Greetings Members, The HBCU Library Alliance submitted a proposal and received funds from the MacArthur Foundation for the implementation of 3 initiatives: 1. Student Protest Archives: Oral History Data Collection Project 2. On-Demand Leadership Curriculum for virtual, self-paced learning 3. Lifting As We Climb Fellowship Program in collaboration with the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Library and Information Sciences. * Five participants (four out-of-state students, one in-state student) who are admitted to the NCCU program will be eligible for a full scholarship, from the HBCU Library Alliance, for this online degree program. With this message, we want to alert you to an upcoming information session that will describe the Lifting As We Climb Fellowship Program and explain how interested staff of our member libraries can apply. A virtual information session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 17, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST. To help us gauge interest, please register for this session at the following link: Lifting As We Climb Scholarship Information Session<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vLSSxZ9BSym0xj7ZZGjhoQ> We look forward to seeing you on September 17. The session will be recorded and shared with the membership after the meeting for those who cannot attend. Another information session will be held on Tuesday, September 23 at 1:00 pm EST. This session will be hosted by NCCU/SLIS and cover details about the online degree program. Please don't hesitate to direct your questions to our attention, as needed. Thank you. Loretta Parham Interim Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance<https://hbculibraries.org/> Phone: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101 Email: Lparham@hbculibraries.org<mailto:lparham@hbculibraries.org>