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ALSC Mentoring Program - Fall 2015
To be eligible for the ALSC Mentoring Program as a mentor or mentee, please fill out the application below. The objectives of the program are as follows:
1. Build the skills and confidence of early career children’s librarians and those new to the profession
2. Encourage personal and professional connections
3. Give members the opportunity to acquire peer-taught skills
4. Re-energize and re-invigorate members in their work
5. Create interest and familiarity with ALSC committee service and participation
6. Build familiarity with ALSC’s Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries
7. Foster the development of a new cohort of leaders
Which of the following are you applying to become?
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Mentor
Mentee
Name
First
Last
Are you a personal member of ALA?
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Yes
No
Are you a personal member of ALSC?
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Yes
No
Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
Postal / Zip Code
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Myanmar
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
United Republic of Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Country / Region
Contact Phone
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Email
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What is your gender?
In which setting are you currently employed?
public library
school/school library
academic/university
non-profit
for-profit
student
unemployed/between jobs
retired
What is your current position title?
How long have you been in your current position?
less than 1 year
1-5 years
5-10 years
more than 10 years
What is your preferred method of communication with your mentee/mentor?
Is geographical proximity a preference for you?
Yes
No
No opinon
ALSC cannot guarantee that individuals who choose "yes" will be geographically matched.
In which of the following aspects of professional membership are most interested?
Service (i.e. committees, volunteering)
Professional Development & Education (i.e. online learning, conferences)
Advocacy (i.e. legislative issues, valuation)
Networking & Connections (i.e. social media, discussions)
Recognition (i.e. awards)
Choose as many as appropriate.
ALSC recommends eight areas of core competencies for delivering excellent library service to children (ages 0-14). In which of the following core competency areas are you most interested?
child development
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
administrative/management skills
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
communication skills
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
knowlegde of children's materials
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
user and reference services
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
programming skills
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
advocacy/public relations/networking
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
professionalism and professional development
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Rank 1-8, 1=most interested, 8=least interested.
In 250 words or less, please tell us what you hope to gain from participating in ALSC’s mentoring program:
I understand that should I be matched, I will be responsible for communicating with my mentor/mentee at least twice a month and that failing to do so may result in removal from the program.
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Yes
No