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Youth Services Librarian - Hartsville Branch

Department: Darlington County Library System

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The Rabbit hOle

North Kansas City, MO

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EDUCATION MANAGER

The Rabbit hOle is seeking an experienced, visionary individual to join a growing team of artists and administrative staff as the Education Manager of a new museum experience around literature. The Education Manager will oversee and advance the implementation and evaluation of balanced and innovative educational programming at The Rabbit hOle for young people and adults. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated individual to help build a national institution. This is a full-time position with benefits and growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

- Work with Directors and designated staff to develop and deliver high quality educational programming and services across program areas in keeping with The Rabbit hOle's mission.

- Develop and implement public programs for family and community audiences.

- Develop and implement programs for educators.

- Develop and implement programs for classroom field trips.

- Provide oversight of field trips through staff management, training and program development, as well as direct instruction, as needed.

Ensure that school programs support state curriculum requirements and align with state standards, as needed.

Work with Directors to develop policies and best practices around the museum's educational programs.

Work with Directors and designated staff to establish long and short-term strategic goals for the education programs within the Rabbit hOle.

Provide leadership, vision, and strategic direction for the Education team.

Collaborate with partners including universities, museums, libraries, and community organizations to develop and deliver programming that supports The Rabbit hOle's mission.

Oversee and work with designated staff to develop educational content for the museum's website and digital media.

Assist with the training, scheduling, and evaluation of volunteers, as needed.

Monitor spending according to established programming, grant, and operations budgets.

Liaise with the Museum's Development team to explore funding opportunities.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

3-5 years leadership experience in the museum space in education and programming

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

Strong communication, writing, and organizational skills

A sense of humor

Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred

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The Rabbit hOle is seeking an experienced, visionary individual to join a growing team of artists and administrative staff as the Education Manager of a new museum experience around literature. The Education Manager will oversee and advance the implementation and evaluation of balanced and innovative educational programming at The Rabbit hOle for young people and adults.

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User Experience & Web Services Librarian

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User Experience & Web Services Librarian

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Pratt Institute: Academic: Libraries Division: Research & Collection Development, Brooklyn NT

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Dr Clayton Copeland and I are looking for a Graduate Assistant (GA) to support our research project aimed at alleviating access barriers for blind, visually impaired and print-disabled (BVIPD) students.  We are looking for a GA to commit 10-20 hours a week for spring 2024 and beyond. The GA will provide support to the PI and co-PI in areas like managing communications with research participants and research partners, coordinating meetings, data collection, cleaning and analysis (statistical skills and ISCI 705 are added advantage but not required), drafting reports, among others. Find details about the project here:

https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/research/sponsored_awards/bvipdaccess/index.php

If you are interested, please drop me an email (kawooya@sc.edu). Applications will be reviewed after Jan 2nd, 2024.

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Equitable Access for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled Students: A Study Among Southeastern Conference Institutions

Blind, visually impaired, and print-disabled college students are often left waiting longer than non-BVIPD students to get access to course content in accessible formats. This study investigates how BVIPD students, academic libraries, disability service offices and instructors can partner to address this inequality.

Campus Accessibility Partnership Model

The focus of this study is to address the critical lack of, or significant delays in receiving accessible content for BVIPD students enrolled in college courses, content that is otherwise available to non-BVIPD students. The project is aimed at bringing equity to a historically marginalized group within higher education.This three year research project will develop a Campus Accessibility Partnership Model between Disabilities Services Offices (DSOs) and academic libraries at Southeastern Conference (SEC) Institutions of Higher Education (IHE)'s. The Model is built around the existing legal infrastructure for providing accessible content to BVIPD students. The proposed Model will specifically address the four steps of the RRDRS Service Framework, which were identified by Butler, Adler, and Cox (2019). These are:

1. Request - a BVIPD student requests an accessible copy;

2. Remediation - the service provider prepares or creates an accessible copy

3. Delivery - the service provider delivers an accessible copy; AND

4. Retention and Sharing - the accessible copy is retained within a repository for future use by DSO approved students.

Little is currently known about how DSOs work with BVIPD students, academic libraries, and instructors in the SEC region to utilize the RRDRS Service Framework in order to better serve BVIPD students. DSOs, academic libraries, and instructors need to work together to increase accessible content for BVIPD students. If implemented, the Campus Accessibility Partnership Model has the potential to improve equity of access for BVIPD students and directly impact their degree completion rates and the overall quality of their educational experiences. BVIPD students will have accessible content at the same time as non-BVIPD students enrolled in the same classes. Once developed and adopted, the Campus Accessibility Partnership Model will significantly reduce the time lag between the beginning of the semester and when BVIPD students receive accessible content. Although the project will provide a deliverable in the form of the proposed model, the primary goal will be to improve the lives of individual BVIPD students, as increased and more equitable access to education can also positively impact their subsequent employment and income earning potential.

Objectives

1. Establish whether the DSOs at SEC Institutions are familiar with the current legal infrastructure to facilitate access for BVIPD students.

2. Investigate how the familiarity with the legal infrastructure, or lack thereof, translates into services for BVIPD students. Specifically, the study investigates whether and how DSOs implement the four steps in the RRDRS Service Framework.

3. Investigate steps DSOs and academic libraries have taken to establish databases and repositories for retention of accessible content for BVIPD students for current and future use.

4. Examine BVIPD students' lived experiences with current services and how these lived experiences can improve if the RRDRS Service Framework is implemented.

5. Develop, pilot, and evaluate the Campus Accessibility Partnership Model based on the RRDRS Service Framework.

The Campus Accessibility Partnership Model and research findings will be widely shared at professional and academic conferences, such as the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and scholarly and popular publications. Findings will also be shared with SEC partner institutions and will be broadly available via this website.

Butler, B., Adler, P., & Cox, K. (2019). Reference The law and accessible texts: Reconciling civil rights and copyrights (pdf).

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college of information and communications

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College of Information and Communications

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Blind, visually impaired, and print-disabled college students are often left waiting longer than non-BVIPD students to get access to course content in accessible formats. This study investigates how BVIPD students, academic libraries, disability service offices and instructors can partner to address this inequality.

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Assessment Librarian at San Diego State

The Assessment Librarian is a 12-month, tenure-track position to be appointed at the rank of Senior Assistant Librarian, beginning in July 2024.

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Executive Director of Storytelling Arts of Indiana

The ideal candidate will have a passion for storytelling, building community, collaborating with other organizations, and nurturing strong relationships with donors, funders, volunteers, and board members.

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Storytelling Arts of Indiana Executive Director Job Description
Indiana's premier organization for the preservation and promotion of storytelling is seeking a new Executive Director to lead Storytelling Arts of Indiana into the future. The ideal candidate will have a passion for storytelling, building community, collaborating with other organizations, and nurturing strong relationships with donors, funders, volunteers, and board members.
General Responsibilities: Leadership & Vision Board Relations and Governance
Founded in 1987, Storytelling Arts of Indiana's mission is to enrich, connect, and entertain through the art and experience of storytelling. Storytelling Arts of Indiana strives to instill the value of storytelling in everyday life by offering programs that are educational, entertaining, and inspiring.
Fundraising and Resource Development

Lead and manage the organization's operations to ensure that its mission and strategic goals are achieved.

Provide vision and professional expertise to the strategic planning process to create a relevant, sustainable, and impactful future for the organization.

Collaborate with the Board of Directors in leading the organization with the highest standards, ensuring that all organizational policies and practices are both ethical and lawful.

Reflect Storytelling Arts of Indiana's values of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in interpersonal relationships with staff, board of directors, volunteers, donors, audience members, the media, and the community.

Budgeting and Financial Management

Attend and co-facilitate all regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors in collaboration with the Board President. Provide written reports on the operational progress of the organization.

Support board recruitment and development, providing resources and guidance in the areas of selection, onboarding, training, and engagement.

Provide support to the committees of the board ensuring continuity and continuous forward movement towards achieving the organization's strategic goals.

Promote effective communication and engagement between the board, board committees, staff, and volunteers.

Program Development and Implementation

Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan to ensure financial stability and growth in collaboration to include annual giving, major gifts, planned gifts, grants, and sponsorships.

Oversee the management and growth of the organization's endowment fund.

Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, sponsors, foundations, and other funding sources.

Develop and implement marketing strategies to increase public awareness and participation in the organization's programs and public performances.

External Relations and Advocacy

Oversee the development and management of the organization's annual budget.

Ensure effective and efficient business operations, including oversight of financial matters and administration.

Develop and adhere to a regular financial reporting schedule to ensure transparency and accountability with the Board of Directors.

Qualifications

Oversee the planning, coordination, and implementation of all Storytelling Arts of Indiana events and projects.

Develop new programs to ensure alignment with the organizational vision, mission, and goals including IDEA values, community interests, and desired impact.

Select and hire storytellers, negotiate contracts, terms of employment, and make other necessary arrangements for all storytellers hired by Storytelling Arts of Indiana.

Evaluate current programs and make necessary adjustments for continuous improvement.

A Sampling of Current Programs Public Storytelling Performances

Represent the organization externally, building and maintaining partnerships with others in the Arts Community as well as other key stakeholders.

Advocate for the organization's mission, raising awareness at local, regional, and national levels

Stay abreast of the trends in storytelling by becoming involved with the national, regional, and state storytelling communities.

Reflect Storytelling Arts of Indiana's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) values in interpersonal relationships with staff, board members, volunteers, donors, audiences, the media, and the community.

A bachelor's or master's degree in nonprofit management, arts administration, or a similar field, or equivalent experience.

Ability to think strategically about long-term organizational goals, while managing day to day administrative needs.

A strong commitment to the mission of Storytelling Arts of Indiana.

Have practical experience in fundraising and sponsorship development.

Strong organization and project management skills; able to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and stakeholders effectively; ability to generate results, and complete projects within deadlines.

An ability to maintain professional composure in stressful situations.

Working knowledge with nonprofit budgeting, financial oversight, and accounting software such as QuickBooks Online.

A commitment to personal growth related to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.

Reside in or near Indianapolis, IN or be willing to relocate to the Greater Indianapolis area.

Have ready access to reliable transportation and/or access to other forms of transportation.

Comfortable working with a flexible schedule in order to attend meetings and events and be on site for programs and events that take place after 5:00 PM and on weekends.

Possess a practical understanding of nonprofit governance, fundraising strategies, and financial management.

Have excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.

Ability to inspire and lead a diverse team of staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Passion for the organization's mission.

Experience with designing, implementing, and evaluating programs and events.

The Signature Series - featuring touring national and international storytellers.

Sharing Hoosier History Series - commissioned stories about Indiana history.

If These Walls Could Tell Series - providing a platform for storytellers to develop and tell stories about historic landmarks in Indiana.

Frank Basile Emerging Stories Fellowship - offering opportunities for storytellers to develop, write, and premiere a story of their choice.

Spine-Tingling Tales & Tunes - offering a variety of haunting tales during Halloween season.

The Life Stories Oral History Project - teaching and supporting the importance of passing on family stories for future generations by recording, transcribing, and archiving the life stories of everyday people.

Current Collaborative Partners
- designed to take storytelling to the people demonstrating the art and use of storytelling in everyday life. opportunities for cohort groups such as Veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, aspiring storytellers, students, day campers and more.
Storytelling Outreach Programs
Storytelling Classes and Mentoring
Storytelling for Patients in a local children's hospital - recruiting and training volunteer storytellers to visit and share stories with critically ill young people and their families.
Community Storytelling Events where anyone can tell a story such as Indy Story Slam, Storytelling Guilds, and the Indiana State Fair Annual Liars Contest.
Human Resources
For more information visit StorytellingArts.org
Compensation and Benefits
Armed Services Arts PartnershipAvondale Meadows YMCA

Freetown Village
Indiana Historical Society
Indiana Landmarks
Indiana State Fair
Phoenix Theatre and Cultural Complex
Renaissance School, Warren Township MSD
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Trusted Mentors
Please email resumes by January 31, 2024
30 - 50 Volunteers
6 Part-time independent contractors

Salary range -$55,000-$70,000
Wellness stipend, retirement, and discretionary paid time off (PTO).
Full-time exempt position with some weekend/evening hours.
Flexible work schedule.
Reimbursed expenses for mileage (at the approved IRS rate) to meetings, events outside the office, membership fees for organizations to enhance networking opportunities.
Registration fees, travel, meals, and accommodations will be paid by the organization to attend conferences, and festivals within the limits of the annual budget.

Michael Bogers
Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Chair, Governance Committee
Chair, Executive Search and Selection Committee
STAofI2@gmail.com

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Job Description - Storytelling Arts of Indiana

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Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship Applications Solicited

MAC is soliciting applications for the 2024 Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship for Students of Color.

The scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to students of color pursuing graduate education in archival administration and to encourage ethnic diversification of the MAC membership and of the archival profession. Two $1,500 scholarships, accompanied by one-year memberships to MAC, will be awarded.

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To provide financial assistance to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival administration and to encourage ethnic diversification of the Midwest Archives Conference and of the archival profession as a whole.
Award (2 awarded annually)
Scholarship of $1,500 and complimentary 1-year membership to MAC
Eligibility
There are eligibility requirements for both the applicant and the graduate archival program which must be met for consideration for this scholarship.

Applicant

To be eligible for a scholarship, the applicant must be a student of African/African American, American Indian/Indigenous, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Asian American, Latinx, or Pacific Islander descent; must be a student currently enrolled in or accepted in a graduate, multi-course program in archival administration; and must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) in their academic program.

Program

If the program is not listed in the SAA Directory of Archival Education, the applicant must provide proof of the multi-course standard by submitting copies of course descriptions from the institution's current departmental catalog.
Application
Applications are due March 1, 2024 and must include the following documents:

Completed Application Form (pdf)

Current resume that includes education, work history, involvement in campus or community organizations, membership in professional organizations, and any honors or awards received

Transcript from the applicant's most recent academic program (unofficial transcripts will be accepted)

Essay of not more than 500 words outlining the applicant's interests and future goals in archival administration

One letter of recommendation (may be submitted separately by recommender)

Completed applications should be sent to:

Jolie Braun, Chair
Curator of Modern Literature and Manuscripts
The Ohio State University
Email: [email protected]

Awards will be announced no later than June 3, 2024.
Award Requirement
Award winner will write an essay for the MAC Newsletter on their academic activities assisted by the scholarship and its importance to their graduate archival education.

Archie Motley (1934-2002)

Archie Motley was born on December 2, 1934, in Chicago. Son of prominent African American painter Archibald Motley Jr. and Edith Granzo, Motley graduated from Englewood High School and later earned a BA in philosophy from DePaul University in 1960 and an MA in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago in 1965. He began working at the Chicago History Museum in 1955 where he ultimately advanced to the position of curator of archives and manuscripts in 1974. He spearheaded active collection development of Chicago's urban, social, and cultural history-especially collections related to labor, African Americans, and community organizations-but also many other types of material related to Chicago's complex and tumultuous history. In 1998, he was named Chicago History Museum's archivist emeritus.

Motley was also a leader among archivists. He was a founding member and the first president of the Midwest Archives Conference. He was also active with the Society of American Archivists, the Society of American Baseball Research, and the Urban History Association. He provided longtime service to the Illinois State Archives and the Illinois Labor History Society, to name only two of many.

Motley's life and legacy cannot be easily calculated. His impact on the archival profession and on the history of un- and under-documented communities is impossible to quantify. Still, his imprint can be found on the stacks of research conducted under his ever keen and watchful eye. Researchers and donors counted him as friend and ally, archivists as mentor and role model. As such we can celebrate his contributions and continue his good work long into the future.
Previous Winners

2023

Marina Mayumi de Souza

University of British Columbia

2020

Valeria Dávila

Emporia State University

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To provide financial assistance to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival administration and to encourage ethnic diversification of the Midwest Archives Conference and of the archival profession as a whole. Award (2 awarded annually) Scholarship of $1,500 and complimentary 1-year membership to MAC Eligibility There are eligibility requirements for both the applicant and the graduate archival program which must be met for consideration for this scholarship.

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ALA Spectrum Scholarship

The Spectrum Scholarship Program is ALA's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians within the profession while serving as a model for ways to bring attention to larger diversity issues in the future.

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About the Spectrum Scholarship

The Spectrum Scholarship Program is ALA's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians within the profession while serving as a model for ways to bring attention to larger diversity issues in the future.

Administered by:

Award and Frequency

A one-time, non-renewable $5,000 scholarship paid in two installments and $1500 for professional development support. Awarded annually.

This award is given out on an annual basis.

Applicant Responsibility

Spectrum recipients are required:

To maintain a course load of at least two classes per semester throughout the scholarship year (Fall Semester and Winter/Spring Semester). Failure to register for and complete two courses in the Fall Semester will result in full forfeiture of Spectrum Scholarship status. Failure to register and complete two courses in the Winter/Spring Semester will result in forfeiture of the January scholarship installment and may result in a request for the return of distributed funds.

To attend the Spectrum Leadership Institute. This is a 3-day all-expense paid Institute designed specifically for the Spectrum Scholars.

To become member of the American Library Association. The Spectrum Scholarship Program will provide a student membership for all Spectrum Scholars. (Reimbursements will be made to those who are already members)

To complete a master's degree in librarianship from a program accredited by the American Library Association OR a master's degree with a specialty in school library media from an education unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Application Instructions

Apply online through the ALA Scholarship Program at www.ala.org/scholarships and select Spectrum from the list of available scholarships.

We encourage you to review our FAQ prior to beginning an application.

Selection Criteria

Applicants are evaluated on the following criteria:

Community Building

Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

Leadership Potential

Notification

Recipients will be notified by phone on or before June 1st. All other applicants will be notified by email after July 1st.

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About the Spectrum Scholarship The Spectrum Scholarship Program is ALA's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians within the profession while serving as a model for ways to bring attention to larger diversity issues in the future.