ncompass live: scholarship and internship grant opportunities through new imls grant program

IMLS Grant ProgramScholarship and Internship Grant

OpportunitiesMary Jo Ryan, Grant Project Director

Laura Johnson, Continuing Education Coordinator

December 22, 2010

Cultivating Rural Librarians’ Technology Skills: IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant

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Deadline:December 2009

Our Proposal to IMLS

$721,032.94

Our Proposal to IMLS

Yay, we got it!

--November, 2010

Scholarships◦Certificates◦Associates◦Bachelors◦MLS◦MEd

StipendsInternshipsSpecial Programs

Scholarships

How do the scholarships work?Jane Smith, the new director of her town’s library, got a scholarship from the Nebraska Library Commission to study for the Library and Information Services Certificate at CCC.

How do the scholarships work?

Once she got the certificate, she decided to go on. She already had a couple of years of college, so she applied to Chadron State to study for her Bachelor’s degree. And she got another scholarship for that.

How do the scholarships work?

Susan Brown had a Bachelor’s degree, but needed an MLS to be the librarian of her town’s library.

She applied to the University of Missouri’s program, and got a scholarship from the Nebraska Library Commission.

Each student may apply for up to 2 scholarships at a particular degree level

Amounts vary

All funds must be expended in 3 years

(coming soon) See the details at: www.nlc.state.ne.us/NowHiring/Scholarships.asp

How do the scholarships work?

Scholarships Application deadline

Notification of award

Year 1 3- 1-2011 4-1-20116-1-2011 7-1-2011

Year 2 11-1-2011 12-1-20113-1-2012 4-2-20126-1-2012 7-2-2012

Year 3 11-1-2012 12-3-20123-1-2013 4-1-20136-3-2013 7-1-2013

Stipends

Enhance student success Enhance professional development Enhance networking

Stipends

Laptop computer (so many classes are online!) Attendance at a regional or national conference Membership in Professional Organization

Stipends

Peer Networking

Strengthen professional relationships Have a coach; be a coach Encourage diversity Recruit potential members to the profession

Peer Networking

21st Century Tech Skills Camp

Enhance skills Try out new services, software, and hardware Get answers to your questions

Tech Skills Camp

Internships

Grants to libraries Exposes interns to library work Encourages interns to consider library careers Funding for new/extra staffers

Internships

Application available: 1/18/2011 Application deadline: 2/28/2011 Awarded: 3/31/2011See:www.nlc.state.ne.us/NowHiring/Internships.asp

Internships

What Librarians Need to Know

http://www.imls.gov/about/21stCSkills.shtm

“The report outlines a vision for the role of libraries and museums in the national dialogue around learning and 21st century skills and includes case studies of innovative audience engagement and 21st century skills practices from across the country.”

Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills

Critical thinking and problem-solving Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Basic literacy Visual literacy Scientific and numerical literacy Cross-disciplinary thinking Flexibility and adaptability Technology skills Life career skills Initiative and self-direction Cross-cultural skills

21st Century Skills

Contact us:maryjo.ryan@nebraska.govlaura.johnson@nebraska.gov

800-307-2665