[Libs-Or] Nominate Your Library For the National Medal for Museum and Library Service!

[Ann Reed]

Nominate Your Library For the National Medal for Museum and Library Service!

Nomination Deadline: October 15, 2013

Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking nominations for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for exemplary museum and library community service The medal winners will be the institutions that make the most extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions.

What do you win?  Any individual may nominate a library in the United States and its territories for the National Medal and all types of libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival, are eligible to receive this honor. Recipient institutions receive the National Medal at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., and a $5,000 award in recognition of their extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions.  After the ceremony, StoryCorps-a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans-visits each institution to provide an opportunity for community members to share the stories of their lives.  These stories are preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

For more information and to access the nomination form, please go to: www.imls.gov/medals<http://www.imls.gov/medals> or contact Michele Farrell, Senior Library Program Officer, 202-653-4656, mfarrell at imls.gov<mailto:mfarrell at imls.gov>

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov<http://www.imls.gov>.


Michele Farrell
Senior Program Officer
Grants to States Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M St. NW Ninth Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
Phone: 202-653-4656
Fax: 202-653-4602
mfarrell at imls.gov<mailto:mfarrell at imls.gov>
www.imls.gov<http://www.imls.gov/>

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