ALA Emerging Leaders '09
NLA professionals,
Information about the ALA Emerging Leader 2008-9 program is now available! NMRT wants you to apply to the Emerging Leader 2009 program.
One librarian from NLA will be selected to represent our chapter and be involved with ALA professional leadership. NLA will sponsor the Emerging Leader for $1,000 ($500.00 for Annual and MidWinter conferences) for the year.
Applications are due July 31.
http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/may2008/emergingleaders.cfm
Past Recipient:
Marcia Dority Baker, UNL Law College, 2007-8
Qualifications:
- ALA member, and
- Young (under 35 years) or new librarians of any age with fewer than 5 years post-MLS experience, and
- Recent MLS degree from an ALA or NCATE accredited program or in an MLS program currently, and
- Able to attend both ALA conferences and work virtually in between, and
- Ready to commit to serve on an ALA, Division, Chapter, or Round Table committee, taskforce or workgroup upon completion of program.
For more information contact: Charlene Maxey-Harris, NMRT past chair, cmaxeyharris2@unl.edu
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Shirley Olofson Memorial Award announcement
Do you want to attend ALA Annual 2008 in Anaheim, CA, but you're light
on the travel funds? Apply by December 15, 2007 for the Shirley Olofson
Memorial Award and you may receive a $1000 check to help defray the cost
of attendance!
Applicant must:
- Be a member of ALA and NMRT
- Be active in the library profession
- Show promise or activity in the area of professional development
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Have valid financial need
- Have attended no more than five ALA annual
conferences
To apply, please visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/applyforfunds/shirleyolofson.htmLabels: ALA, NMRT
ALA Emerging Leaders Program award winner
Greetings everyone:
I am delighted to announce that Marcia Dority Baker, head of circulation services at the Schmid Law Library at the University of Nebraska College of Law, will be sponsored by the Nebraska Library Association to participate in the ALA emerging leaders program in 2008. The sponsorship includes $1,000 to help pay expenses for Marcia's attendance at Leadership Program activities at the 2008 ALA midwinter and summer meetings. Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA President Leslie Burger’s six initiatives. ALA has committed to making this program available annually. The Emerging Leaders program enables new librarians to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. More information is posted on the ALA Emerging Leaders web site.
Many thanks to Charlene Maxey Harris and the selection committee from the New Members Roundtable, who led the selection process. Marcia will be recognized at the NLA business luncheon on Thursday, October 25. NEMA is also sponsoring a participant, Carrie Turner, the media specialist at Omaha Westside High School. Please join me in congratulating Marcia and Carrie!
Beth Goble
NLA President
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Reminder Emerging Leaders Program
NMRT wants to encourage you to apply to the ALA Emerging Leaders(EL) 2008 program.
One new librarian from NLA will be selected to represent our chapter and be involved with ALA and professional leadership. If our representative is selected, NLA will sponsor the Emerging Leader for $1,000 ($500.00/conference) for the year. Applications will be available online July 1, 2007. [Program Wiki]
The NLA deadline for the complete application will be July 30th. The application will be sent to ALA prior to their August 15th deadline.
Send your online application to: Charlene Maxey-Harris, New Members Roundtable Chair, NLA, cmaxeyharris2@unl.edu.
Qualifications:
1) ALA member, and
2) Young (under 35 years) or new librarians of any age with fewer than 5 years post-MLS experience, and
3) Recent MLS degree from an ALA or NCATE accredited program or in an MLS program currently, and
4) Able to attend both ALA conferences and work virtually in between, and
5) Ready to commit to serve on an ALA, Division, Chapter, or Round Table committee, taskforce or workgroup upon completion of program.
Emerging Leader '07 Jolie Graybill, Assistant Professor & Multicultural Services Librarian, formerly of UNL Libraries, was selected from the 350 applicants.
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Free Advocacy and Media Training in DC
Hello everyone:
Here is an opportunity for anyone attending ALA in June to go to some
free advocacy training. If anyone is interested in taking advantage of
this please contact me by May 18 so that I can contact the ALA
Washington Office.
Beth Goble
NLA President
tel: 402-471-4017
email: bgoble@nlc.state.ne.us
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