#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Nov 26 2018 - 8:30pm ET - #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2018

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TOPIC

#GivingTuesday and Libraries & Literacy

We had such a good time with our Giving Tuesday (which is the day after the chat!) chat last year, that we decided to do it again this year!

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What are you planning to do for #GivingTuesday? What have you done in the past?

Q2 What creative ideas do you have for #GivingTuesday? Please share!

Q3 What resources do you turn to when trying to locate a library related charity or non-profit to support?

Q4 What advice do you have for supporting charities/Non-Profits?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Nov 5 2018 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Financing grad school

We decided to continue what's turned out to be a very good series of chats on applying to grad school. We've covered CVs, references and statements of purpose, so this week we thought we'd move onto the next logical topic - how to finance your MLIS?

On getting references:
Loans for Library School
ALA Scholarship Program
A Contract You Have to Take: Debt, Sacrifice, and the Library Degree
Alternative Ways To Pay For Graduate School

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What has been your experience funding grad school with student loans?

Q2 What has been your experience with searching for scholarships and grants for grad school?

Q3 What resources do you turn to for financing grad school?

Q4 What advice do you have for a grad school student who wants to go to grad school but money is tight?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG.