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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Call for International Scholarship Entries – open to WA Public Librarians<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Kay Poustie Scholarship is open for entries.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Kay Poustie Scholarship provides a travel grant of up to $5,000 for a professional library practitioner wishing to extend their knowledge to research international library practice models that will benefit the Western Australian public library network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Entries close at <span style='color:black'>5:00pm on Monday 13 April 2015</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Pa0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The Kay Poustie Scholarship funds a library professional in Western Australia to undertake international research in innovative library services and practice that can be applied to the benefit of public libraries in WA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa0 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The scholarship is a partnership between the State Library of Western Australia; Public Libraries WA (Inc) and the State Library of Western Australia Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>In 2015 the Kay Poustie Scholarship offers two options:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>EITHER: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:19.0pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Option One:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:19.0pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>To travel overseas on a study tour to explore ideas and initiatives of relevance that could potentially be applied to the Western Australian public library network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>OR; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:19.0pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Option Two:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:19.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To attend the 2015 International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) conference to be held in Cape Town, South Africa </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:dimgray;background:white'>#wlic2015</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> and report widely on findings that could potentially be applied to the Western Australian public library network. For more details about ILFA conference see <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81">http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81</a> and Cape Town </span><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="https://vimeo.com/107146863" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://vimeo.com/107146863</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Your application must address one of the research priority areas of interest for public libraries in Western Australia. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Full details about the Kay Poustie Scholarship, as well as the nomination form can be found at <a href="http://statelibraryfoundation.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144">http://statelibraryfoundation.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The winner will be announced at the Awards event held at the State Library of Western Australia on 28 May 2015.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Pa28 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For further information:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa28 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span class=A16><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tel: 08 9427 3105</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=A16><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Email: </span></span><u><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:info@statelibraryfoundation.org.au">info@statelibraryfoundation.org.au</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><P style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG>Bronwyn</STRONG> <STRONG>McGhee</STRONG></P>
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