SLIS alumna Nicole Stroud (MLIS, 2010) was one of 35 “early career” librarians selected from a pool of over 100 applicants to serve as a field recruiter in the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity’s Discovering Librarianship Program.
The program is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Service (IMLS) and enlists early career librarians from previously successful diversity recruitment programs to develop recruitment materials and serve as ambassadors for the profession. Discovering Librarianship is an opportunity for early career librarians to develop new presentation, advocacy, outreach, and leadership skills for their own career progression.
As a field recruiter, Stroud will:
- attend the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, CA;
- participate in a series of online trainings;
- participate in at least two local, regional, or national career or education events approved by the ALA Office for Diversity; and
- attend the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, WA.
Stipends will be made available for Stroud to attend the Midwinter Meetings and recruitment events. She will receive airfare or mileage reimbursement for round-trip travel, support for lodging, and catered meals or a per diem during training.
Read previous articles about Nicole Stroud as a student: