ACRL-Oregon Invites Scholarship Applications for the 2015 ACRL-WA/OR Joint Fall Conference

Please note the quick turn-around time for this scholarship!

The ACRL Washington & Oregon Joint Fall Conference will be held at the Pack Forest Center for Sustainable Forestry in Eatonville, Washington on October 22-23, 2015. ACRL-OR will award up to two scholarships for library paraprofessionals/support staff; each completely covers registration and housing (dorm or cabin) and up to $50 in transportation costs.

Submission deadline is Wednesday, September 16, 2015.

The Criteria:

Applicants must be:

• Library paraprofessionals/support staff
• currently working in an Oregon library

The Application Process:

Complete the online application form (link below), which includes a written essay (250 words maximum), outlining your reasons for wanting to attend the conference and your interest in the conference theme of Forging Partnerships, Opening Doors.

Paraprofessional/Support Staff Scholarship Application Form

The Deadline for All Scholarship Applications:

All scholarship applications are due . Scholarship recipients will be announced by September 23, 2015.

Questions?

Uta Hussong-Christian, ACRL-Oregon President (2015-2016)
Oregon State University
Uta.hussong-christian@oregonstate.edu

Fall 2015 Continuing Education Scholarships Sponsored by the Southern Oregon Library Federation (SOLF)

Enter to win a $200 scholarship award to attend the library-related conference of your choice.

SCHOLARSHIP ENTRY FORMS DUE NO LATER THAN  WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7^TH, 12 NOON

Eligibility: Open to any support staff member (who does not have an MLS/MLIS degree). You do not have to be a member of the Southern Library Federation (SOLF) to enter but a SOLF member must nominate you or endorse your application.

Application and more information available here:

http://klamathlibrary.org/solf-2015-continuing-education-scholarships

For further information, contact:

Christy Davis

Library Director

Klamath County Library Service District

cdavis@klamathlibrary.org

541-882-8894 ext. #23

Interlibrary Loan Scholarship

From the Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference:

This year we are happy to announce that the Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing (NWILL) Conference Committee is committed to sponsoring the attendance of ILL practitioners, who would be unable to attend unless otherwise subsidized.

 Applicants must provide feedback during the conference as well as communicate what they hope to learn by attending the conference, and how they will share that information with others in their own libraries.

Applicants must demonstrate a true financial need. Applications must be received by June 1, 2014. Scholarships are dependent on the generosity of our sponsors.

We will announce the number of $500 scholarships by July 7, 2014. Winners will be announced by July 31, 2014. To apply for the NWILL Scholarship click here.

No Gateways Conference this year, however, we have options!

Regretfully, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Support Staff Division’s annual Gateways Conference will not be held this year.

 

The SSD Board however is pleased to offer SSD members a $40 scholarship to offset the cost of attending the 2014 OLA Conference, held April 16 – 18 in Salem, where Support Staff Division is sponsoring several sessions.  The scholarship may be applied to a pre-conference, to one day's attendance, or to the whole conference. 

 

To receive your scholarship, send your receipt of payment for registration for the 2014 OLA conference to: Rea Andrew, SSD Treasurer, Newberg Public Library, 503 E. Hancock St., Newberg, OR 97132.

 

SSD will host a gathering for all library support staff at the OLA conference on Thursday April 17th at 5:30 PM.  Please join us and hear more about how you can connect with SSD.

 

We hope to see you at the OLA conference in Salem!

Attention all gov't docs people - want to go to the OLA conference?

Here’s information about a scholarship to OLA for those interested in government documents.

There is now an announcement introducing the 2014 OLA conference scholarship form on the DIGOR webpage https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152

The scholarship covers the cost of registration for the 2014 OLA conference.  Eligible applicants are librarians or library staff working with government information in an Oregon library, or library school students with an interest in government information who are enrolled in an ALA-accredited library program and living in Oregon.

World's tiniest books

Joshua Bright for The New York Times

I couldn't resist posting about this. Have you ever seen such adorable books? The books described in this article about a serious collector are: "By definition, miniature books are properly printed and bound, and for the most part no larger than three inches."  I think shelving them would present the average shelver with a whole new set of ergonomic challenges.

The National Medal for Museum and Library service has been announced. Libraries in our northern and southern neighboring states are included in the list of honorees. Congrats!

The 2013 Conference page has been updated!  Check it out. We have a lot of financial incentives again this year.

Scholarship Opportunity for OLA/WLA!

The Documents Interest Group of Oregon (DIGOR) is pleased to announce a scholarship opportunity for an individual with an interest in government information to attend the 2013 OLA/WLA Joint Conference, April 24-26, 2013: http://wala.memberclicks.net/2013-conference-home
 

DIGOR will reimburse the scholarship recipient for the conference registration fee.

Eligibility: librarians or library staff working with government information in an Oregon library, or library school students with an interest in government information enrolled in an ALA-accredited library program, and living in Oregon.  

Application process: Complete the online application form, available on the DIGOR homepage: http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152 Applicants are asked to submit two essays (250 words maximum for each essay) describing the applicant’s current library position and/or interest in government information services,and how attending the OLA conference may further develop the applicant’s interest in government information and/or library service.

Applications must be submitted by March 1^st, 2013. All applicants will be contacted by the first week of April.

Please contact Tiffany Thornton with any questions: tthornto@uoregon.edu

Tiffany Thornton

Government Documents Technician
UO Libraries
University of Oregon
tthornto@uoregon.edu

Support Staff Scholarships Available!

Are you interested in certification, attending a workshop or conference? Would you like financial assistance getting where you want to go? Then visit The OLA Support Staff Division homepage to learn more about SSD scholarships and completing the application process. We are here to help! Feel free to contact anyone on the Executive Committee with questions, comments and concerns. And don’t forget to visit our blog site at http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/ to share ideas and learn more about SSD.

Cathy Zgraggen
SSD Past Chair
541-312-1094

New SSD Certification Scholarships

Oregon Library Support Staff Certification Scholarship

An anonymous donor has given $1,000 to help five (5) Oregon library support staff members apply for national certification in 2010. Certification scholarships apply $200 towards the $350 application fee to enter the ALA-APA Library Support Staff Certification Program.

• The scholarship is open to any SSD member having a high school diploma, at least one year of library experience, and who has been employed within the last three years in an Oregon library.

• Applicants will be responsible for the remaining cost of the registration fee.

For more information on the LSSCP, see: http://www.ala-apa.org/lsscp/index.html