The Nebraska Library Commission and our partner organization, Central Community College, along with our supporting organizations (Nebraska Educational Media Association, Nebraska Library Association, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska at Omaha), will foster recruitment, education, and 21st century skills development for at least 165 pre-professional and professional students through scholarships, internships, and stipends. The Cultivating Rural Librarians' Technology Skills program adds value to students' formal educational experiences through social and face-to-face networking opportunities and through technology skills training. It will also recruit promising high school and college students and diverse library personnel to ensure that Nebraskans receive library services provided by knowledgeable librarians who represent a range of backgrounds and talents. Join Mary Jo Ryan, Grant Project Director, and Laura Johnson, Continuing Education Coordinator, as they review the goals and objectives of the grant and discuss the various activities that will take place in the next three years.

1. IMLS Grant Program Scholarship and Internship Grant Opportunities Mary Jo Ryan, Grant Project Director Laura Johnson, Continuing Education Coordinator December 22, 2010

2. Cultivating Rural Librarians’ Technology Skills: IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant LIS Program NE Comm. Colleges Previous Scholarships Popular 21st Century Skills

3. Our Proposal to IMLS Deadline: December 2009

4. Our Proposal to IMLS $721,032.94

5. Yay, we got it! --November, 2010

7. Internships

9. How do the scholarships work? Jane Smith, the new director of her town’s library, got a scholarship from the Nebraska Library Commission to study for the Library and Information Services Certificate at CCC.

10. How do the scholarships work? Once she got the certificate, she decided to go on. She already had a couple of years of college, so she applied to Chadron State to study for her Bachelor’s degree. And she got another scholarship for that.

11. How do the scholarships work? Susan Brown had a Bachelor’s degree, but needed an MLS to be the librarian of her town’s library. She applied to the University of Missouri’s program, and got a scholarship from the Nebraska Library Commission.

12. Each student may apply for up to 2 scholarships at a particular degree level Amounts vary All funds must be expended in 3 years (coming soon) See the details at: www.nlc.state.ne.us/NowHiring/Scholarships.asp How do the scholarships work?

15. Stipends

16. Enhance student success Enhance professional development Enhance networking Stipends

17. Laptop computer (so many classes are online!) Attendance at a regional or national conference Membership in Professional Organization Stipends

19. Peer Networking

20. Strengthen professional relationships Have a coach; be a coach Encourage diversity Recruit potential members to the profession Peer Networking

22. 21st Century Tech Skills Camp

23. Enhance skills Try out new services, software, and hardware Get answers to your questions Tech Skills Camp

24. Internships

25. Grants to libraries Exposes interns to library work Encourages interns to consider library careers Funding for new/extra staffers Internships

26. Application available: 1/18/2011 Application deadline: 2/28/2011 Awarded: 3/31/2011 See: www.nlc.state.ne.us/NowHiring/Internships.asp Internships

27. What Librarians Need to Know

28. http://www.imls.gov/about/21stCSkills.shtm “The report outlines a vision for the role of libraries and museums in the national dialogue around learning and 21st century skills and includes case studies of innovative audience engagement and 21st century skills practices from across the country.” Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills

29. Critical thinking and problem-solving Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Basic literacy Visual literacy Scientific and numerical literacy Cross-disciplinary thinking Flexibility and adaptability Technology skills Life career skills Initiative and self-direction Cross-cultural skills 21st Century Skills

30. Contact us: maryjo.ryan@nebraska.gov laura.johnson@nebraska.gov 800-307-2665