Oklahoma Library Association Conference Scholarship for Minority Attendees

Application Form

Each recipient will receive free registration and a $100 stipend toward expenses for the OLA Annual Conference. More than one scholarship will be given. Award winners must be 1) members of an underrepresented group; and 2) either currently employed as a paraprofessional or part-time library staff member, or working toward a library-related degree. If selected for a conference scholarship, the applicant agrees to attend at least one full day of the OLA Annual Conference on April 21-23, 2008, at the Tulsa Southern Hills Marriott in Tulsa, Oklahoma. These scholarships are funded by donations from Oklahoma librarians.

Application Deadline: March 10, 2008

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________City:____________________ State:_______

Email Address:__________________________ Telephone Number: __________________________________

With what ethnic group do you most identify?

____ African American ____ Asian American

____ Hispanic ____ Native American

____ Other (Please specify.) ___________________________|__

If you work in a library, what library?___________________________________________________________

What position?_____________________________________________________________________________

If you are already enrolled in an educational institution, what institution?_______________________________

What degree are you working toward?___________________________________________________________

Please describe your interest in and experience with libraries and/or librarianship. If you’re currently employed in a library or working on a library-related degree, please describe. (Continue on the back or attach additional paper, if necessary.)

Oklahoma Library Association Conference Scholarship for Minority Attendees

Application Form

Please explain why you’re interested in attending the 2008 OLA Annual Conference and what your goals for your conference experience would be. (Continue on the back or attach additional paper, if necessary.)

Have you attended an OLA Annual Conference previously? _____Yes _____No

Have you previously received the OLA Conference Scholarship? _____Yes _____No

Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: _________________________

Please return this application by March 1, 2008, to:

OLA Conference Scholarship

Oklahoma Library Association

300 Hardy Drive.

Edmond, OK 73013

Fax: (405) 525-5103

For additional information, contact OLA Executive Director Kay Boies at (405) 525-5100 or by e-mail at kboies@sbcglobal.net.