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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Good morning and happy Monday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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This<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Wednesday, June 26 at 11:00 AM,</b> MLA is hosting a free informational MLA Connect Coffee Hour about the Future Pathways Grant Program on Zoom. Please join us!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Register
here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdu2grj4jG9E7I5ImClEi3AtWh9IbYyQW#/registration">
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdu2grj4jG9E7I5ImClEi3AtWh9IbYyQW#/registration</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Future Pathways Grants aim to encourage the participation, engagement, and leadership of racially and ethnically diverse library workers in the library profession and MLA. <b>(<a href="https://www.milibraries.org/mla-equity-fund" title="https://www.milibraries.org/mla-equity-fund"><span style="color:#0078D7">Applications
are open through July 15</span></a>.)</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Whether you are a supervisor or library director looking for professional development resources and opportunities for your library's staff, or an eligible library worker interested in learning more about the grant requirements or
application process, we welcome you to join us!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Future Pathways Grants aim to empower underrepresented individuals in the library community by reducing financial barriers to career advancement. Grants provide funding for professional development opportunities or innovative projects
like:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Educational opportunities (conference attendance, workshop participation, or tuition/books/etc. from an undergraduate or graduate School of Library or Information Science degree-granting program).<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Travel to educational opportunities, if warranted (mileage, airfare, overnight accommodations, food, etc.)<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Memberships in any professional organizations that help build the grant recipient's professional capacity.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Projects or activities led by the grant recipient in their local library that advance the transformation of libraries and library services through diversity, equity, and inclusion.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdu2grj4jG9E7I5ImClEi3AtWh9IbYyQW#/registration" target="_blank" title="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdu2grj4jG9E7I5ImClEi3AtWh9IbYyQW#/registration"><b><span style="color:#0078D7">Register
today</span></b></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and join us to get your questions answered, learn about upcoming opportunities that the grant could fund, and brainstorm project ideas. We’ll discuss the grant application requirements, demo how
to submit an application packet, and answer all of your questions! </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">For complete eligibility requirements, restrictions, and selection criteria, see the <a href="https://www.milibraries.org/assets/docs/MLA%20Future%20Pathways%20Guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://www.milibraries.org/assets/docs/MLA%20Future%20Pathways%20Guidelines.pdf"><b><span style="color:#0078D7">Future
Pathways Guidelines</span></b></a> (pdf). Applications will be reviewed twice per year. Beginning in 2025, deadlines for submission will be January 15 and July 15.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Applications are open now through July 15.</b> <a href="https://www.milibraries.org/mla-equity-fund" target="_blank"><b>Learn more and apply or share this information with colleagues!</b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions? Contact MLA <a href="mailto:MLA@milibraries.org" target="_blank">
<b>MLA@milibraries.org</b></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#058689;mso-ligatures:none">Rachel Ash</span></b><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Membership and Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Michigan Library Association</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">PO Box 27337</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Lansing, MI 48909<br>
Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2<br>
<b>Direct: (517) 881-6652 </b></span><u><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#058689;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:%0bmilibraries.org%0brfash@milibraries.org"><span style="color:#0563C1"><br>
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