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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
Just sharing this information more broadly. Applications are reviewed at three points throughout the year: February 29, June 30, and October 31. – Cheers, Jen
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">(Jen Maurer,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon,
<a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov</span></a>)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Jane Corry via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 8, 2024 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Money for your professional development available now!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Are you looking to grow in your profession? To become more of a leader? To explore learning opportunities? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apply for a scholarship from the</span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/leadership-committee-home" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Leadership Committee</span></a><span style="color:#2F5496">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">of OLA. These scholarships support leadership development and contribute to the growth of leadership potential within OLA and libraries statewide.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The committee offers scholarships of up to $1000, available to all members of OLA, regardless of employment or job title.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">You do not need to be a manager, or aspire to a management position, to qualify for a scholarship.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the past, recipients have used the scholarship to attend conferences, diversity training and OLA’s own Leadership Institute (LIOLA).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scholarships are awarded three times each year. Priority for at least one scholarship will also be given to individuals from diverse cultural/ethnic backgrounds and/or historically marginalized groups.
Scholarship winners agree to provide service to OLA as a condition of receiving a scholarship. For example, join a committee or roundtable, present at a conference or division workshop, write an article for the OLA quarterly. It doesn’t matter so much what
you do, but we encourage you to step outside your comfort zone.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For further information, please review the</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<u><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nxYP8_T2mfR9mDb3m3Z4TYcetHINUeeE/view?usp=sharing">FAQ</a></u><span style="color:black"> and</span>
</span><u><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVUZLi6AReESpEVOhgsOv4GgQm7_U29RpyM5xv8i4BGCCBTQ/viewform"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">scholarship application form</span></a></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
The next application deadline is Feb 29, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jane Corry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">OLA Leadership Committee member</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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