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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Jonathan Kelley [<a href="mailto:jokelley@ala.org">mailto:jokelley@ala.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ftrf-l@ala.org">ftrf-l@ala.org</a>; <a href="mailto:ifaction@ala.org">
ifaction@ala.org</a>; <a href="mailto:stateifc@ala.org">stateifc@ala.org</a>; <a href="mailto:publib@WEBJUNCTION.ORG">
publib@WEBJUNCTION.ORG</a>; <a href="mailto:nmrt-l@ala.org">nmrt-l@ala.org</a>; <a href="mailto:ifrt-b@ala.org">
ifrt-b@ala.org</a>; <a href="mailto:ala-ifc@ala.org">ala-ifc@ala.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ala-ifc] Applications open for 2013 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Applications open for 2013 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To apply visit <a href="http://www.ftrf.org/?Conable_Scholarship">
www.ftrf.org/?Conable_Scholarship</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CHICAGO- The <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/news/116311/Applications-open-for-2013-Gordon-M.-Conable-Conference-Scholarship.htm">Freedom to Read Foundation</a> (FTRF) has opened <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/?2013_Conable_App">applications</a> for
the 2013 <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/?Conable_Scholarship">Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship</a>, which will enable a library school student or new professional to attend <a href="http://ala13.ala.org/">ALA’s 2013 Annual Conference</a>, held June
27-July 2 in Chicago, Ill.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The goal of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship is to advance two principles that Conable held dear: intellectual freedom and mentorship.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The scholarship provides for conference registration, transportation, housing for six nights and six days per diem. In return, the recipient will be expected to attend various FTRF and other intellectual freedom meetings and events at the
conference, consult with a mentor/board member and present a report about their experiences. The recipient also will receive a one-year <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/?Membership">FTRF membership</a> and will be invited, although not required, to provide
daily updates about his or her experience on the <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/blogpost/852091/The-FTRF-Blog">Freedom to Read Foundation blog</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline for submitting an application for the 2013 Conable Scholarship is Friday, April 5; the award will be announced in late April.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Who is eligible:</b> Students currently enrolled in an <a href="http://www.ala.org/accreditedprograms/directory">ALA-accredited library and information studies degree program</a> or an <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/aasleducation/schoollibrary/ncateaaslreviewed" target="_self" title="directory of aasl-recognized master’s programs in school librarianship">AASL-recognized
master’s programs in school librarianship</a> and new professionals (those who are three or fewer years removed from receiving a library school degree) are eligible to receive the Conable Scholarship. Those interested must submit an application that includes
two references and an essay detailing their interest in intellectual freedom issues. Applicants also are required to attach a résumé. If the recipient is already registered for ALA’s Annual Conference, he or she will have the conference fee refunded.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To apply for the <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/?Conable_Scholarship" target="_self">Conable Conference Scholarship</a>, visit <a href="http://www.ftrf.org/?Conable_Scholarship">www.ftrf.org/?Conable_Scholarship</a>. For more information,
please contact Jonathan Kelley at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4226 or <a href="mailto:jokelley@ala.org">jokelley@ala.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Gordon Conable was a California librarian and intellectual freedom champion who served several terms as president of the Freedom to Read Foundation. He was executive vice president for public libraries at Library Systems and Services
(LSSI) in Riverside, Calif., and was responsible for management and performance of LSSI’s public library contracts, including the 30-branch Riverside County, Calif., system. He also served as director of the Monroe County (Mich.) Library System from 1988–1998.
During his tenure there, he withstood an intense controversy over Madonna's book "Sex.” Before that he was associate director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library in Washington. For his efforts, Conable received the <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/?Honor">Freedom
to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award</a> and the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/ifrt/awardsfinal/Immroth_Award/immroth.cfm">John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award</a> for "intellectual freedom fighters.” In 1994 he was the first librarian recognized
as Michigan’s Public Administrator of the Year.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Following his unexpected death in 2005, his wife and FTRF created the <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/?Conable_Fund">Conable Fund</a>, which provides funding for the Conable Scholarship. To date, five Conable Scholarships have been
granted. You can contribute to the <a href="https://ftrf.site-ym.com/donations/donate.asp?id=6091">Conable Fund online</a> or by contacting FTRF at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4226 or at <a href="mailto:ftrf@ala.org">ftrf@ala.org</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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