Library Staff Educational Scholarship

Purpose:

This scholarship offered by the Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS) is to be used to increase the genealogical knowledge and thus the effectiveness of those persons that serve library patrons.

Award Amount:

• $500 credit to be used for the library employee to attend any genealogy conference, seminar, or class (the credit can be applied towards registration fees, as well as food or travel expenses).
• The recipient receives a one time complimentary IGS Annual Conference registration and a complimentary one year membership in IGS.
• $100 gift certificate for the sponsoring library to use towards the purchase of any IGS publications.

Eligibility Requirements:

The scholarship is limited to libraries located in Indiana and the employees of these libraries.

The library must allow public access to its collection.

The library employee:

• must have a job that entails helping patrons with genealogy research.
• must be available to patrons at least 25% of the time that the library is open.
• must have at least three months of experience working in genealogy.

Library staff that are new to the field of genealogy are encouraged to apply.

Application:

Library Staff Educational Scholarship application form (PDF format)

Questions??

If you have any questions about the scholarship, you may contact the chair:
Corasue Hatton
6951 East Michigan Rd.
Waldron, IN 46182
Phone (765) 525-7421
E-mail corasuehatton@tds.net

Notification:

The recipient will be notified by mail and recognized in the next IGS newsletter.

A certificate will be presented at the IGS annual meeting unless otherwise arranged with sponsoring library.

Duties Required from Recipient:

Education must be completed within one year of receiving award at the IGS annual meeting.

The recipient must write a one page report to the IGS Board describing the educational experience within one month of its completion.

The recipient must plan to share knowledge gained by providing a service to a society or library.

The service requires:

• Written approval from IGS.
• Ten to thirty hours of work from inception to completion.
• Completion within six months of using the scholarship.

The recipient agrees to serve on the award selection committee the following year.

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