NEXT Library Emerging Leader Travel Fellowship

Six emerging leaders in U.S. public libraries will be selected and given travel awards by the Central and Regional Library Berlin to attend the Next Library Conference September 12-15, 2018, under federal grant no. SGE-210-17-GR-0148 provided by the U.S. Department of State and the American Embassy Berlin. 

Fellows will receive travel grants to cover conference registration, roundtrip economy airfare, hotel accommodation for 4 nights (between 11 September and 15 September), and per diem in connection with hotel nights.

The American Library Association’s Europe Committee and members of the Next Library Advisory Board are assisting the Central and Regional Library of Berlin in selecting the 2018 U.S. public library fellows.

Applicants need to be nominated by the director, or other supervisory manager at the library and/or a past attendee of the NEXT Library conference. The nominators need to fill out the application with support from the fellow.

In addition to the application here, nominators/nominees are encouraged to send an up to two page maximum bio or resume of the nominee to Nick Sweig at nsweig@ala.org to complete the nomination.  Questions can also be sent to nsweig@ala.org

Nominees must be currently working in a U.S. public library and have served ten years or less in the profession. Ideal candidates will have direct responsibility or oversite in services delivery, design, and implementation; have demonstrated leadership and an entrepreneurial mindset; have taken risks and weathered challenges, even failure; and those that demonstrate a deep commitment to the future of the field.  Nominees are preferred to have an MLIS but it is not required.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, January 19, 2018

Notifications will be made mid-February.


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* 1. Nominator First Name

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* 2. Nominator Last Name

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* 3. Nominator Title

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* 4. Nominator Email

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* 5. Nominator Work Phone

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* 6. Library

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* 7. Address

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* 8. City

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* 9. State

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* 10. Size of Service Population

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* 11. Nominee First Name

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* 12. Nominee Last Name

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* 13. Nominee Title

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* 14. Nominee Email

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* 15. Nominee Work Phone

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* 16. Number of Years in Profession

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* 17. Gender

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* 18. Identifies as (only one can be selected but add more in comment field if needed)

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* 19. Describe a project or activity where nominee demonstrated leadership (250 words max.)

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* 20. Describe, if applicable, examples of entrepreneurial, creativity, imagination (250 words max.)

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* 21. Describe, if applicable, example of resilience or perseverance ( 250 words max)

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* 22. Describe current or planned project or activity where nominee or library will benefit from participation in Next Library Conference (250 words max.)

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