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	Career Recruitment and Retention Committee

	Activities Watch for CRRC programs at OLA next spring. Marketing Library Careers The committee is generating interest in the library profession as a career option by creating awareness through the media. We have videos, hat displays, exhibits and brochures ready for your career fair, program, or display. A Program at Encyclo-Media was conducted in August, encouraging children and teens to think of library careers. We are exhibiting at the Oklahoma Education Association conference in Tulsa. Along with the Marketing Committee, CRRC is developing an OLA Strategic Long-Range Advocacy Plan:
	OLA Long Range Plan Objectives and Strategies (CRRC responsibilities) Goal: To strengthen librarianship in Oklahoma Objective: To advocate the indispensable value of librarians in the Information Age visibly and persuasively.

· Strategy: Develop and adopt a plan for an organizational focus on advocacy in OLA. Responsibility: Career Recruitment and Retention Co

OLA Conference Programs

The CRRC committee sponsored one program at OLA in April, 2007.

Retaining Those New Librarians linked at http://www.rose.edu/lrc/careers/retaining.htm
Thanks to our researchers Molly Strothmann and Angie Ohler and our presenter Molly Strothmann!

Scholarships and Grants

The OLA Conference Scholarship for Minority Attendees application is available at http://www.rose.edu/lrc/careers/olaapp.asp.

Congratulations to these recipients--

· LaWana Morgan

· Sherrie Wallace

· Margrett O. Kelley

· Alicia Latimer

Job Shadow Day

CRRC promotes annual participation and celebration of Job Shadow Day on Friday, February 1, 2008 (usually February 2). Invite an interested student or other person to follow you through your work day and encourage them to consider the library profession as a career. For more information visit http://www.jobshadow.org or ALA | Job Shadow Day

Regional Meetings

CRRC conducts regional meetings throughout Oklahoma providing networking opportunities to meet other library staff and information on how to get involved in the Oklahoma Library Association (OLA). This year included these libraries. Thanks for hosting!

Tuesday, October 16 -- Muskogee Public Library (4:00-6:00 pm)

Directions are on their website, http://www.eok.lib.ok.us/

Wednesday, December 5 – McAlester Public Library (4:00-6:00 pm)

Directions are on their website, http://www.mcalester.lib.ok.us/

Contact David Oberhelman

at d.oberhelman@okstate.edu

for more information.

Teen Friends of the Library, Advisory Groups, or Volunteers

Saturday, March 29, 2008

10 am to 3 pm

Rose State College map at http://www.rose.edu/about/campusmap.asp

Representatives of teen groups are invited to attend this fun session with other teen groups around the state. (more info will follow)

If your a youth librarian, why not begin a teen group in your public libraries--library clubs, Teen Friends of the Library, library youth advisory councils or teen volunteers.

If your a school library media specialist, why not organize your teen volunteers? You can have a library club, fun educational events, or bring them to our upcoming conference.

Career Recruitment and Retention Committee

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