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TODAY: Attend and vote in the ELC pitch competition for libraries: Thurs., May 19, 3-5pm EST

  • 1.  TODAY: Attend and vote in the ELC pitch competition for libraries: Thurs., May 19, 3-5pm EST

    Posted May 19, 2022 09:19 AM

    Register to attend – and participate in – the 2022 "@ the table" pitch competition on Thursday, May 19, 3-5pm EST via Zoom: https://forms.gle/rJ5i7KoT4u9RamWBA or use the registration link on https://entrelib.org/2022-elc-pitch-workshop/ 


    Participants can watch the pitches, vote for the audience choice award, hear updates from two 2020 "@ the table" pitch winners, learn who won this year, and engage in a concluding networking discussion.


    Thank you to EBSCO for sponsoring.


    The five contestants competing for a total of $5,000:


    Katie Jeleniewski and Kate Hammond

    Middletown Township Public Library (New Jersey)

    "MAKERS MAKE BUSINESS: Supporting Our Community Crafter Entrepreneurs"


    Mary Guillory

    Xavier University of Louisiana Library

    "Makers Dive In"


    Corey Frederick and Chad L'eplattenier

    Nashville Public Library (Tennessee)

    "NPL Means Business to the High School"


    Kate Davis and John Butler

    Jersey City Free Public Library (New Jersey)

    "Uncut Gems: Promoting Minority Immigrant and Female Entrepreneurs in Jersey City"


    Audra Espinoza

    Hastings Public Library (Nebraska)

    "MOVERS and Shakers: Making Entrepreneurship Accessible In Rural Settings"


    Agenda for the event:


    Welcome

    Pitches by the five libraries

    Voting for the Audience Choice Award

    2020 pitch competition winner updates: what happened afterwards?

    Judges announce the winners

    ELC announces the the Audience Choice Award winner

    Networking and discussion (lightly moderated by the ELC)


    About the event:


    @ the Table is the pitch competition of the Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference (ELC). Five libraries will pitch ideas or initiatives to stakeholders in economic development and compete for awards. The focus of the pitches is how a library can support local economic development, job creation, workforce development, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, small businesses, or innovation in general. The five competing libraries received one-on-one coaching by pitch specialist Jenn Hensel of ElePitch. https://entrelib.org/ 



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    Jennifer Wilhelm
    Business Librarian
    Texas A&M University
    She/Her/Hers
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