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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif">I’m forwarding this message from ALSC onto all of you if you’re interested and it applies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#00B0F0">Deanne Dekle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#00B0F0">Youth Services Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#00B0F0">New Mexico State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To align with ALSC’s strategic objective of increasing the intentional recruitment and retention of a diverse membership while reducing barriers to participation,
<b>ALSC is funding the memberships of 10 BIPOC library students and 10 paraprofessionals/library support staff (current position or position held within the last year) who want to become more involved with our organization and within the children’s services
profession</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Recipients will receive one year ALA/ALSC membership along with opportunities for meaningful engagement including regular virtual meetings with other recipients,
activities and discussions, mentorship, shadowing committees, and more. Applicants should identify as BIPOC and be a library student, a paraprofessional and/or library support staff member, currently or recently unemployed.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To apply, please
</span><a href="https://airtable.com/shrRZR2UN4aAV7iFx"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">submit this application</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by April 12, 2021. The EDI
Taskforce and ALSC Membership Committee will be reviewing applications. Applicants will be notified by June 1, 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here's the URL for the application in case that link is not clickable:
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https://airtable.com/shrRZR2UN4aAV7iFx</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Feel free to contact me with any questions!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abby Johnson, member of the ALSC Membership Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:amjohnson@gmail.com">amjohnson@gmail.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abby Johnson, Collection Development Leader<br>
New Albany-Floyd County Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">180 W. Spring Street<br>
New Albany, IN 47150<br>
<a href="http://www.abbythelibrarian.com" target="_blank">http://www.abbythelibrarian.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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