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<h1 style="margin:0in;line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://www.arsl.org/annual-awards">ARSL Awards for Libraries and Library Workers</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="outline: 0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">The ARSL Awards for Libraries and Library Works nominations are now open!
<b>The nomination window is from January 2, 2024 - February 6, 2024. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">Awards will be based on nominees' accomplishments during the preceding year (January-December 2023), with the exception of the Distinguished Service Award that can take into
account nominees' career-long community engagement. Nominators will be asked to describe their nominees' commitment to </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4472C4"><a href="https://www.arsl.org/about"><span style="color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ARSL's
Organizational Values</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">, as well as the strength of their professional practice in the focus area of the award for which they are being nominated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">Individuals or organizations can be nominated for multiple awards, but will only be able to win one award per year. Self-nominations and nominations of eligible libraries/library workers by non-library
individuals or organizations are acceptable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">All recipients will be recognized during the Awards Ceremony at the 2024 ARSL Conference. In addition to receiving their award, all recipients will receive
one (1) complimentary conference registration ($300 value) each so they may be honored in person and celebrated by their ARSL community.<br>
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Download sample applications for the </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4472C4"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JbBZ8u2mWiBbK_7ImL15UdLHqUFtn6yb/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Innovative
Service</span></a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mb3T9rAnmW9LJECYndHgNvgRnaDFIcgF/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Solo Librarian of the Year</span></a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_RhERv0-zfTKaTlCXF8AqDWFpRz9Ydtl/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Equity
Champion</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">, and </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4472C4"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G4YNwjCVMtXx24E3RvD2KRjUurLUW3Nw/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4472C4;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Distinguished
Service</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#4A4A4A">awards
<a href="https://arsl.memberclicks.net/arsl-award-nominations#!/">here</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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