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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">“</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">To
celebrate PLA’s 75th Anniversary and encourage equity, diversity and inclusion in library leadership, PLA has raised $7,500 to sponsor 15 scholarships to attend the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/pla2020?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXXVhCB4vr702HLzK9WkhDWUjPikKbIcoAa0ZmZGwgJ1aYik355GdlbOzQhZUcRdgp4Sm8pYBmpJ4thDk1N6f9TwnYyybWPQ-d7AluGVM2Iows_fYmj4yrczfO_wUT4qjWBVfzjWtWzRDBVz1hI7g4_8STuDoLe3G42SwaVD2DT0Q&__tn__=*NK-R">
<span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">#PLA2020</span></a> Conference. The scholarships will be divided into three categories—library school students, early-career librarian, and library support
staff—with 5 scholarships given out in each category. Each scholarship will include complimentary early-bird registration (up to a $305 value), and $500 stipend to attend the
<a href="https://www.placonference.org/index.cfm"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">PLA 2020 Conference</span></a>, February 25–29, 2020 in Nashville, TN. Visit
<a href="http://75years.pla.org/pla75-anniversary-scholarships"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">http://75years.pla.org/pla75-anniversary-scholarships</span></a> to learn more and apply.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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includes being a PLA member, and applications are due Wednesday, November 6<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">I learned about this through the
<a href="http://librarygrants.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Library Grants blog</span></a> maintained by Stephanie Gerding and Pam MacKellar. They wrote
<i><a href="https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1347249/one?qu=Winning+Grants%3A+A+How-To-Do-It+Manual+for+Librarians"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Winning
Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians</span></a></i>, which is available to borrow from the State Library’s
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/Library/libraries/Pages/LIS-Collection.aspx"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">LIS Collection</span></a>. You can subscribe to the blog or follow the site on
Twitter to receive info about grant and scholarship opportunities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS
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