The Association for Rural & Small Libraries is now accepting applications for three scholarships to attend the 2013 ARSL Annual Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, to be held September 26-28, 2013. 
The Dr. Bernard Vavrek Scholarship will go to a current LIS student. It includes conference registration, hotel, $500 stipend and a free one-year membership in ARSL.
The Founders Scholarship and the Ken Davenport scholarship will go to a current library professional. They include conference registration, hotel, a $500 stipend and a free one-year membership in ARSL. The definition of a “Library Professional” is a library staff member working in a small and/or rural library. A degree or certification is not required.
Candidates do not need to be members of ARSL; however membership is encouraged.
Visit the ARSL Scholarship webpage for more information and the scholarship application.