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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Dear Colleagues:<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">The ALA LLAMA (Library Leadership & Management Association) Mentoring Committee is recruiting for both mentors <u>and</u> mentees for our July 2018-June 2019 year. The LLAMA Mentoring Program,
<a href="http://www.ala.org/llama/llama-mentoring-program">http://www.ala.org/llama/llama-mentoring-program</a>, pairs librarians who are currently in leadership positions with librarians who are interested in becoming leaders.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">To apply to become a mentor, go to:
<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DL56WCQ">
<span style="color:#954F72">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DL56WCQ</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">To apply to become a mentee, go to:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DVTT3F6"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DVTT3F6</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">For <b><u>mentors</u></b>, it is a chance to pass on your experience and knowledge by working one-on-one with an enthusiastic colleague who is ready to learn and benefit from your experience.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">For <b><u>mentees</u></b>, it is a great opportunity to learn from an accomplished leader how to:<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Explore your leadership potential;<span style="font-family:"MS Mincho"">
</span>Demonstrate leadership in your current position;<span style="font-family:"MS Mincho"">
</span>Acquire the skills, attitudes, and
relationships that you will need to move into leadership roles.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Participants must be ALA and LLAMA members at the start of the program, and must either attend the Mentor/Mentee orientation at ALA Annual or be able to participate in a virtual orientation at a time to be determined.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">The deadline to apply to become a mentor or a mentee is <b>January 26, 2018</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">For more information about the LLAMA Mentoring program, contact Mentoring Committee co-chairs Julene Jones at
<a href="mailto:Julene.Jones@uky.edu">Julene.Jones@uky.edu</a> or Richard Guajardo at
<a href="mailto:guajardo@uh.edu">guajardo@uh.edu</a>.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Catherine Soehner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jeanne Davidson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nyama Reed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lorelei Rutledge<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LLAMA Mentoring Committee members<o:p></o:p></p>
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