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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Curtis Rogers <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SCSL-PRESS@LISTSERV.SCSL.STATE.SC.US<br>
<b>Cc:</b> publibdir; acadlibs<br>
<b>Subject:</b> State Library Staff Member Awarded PLA Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>State Library Staff
Member Awarded PLA Fellowship</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Columbia,
S.C. - The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded Leadership Fellows
scholarships for programs at the Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
and the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Denise
Lyons, a Library Development Consultant with the South Carolina State Library,
is the recipient of the PLA Leadership Fellows scholarship for the <a
href="http://evans.washington.edu/executive-education/cascade/executive-management-program">Executive
Management Program</a> at the Evans School of Public Affairs, University of
Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Stephanie
Chase, Director of the Stowe (Vt.) Free Library, is the recipient of the PLA
Leadership Fellows scholarship for the <a
href="http://execed.bus.umich.edu/Programs/Positive-Leadership-Building-Extraordinary-Personal-Leadership-Capabilities.aspx">Positive
Leadership: Building Extraordinary Personal Leadership Capabilities</a> program
at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The
Leadership Fellows scholarships offer PLA members who are public library
managers a chance to attend executive leadership training at some of the best
universities in the United States. These university programs draw participants
from various disciplines in government, non-profit, and the private sector,
allowing PLA Fellows to learn leadership and change management concepts among
professionals with different perspectives and experiences. PLA Fellows learn
the value of representing and advocating for public library to a diverse group
of interests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Fellows
will be asked to share their experience with PLA and contribute to the
development of future leadership programming for public libraries. New skills gained
through the programs will benefit their current roles and strengthen their
future leadership capabilities. More information about the Leadership Fellows
can be found online at <a
href="http://www.pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaawards/Leadership/index.cfm">http://www.pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaawards/Leadership/index.cfm</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>PLA
is a division of the American Library Association. PLA’s core purpose is to
strengthen public libraries and their contribution to the communities they
serve. Its mission is to enhance the development and effectiveness of public
library staff and public library services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>About
the S.C. State Library<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The
South Carolina State Library is the primary administrator of federal and state
support for the state’s libraries. The Library is a national model for
innovation, collaboration, leadership and effectiveness. The Library’s
mission is to optimize South Carolina’s investment in library and information
services. In 1969, as the result of action by the General Assembly, the State
Library Board was redesignated as the South Carolina State Library and assumed
responsibility for public library development, library service for state
institutions, service for the blind and physically handicapped, and library
service to state government agencies. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the
Library is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government
through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other sources.
For more information, visit </span><a href="http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.statelibrary.sc.gov</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> or call
803-734-8666.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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