Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Rebecca Cole, born on March 16, 1846 in Pennsylvania. Cole was the second United States African American woman physician and the first African American woman to graduate from the Woman's Medical College in Pennsylvania. TWO FREE LIVE-ONLINE WEBINARS Tuesday, August 13th, 2:00 - 3:00 ET Project Based Funding for your Library Instructor: Cynthia L. Henderson, HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair, Executive Director, Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Howard University (DC) This one-hour webinar will discuss writing grant proposals for your library. It will begin by defining grants and where to seek funding opportunities. It will continue by presenting ways in which you may prepare to write a successful grant proposal and suggestions on how to write goals and objectives as well as a few examples. Finally it will provide links to some resources on grant writing for further information. Cynthia Henderson, Executive Director of the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Howard University (DC) is presenting this webinar. She supervises 4 senior librarians and an executive assistant. Cynthia is accountable for the Library's staff of 16 including 8 librarians, 1 executive assistant, and 7 library technicians. By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to: * Define and discuss grants and proposal writing * Know the names of at least three funding agencies * Know the name(s) of their sponsored programs person(s) on campus * Know the components of a good goal Who should attend? * Anyone interested in library grant writing * Anyone who is ready to pursue library grant writing NOTES: This session is designed for individual participation; each individual must register. To register, paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/69HJ55X into your address bar and input the requested information no later than Friday, August 9th. On Monday, August 12th, registrants will receive an email confirmation with detailed log-in and set-up instructions for the Adobe Connect software. Thursday, August 15, 2013, 2:00 - 3:00 ET Striving for Success: Skills for Para-professionals seeking to become Leaders Instructor: Ivy Brannen, Circulation & Administrative Services Librarian, Savannah State University (GA) This one-hour webinar will present effective leadership strategies to encourage Paraprofessionals to develop skills that will assist them in becoming successful leaders in the new millennium. Ivy Brannen is teaching this webinar and began working at Savannah State University as an Administrative Assistant in 2007. In 2008, she received an academic scholarship to attend the University of North Texas where she received her master's in Library and Information Science. By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to identify: * Effective strategies for a successful leader * A leader's roles and responsibilities Who should attend? * Paraprofessionals interested in leadership skill development NOTES: This session is designed for individual participation; each individual must register. To register, paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6QS82CJ into your address bar and input the requested information no later than Friday, August 9th. On Monday, August 12th, registrants will receive an email confirmation with detailed log-in and set-up instructions for the Adobe Connect software. Stay tuned for information on upcoming classes! Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.