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</font><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Dear OLA Public Library
Division members and other Oregon public library staff,</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Do you know a
fellow <b>public library employee</b> who
has demonstrated exceptional effort and excellence in public library service
this past year?</font></span><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><font size="3">
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</font></span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3"><strong>Do you know
someone who took the bull by the horns and got the job done?</strong></font></span><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><font size="3">
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</font></span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Do you know
someone who has made significant achievements with little formal recognition?</font></span><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><font size="3">
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</font></span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3"><strong>Do you want
to help a great staff member receive that recognition </strong>at OLA? </font></span><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><font size="3">
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</font></span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Would you
like this great staff member to win up </font></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000"><font size="3">to<strong>
$200</strong><span style="color:black"><strong> to attend OLA/WLA Conference</strong>? </span></font></font><span style="color:blue"><br><font size="3">
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</font></span><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><strong>Please help us recognize this person with the
OLÉ <span>award</span>.</strong> Do so by providing a brief bio of the nominee
with their significant and concrete achievements over the past year to </font><a href="mailto:pldsu.ola@gmail.com"><font color="#0000ff" size="3">pldsu.ola@gmail.com</font></a><font size="3"> and also include:</font></span></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Your name and position:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Nominated employee’s name:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Nominated employee’s library:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">What makes the nominated employee special:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Nominations will
be reviewed by the Public Library Division board and the <span>award</span>
will be presented at the OLA luncheon at this year’s conference.</font></span><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><font size="3">
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</font></span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3"><strong>Nominations must be received by
April 1, 2013. (No joke!) </strong>Your email doesn't have to be fancy--just tell us what's great about this library employee. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">If you have any
questions, do not hesitate to contact me. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> ~Su</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Su Liudahl</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">2012/2013 PLD Chair</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">(541) 895-3053</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:pldsu.ola@gmail.com">pldsu.ola@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></p>
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