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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2A2D30">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 8th to put together a nomination
packet for one of four awards being given at RLC 2016 on Mackinac Island May 4-6. Please consider who you know who possesses the quality of excellence in the profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2A2D30">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2A2D30">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 Award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2A2D30">There are four awards in 2016 (the same number as 2014). The categories are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Outstanding Small/Rural Librarian Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2A2D30;line-height:14.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;list-style-position:inside">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Trustee/Friend Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2A2D30;line-height:14.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;list-style-position:inside">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Outstanding Youth/Children Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2A2D30;line-height:14.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;list-style-position:inside">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The June B. Mendel Award for Excellence in Rural Library Service <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2A2D30">Please note that Library Cooperative staff and conference planning committee chairs are not eligible for conference awards.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>To qualify
for an award the library must serve a population of 25,000 or fewer. Branch locations of larger libraries do not qualify for nomination.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Nominations may come from another library, a library user, a community business
or organization, or a library cooperative. A library may self-nominate for the June B. Mendel award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2A2D30">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/Call_for_Nominations_2016_RLC_500088_7.docx"><span style="color:#015B64">award
nomination form</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is available now and nominations are due by January 8, 2016; please see the form for submission details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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