<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Deadline Extended: Call for Contributors - Libraries and Nonprofits: Collaboration for the Public Good</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">About the Book</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Libraries and Nonprofits: Collaboration for the Public Good (Library Juice Press) will consider the range of partnerships entered into by all types of libraries and nonprofits and will provide resources and best practices for nurturing these collaborations. We are seeking domestic and international case studies which highlight successful (or problematic) collaborations between libraries and nonprofit organizations for inclusion in the book. Case studies may address the following themes relating to nonprofit organizations and library collaborations including (but not limited to):</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">* civic engagement<br>* public health<br>* social safety nets/social work<br>* arts and culture<br>* education/literacy<br>* environment/sustainability/food justice<br>* LGBTQIA<br>* anti-racism<br>* disability rights<br>* legal aid/human rights<br>* housing/planning</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Examples range from collaborations with financial literacy organizations to provide free or low-cost tax preparation; legal aid organizations to provide civic education and human rights workshops; literacy organizations to provide storytime programs, ESL or tutoring services; or museums to provide exhibitions, pop-up galleries, or STEAM programming.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">How to Participate</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Authors are invited to submit a case study proposal as an email attachment in Word or PDF to <a href="mailto:librariesandnonprofits@gmail.com">librariesandnonprofits@gmail.com</a> on or before Monday, March 20, 2017. The case study proposal should be 300-500 words (Chicago Style) clearly explaining the intent and details of the proposed case study as it relates to the topics listed above. Proposed case studies should be based on unpublished work, unique to this publication and not submitted or intended to be simultaneously submitted elsewhere.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Authors will be notified by Monday, March 27, 2017 about the status of their proposals and sent case study guidelines. Completed case studies are expected to be between 2,000-4,000 words, although shorter or longer case studies are negotiable. Full case studies are expected to be submitted by Monday, June 26, 2017.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Proposals should include</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">* Author name(s), institutional or organizational affiliation, job title/role<br>* Brief author(s) bio<br>* Proposed case study title<br>* A summary of the proposed case study (300-500 words)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">About the authors</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Tatiana Bryant, Special Collections Librarian, University of Oregon Libraries</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Jonathan O. Cain, Librarian for Data Initiatives and Public Policy, Planning and Management, University of Oregon Libraries<br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:calibri,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></p></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font face="garamond,serif"><font size="4"><br></font></font></span></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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