[Nmtriblibs] FW: [EXTERNAL] ARSL 2024 Conference Scholarship Applications Open Today!

Wed Mar 6 08:58:06 MST 2024

Hi,
Scroll down for ARSL scholarship opportunities below.
Best,
Eli

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ARSL Office Dispatch

Welcome to the ARSL Office Dispatch!

Need Advocacy Advice or Support?

The Advocacy Center is ARSL's new and growing resource hub in support of advocacy efforts in rural and small libraries nationwide! Have a topic you'd like the Advocacy Committee to investigate next? Email the ARSL Office at info at arsl.org<mailto:info at arsl.org> to let them know!

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Other Hero level benefits include a complimentary exhibit booth at our annual conference, coordinated social media cross-promotion, and more! Click the link below to learn more about the Alliance and help libraries do more, with more.

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Upcoming ARSL TRAINs

March TRAIN - Community Asset Mapping for Rural and/or Small Libraries

When: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 11:00 am PT /12:00 pm MT/ 1:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm ET

Facilitated by: Samantha Bouwers, Consultant for Continuing Education, State Library of Iowa

$15 for ARSL Members & $25 for non-ARSL Members

Even the smallest of towns or most rural areas have great things going for them, if you know where to look! In this workshop, you’ll learn the benefits of community asset mapping, the advantages of starting from a place of strength with planning, and how to complete a community asset map of your own.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

  *   Define “community asset”
  *   Identify the advantages of asset-based planning
  *   Develop a community asset map for your library service area
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ARSL Professional Networking Groups

ARSL Solo Librarian Happy Hour (SOLOish)

March 7, 2024 @ 4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
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ARSL Adult Services

March 12, 2024 @ 9 am PT / 10 am MT / 11 am CT / 12 pm ET
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ARSL Directors, Managers, & Administration

March 15, 2024 @ 1 pm PT / 2 pm MT / 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET
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ARSL Library Workers of Color

March 20, 2024 @ 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET
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ARSL LGBTQ+

March 26, 2024 @ 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET
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ARSL 2024 Conference Updates

ARSL Conference Scholarships

Applications for our ARSL-funded conference scholarships are NOW OPEN! These competitive scholarships are offered to conference attendees to help cover the cost of in-person attendance.The 2024 conference scholarship applications will be open until Tuesday, April 2 at 3 pm PT / 4 pm MT / 5 pm CT / 6 pm ET!

Dr. Bernard Vavrek Conference Scholarship for LIS Students

Eligibility Requirements:

  *   Current part-time or full-time student taking Library and Information Science classes
  *   First-time conference attendee (not counting virtual attendance)

Award:

  *   One year of ARSL membership
  *   Complimentary registration
  *   Three nights stay in a conference hotel
  *   $500 travel reimbursements

Founders Conference Scholarship for Early-Career Library Workers

Eligibility Requirements:

  *   ARSL member in good standing
  *   Applicant has been working in a library career for 1-5 years
  *   Currently employed at a small and/or rural library (part-time or full-time)
  *   First-time conference attendee (not counting virtual attendance)
  *   A degree or certification is not required for eligibility

Award:

  *   Complimentary registration
  *   Three nights stay in a conference hotel
  *   Up to $500 travel reimbursements

The Empowering Library Workers of Color Conference Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements:

  *   ARSL member in good standing
  *   Is a member of one or more marginalized and/or underrepresented ethnic, racial, or cultural identity groups (including but not limited to Black or African American; American Indian, First Nations, or Alaskan Native; Spanish, Hispanic, or Latine/a/o/x; Asian; Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, or other Pacific Islander; Middle Eastern or North African)
  *   Currently employed at a small and/or rural library (part-time or full-time)
  *   First-time conference attendee (not counting virtual attendance)
  *   A degree or certification is not required for eligibility

Award:

  *   Complimentary registration
  *   Three nights stay in a conference hotel

ARSL Angels Conference Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements:

  *   ARSL member in good standing
  *   Currently employed at a small and/or rural library (part-time or full-time)
  *   First-time conference attendee (not counting virtual attendance)
  *   A degree or certification is not required for eligibility

Award:

  *   Complimentary registration
  *   Three nights stay in a conference hotel

*NEW* Manton Foundation Scholarships for New England Library Workers

Eligibility Requirements:

  *   ARSL and non-ARSL members
  *   Currently employed at a small and/or rural library (part-time or full-time) in the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

  *   Previous and first-time conference attendee
  *   A degree or certification is not required for eligibility

Award:

  *   Complimentary registration
  *   Three nights stay in a conference hotel
  *   $300 travel stipend

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Libraries Transforming Communities Grants

The American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding

CHICAGO (Feb. 27, 2024) — The American Library Association<http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/be44636e-9b57-4beb-b9fc-66a59e63a000/17> (ALA) announced today that it has received $10 million in support of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) initiative to continue providing libraries with tools and resources to serve people with disabilities. A substantial portion of the funding – $7 million – will be distributed in grants of $10,000 and $20,000 to small and rural libraries.

In collaboration with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries<http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/be44636e-9b57-4beb-b9fc-66a59e63a000/18> (ARSL), LTC offers grants to qualifying libraries across the country with a population under 25,000 and located at least five miles from an urbanized area, aligning with the Institute of Museum and Library Services<http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/be44636e-9b57-4beb-b9fc-66a59e63a000/19> (IMLS) definitions of small and rural libraries. Libraries use the funding to increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities.

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ALA Awards $3.6 Million in Library Accessibility Funding to 310 Small and Rural Libraries

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the second round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities<http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/be44636e-9b57-4beb-b9fc-66a59e63a000/21> grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities.

The 310 funded proposals represent 45 U.S. states. Of the selected libraries, 62 percent serve communities of less than 5,000 people. Eighty-five of the libraries also received funding in the first round of the grant initiative<http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/be44636e-9b57-4beb-b9fc-66a59e63a000/22>, bringing the total count of LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grantees to 465. See the full list of libraries<http://arsl.memberclicks.net/message2/link/be44636e-9b57-4beb-b9fc-66a59e63a000/23>.

“The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) sends our congratulations to the second round of LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities libraries,” said ARSL Executive Director Kate Laughlin. “We are proud of these libraries for conducting such community-focused projects across the country, enhancing the lives of many. We look forward to the great work that will come from this second round.”

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