Membership Funding for BIPOC Students and Library Workers
As a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA) ascribes to the ACRL core commitments as outlined in their Plan for Excellence. This includes the core commitment to "...acknowledge and address historical racial inequities; challenge oppressive systems within academic libraries; value different ways of knowing; and identify and work to eliminate barriers to equitable services, spaces, resources, and scholarship." In an active attempt to eliminate barriers to participation, the MiALA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee, with the support of the MiALA board, is offering the Membership Funding for BIPOC Library and Archives Students and Library Workers Initiative. This initiative will fund membership for 1 year for 4 library/archives workers and 2 students. In order to be considered for this membership funding, applicants must identify as a Black and/or Indigenous person, or as a Person of Color. Special consideration will be extended to those who serve underrepresented populations, are experiencing financial hardship, and are new to MiALA. 

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