI8HRhW7-jYur9MvjVh10xhdJwpoTHBeI/viewform?usp=send_form"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> applying to be paired up with a mentor</font></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">. </font><font face="Arial"></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">If
you are an OLA member with five or more years of experience in libraries,
consider sharing your experience and wisdom by <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-_9Y8mdtUR0WUDz7dM4sfoaYPo1Ba0pV_p-jOFikCmI/viewform">becoming a mentor</a>. Being a mentor is one of the easiest and most rewarding things you can do to support our profession.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">For more details on the mentoring program and
eligibility criteria for mentors and mentees, visit <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/mentor-program">http://www.olaweb.org/mentor-program</a>.
We also have information on </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/mentoring-guidelines">guidelines
and best practices for the mentoring relationship</a>.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Have questions?
Contact us at </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:mentor@olaweb.org">mentor@olaweb.org</a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Best wishes,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Meredith Farkas, Portland Community College Library<br>
Lisa Molinelli, Portland State University Office of Academic Innovation<br>
Emily-Jane Dawson, Multnomah County Library<br>
Chris King, Hillsboro Public Library</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">For the OLA Membership
Committee</span></p>
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