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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Greetings! The following came across my inbox this morning:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">The ALA Learning Round Table (LRT) will award up to $1,000 to an individual to attend a professional development event between September 1, 2018 and August 31, 2019. The award recipient
will be required to share their new learning with other Round Table members in some way (newsletter, blog, list serve, etc.).
<b>Applicants do not have to be ALA members to apply.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Applicants must complete an online application by February 15, 2018, at 11:59 pm CST (9:59p PT). The applicate is available here:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/rt/learnrt/pat-carterette-professional-development-grant">
http://www.ala.org/rt/learnrt/pat-carterette-professional-development-grant</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">This grant, named after our much admired past-president, the late Pat Carterette, is designed to honor her passion for professional development in the field of library and information
sciences. A former staff development and continuing education coordinator, Pat believed in quality library service, leadership development, and continual learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Please note:
<b>The maximum grant amount is $1,000 (with receipts).</b> Any costs above this will be the responsibility of the recipient. In addition to the financial award, the recipient will be provided with access to a member of LRT, who will serve as a “Professional
Development Mentor” throughout the award year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">If the recipient is already an ALA member, they will also receive a free one-year membership in LRT. The award recipient will be notified in May 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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