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From Other SourcesOHRAB Professional Development Scholarship:The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, in conjunction with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission has allocated $1,200 annually in scholarship aid to support continuing archival education for graduate students and individuals who care for the historic record. The Board will award scholarships to assist individuals in attending, either virtually or in person, a professional development opportunity of their choosing. Funding is available to support attendance at meetings and conferences hosted by:
Recipients are eligible for a Board scholarship no more than once each calendar year, and must use the funds to attend an approved professional development opportunity. No advanced payments will be made; recipients will be reimbursed for expenses supported by documentation. In order to be reimbursed, all receipts for meals, registration fees, lodging, etc. must be retained and submitted. Recipients are solely responsible for any tax obligations. How to Apply To be considered for the scholarship, the application must be received no later than September 30 for fall opportunities. Applications received after this date will not be considered. Applicants will be notified by phone or email of their status by respectively. The completed application and required narrative should be sent or emailed to: Tina Ratcliff, Montgomery County Records Center & Archives, 117 South Main Street, 6th Floor, Dayton, OH, 45422. Or ratclifft@mcohio.org. The Library of Congress National Book Festival Take on Our Challenge: Read Across the Library! We are five weeks away from the 20th annual National Book Festival! If you are a parent following this blog, you are likely a fan of the Library or the festival, but how could you get your kids excited, too? We challenge you and your family to read across the Library! The Library of Congress collects widely, and contains the largest collections of comics, maps, foreign language materials, and more in the world. Can you read a book that matches material from each of these 12 areas of the Library? Use the descriptions below and examples from past National Book Festivals as inspiration for the challenge. Or, use the challenge as a way to organize your experience at this year’s National Book Festival; representative titles are included below. When you find the perfect book, you can use this printable book journal and “bingo”-style game board to have kids record their books and to compete or compare their challenge with siblings or friends. OELMA 2020 Virtual Conference: 20/20 Vision - Focus on the Future Right now we are all focused on going back to school. Let's take a moment away from that headache and talk about something fun: our conference. Our virtual conference: Vision 2020 Focus on the Future, will prove to be just what the doctor ordered as a pick me up come October. Instead of three fun filled days, we will now have a month of professional development and comradery with both daily live presentations and pre-recorded sessions. Each week of the conference has been assigned a theme:
I know what you are saying, this wonderful opportunity must cost a fortune. I can’t afford much right now. Well, you are going to be pleasantly surprised that pre-conference only costs $25 and conference is only $60 for members! Plus paid attendees have access to all session recordings until October 1, 2021. Grab your librarian and teacher friends and sign up today, you won’t regret it. | |
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