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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Greetings Michigan Library Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We all enjoy the feeling of being recognized by our peers for a job well done. This is your opportunity to take a few hours between now and January 8<sup>th</sup>
to put together a nomination packet for one of four awards being given at RLC 2016 on Mackinac Island. Please consider who you know that meets the quality of excellence in the profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Do you know someone at a small or rural library who is a leader in our profession? How about someone who goes the extra mile when working with children and teens?
Do you have Trustee or Friend who goes above and beyond the call of duty to promote and advance your library? Do you know a small or rural library that truly excels (and that library could be you!) We want to hear from you!
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">It’s time again to nominate libraries, directors, librarians, employees, trustees, and friends of rural libraries for a Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference
Awards. The conference will be held at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island May 4-6, 2016. Nominations are due by Friday, January 8, 2016.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There will be four awards in 2016 (the same number as 2014). The categories are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Outstanding Small/Rural Librarian Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Trustee/Friend Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Outstanding Youth/Children Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The June B. Mendel Award for Excellence in Rural Library Service (this award goes to a small/rural library)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please note that Library Cooperative staff and conference planning committee chairs are not eligible for conference awards.
<span style="color:black">To qualify for the award the library must serve a population of 25,000 or less. Branch locations of larger libraries do not qualify for nomination.
</span>The nomination may come from another library, a library user, a community business or organization, a library cooperative or a library may self-nominate for the June B. Mendel Award for Excellence in Rural Library Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The award nomination form is attached and can also be found at this link:
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/Call_for_Nominations_2016_RLC_500088_7.docx">
Award Nomination Form</a>. Nominations are due by January 8, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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