[OPLINLIST] Scholarship Available for Graduate Library Degree

[Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela]

SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATE LIBRARY DEGREE

The Akron-Summit County Public Library announces the availability of the C. Blake McDowell Jr. Librarian Scholarship, which is being funded through a bequest from the estate of former library board member C. Blake McDowell, Jr.  The Library will award one scholarship to cover full tuition and fees for graduate work in library and information science at the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science.

While the primary intent of the scholarship program is to increase the presence of minority librarians in the Library, all qualified candidates may apply.  African-American candidates will receive particular preference due to the historic under-representation of African-Americans in the professional library workforce.  Additionally, Akron-Summit County Public Library employees will receive special consideration, but the application process is open to all those attending or accepted for admission to the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science.

As a condition of the scholarship, the recipient’s course of graduate study must include coursework in public librarianship.

In addition to the scholarship, the recipient will be appointed to a temporary internship position as a part-time Public Service Assistant (22.5 hours per week) in an area of the Akron-Summit County Public Library system determined appropriate by the Library Administration.  This appointment will expire when the recipient is hired into an available professional position within the Library.

Once a recipient is within 6 credit hours of attaining the MLIS, and has demonstrated acceptable performance in the internship position, he or she will be hired into an available professional librarian position which is appropriate to his or her educational emphasis and training.   Once appointed to this professional position, the recipient will be required to work for a minimum of two years for the Akron-Summit County Public Library.

The application deadline is midnight on Monday, July 16, 2012.

For more information go to www.akronlibrary.org/scholarship<http://www.akronlibrary.org/scholarship>.





http://www.akronlibrary.org/scholarship/





Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Deputy Director

Akron-Summit County Public Library

60 South High St.

Akron, OH   44326



330-643-9102