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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#303030">The American Library Association (ALA) is still accepting<span> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/index.cfm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#0055A5">applications</span></a><span> </span>for
the 2017 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria as well as a link to the application can be found on the <a href="http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/leadership/emergingleaders/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#0055A5">Emerging
Leaders Web page</span></a>.<span> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The deadline to apply is August 1, 2016.</span></strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#303030">The ALA EL program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers,
gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts participants on the fast track to ALA committee volunteerism as well as other professional library-related organizations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#303030">An ALA division, round table, ethnic affiliate, state chapter or school library media affiliate will sponsor nearly all of the selected applicants. Each sponsor will contribute
a minimum of $1,000 toward expenses of attending the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference ($500 for each conference). Sponsorship is not required for participation in the program. A list of sponsoring units is included as part of the online application.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#303030">For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/leadership/emergingleaders/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#0055A5">Emerging
Leaders Web page</span></a> or contact the EL project manager at <a href="mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#0055A5">emergingleaders@ala.org</span></a>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#303030">The ALA Emerging Leaders program is managed by the ALA <a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/hrdr/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#0055A5">Office
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Script MT Bold"; color:red">Beatrice Calvin,
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