Greetings Colleagues, Please see the message below listing professional development opportunities with ARL. Applications are open for the Kaleidoscope Program (KP) and Leadership & Career Development Program (LCDP), which cater to IBPOC individuals. KP targets ALA-accredited master's students, while LCDP is for mid-level leaders with 5+ years of experience and offers limited scholarships. Share broadly with your networks. Best regards, Shaneé Yvette Willis, M.Div/MLS Program Manager at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Phone: (678) 210-5801 ext. 103 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: swillis@hbculibraries.org<mailto:swillis@hbculibraries.org> Follow this link HBCU Library Alliance 10th Membership Meeting<https://www.hbculibraries.org/meeting-2024.html> for updates on the Membership Meeting! ________________________________ From: DeLa Dos <dos@arl.org> To: Shaneé Yvette Willis <swillis@hbculibraries.org> Subject: /ARL/ Cohort Program applications We are currently accepting applications for two of our cohort programs—the Kaleidoscope Program<https://www.arl.org/news/kaleidoscope-program-call-for-applications-deadline-may-13-2/> (KP) and the Leadership & Career Development Program<https://www.arl.org/news/leadership-and-career-development-program-call-for-applications-deadline-may-28/> (LCDP). * Both programs are for IBPOC participants * KP for students in ALA accredited master's program * LCDP for mid-level leaders—with a minimum of 5 years of full-time experience; a limited amount of scholarship funds are available for LCDP. * A recording of the KP informational session<https://www.arl.org/kp-application-eligibility/#section-informational-session> is available on the ARL website; the LCDP informational sessio<https://www.arl.org/category/our-priorities/diversity-equity-inclusion/leadership-and-career-development-program/>n is scheduled for May 1 (and a recording will be posted after) Additionally, registration for the 2024 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference<https://events.arl.org/ideal24/> is still open. If individual institutions—or the HBCU Library Alliance—are interested in exploring registering 5 or more people, group discounts are available. Finally, we are accepting applications for an open short-term, part-time consulting appointment<https://www.arl.org/news/arl-seeks-consultant-to-facilitate-mentor-matching-for-kaleidoscope-program-2024/> for an individual to match the incoming KP cohort with their mentors. We are planning to release updated resources about these and additional opportunities in the coming months. We'll be sure to send those your way as well and remain open to (re)connecting to further explore ideas, interests, opportunities, and needs. If you have any questions or concerns about any of these items, please let us know. Wishing you all the best! dela.. -- DeLa Dos, PhD [pronunciation<https://namedrop.io/delados>] pronouns<https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why>: they, them, their, theirs Senior Director •• Learning + Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Association of Research Libraries ∬ www.arl.org<http://www.arl.org/> ∬ +1 202-296-2296 ext 111 ∬ +1 202-872-0884 fax ∬ 21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800; Washington, DC 20036, USA