<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">As we head back to school, consider applying for this scholarship, which funds partnerships between academic and K-12 librarians. The work of K-12 school librarians is invaluable and interconnected with the work of librarians in higher education. ACRL-Oregon seeks to recognize meaningful collaboration between school and academic librarians to enhance information literacy of students.</span><div><h2 style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif"><strong>What does award-winning collaboration look like?</strong></h2><ul style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px"><li>Sponsorship to attend, exhibit, or present at a relevant conference (OASL, regional conferences, or others).</li><li>Creation of programming, such as a conference, workshop, unconference, or pre-conference.</li><li>Work on a collaborative research project.</li><li>Something else we haven’t thought of!</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">To read about one such project, <a href="http://acrloregon.org/2015/11/19/oasl-2015-fall-conference-presentation-partnering-for-student-success-earning-college-credit-in-the-library/" target="_blank">see this post on the ACRL-OR blog</a>.</p><h2 style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif">How to apply</h2><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px"><strong>No one applied for our first deadline in June, so that means that we still have $1,000 to award this year!</strong> All Oregon academic and school librarians are eligible to apply. So find a partner (or partners), identify a project or professional development opportunity, and apply -- <strong>the deadline is October 1!  </strong></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">Follow the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AEgj_bV4JTj7RxBpCTnzuOTo9LJ7sSKeIr7RebX5pd8/viewform?c=0&w=1" target="_blank">scholarship application link</a> to access the application.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,"times new roman","bitstream charter",times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">Check out our the <a href="http://acrloregon.org/acrl-oregon-scholarships/" target="_blank">ACRL-OR Scholarships page</a> for more information.</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Communications Coordinator, ACRL-Oregon<br>Email:  <a href="mailto:acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org" target="_blank">acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org</a><br>Website:  <a href="http://acrloregon.org/" target="_blank">http://acrloregon.org/</a><br></div></div>
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