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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nominate Your Library For the National Medal for Museum and Library Service!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nomination Deadline: October 15, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What do you win?</b> 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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information and to access the nomination form, please go to:
<a href="http://www.imls.gov/medals">www.imls.gov/medals</a> or contact Michele Farrell, Senior Library Program Officer, 202-653-4656,
<a href="mailto:mfarrell@imls.gov">mfarrell@imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="http://www.imls.gov">
www.imls.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michele Farrell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Program Officer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Grants to States Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Institute of Museum and Library Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1800 M St. NW Ninth Floor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20036-5802<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 202-653-4656<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 202-653-4602<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mfarrell@imls.gov">mfarrell@imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.imls.gov/">www.imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Visit </span><a href="http://www.imls.gov/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D6573">www.imls.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> to learn more about the Institute’s programs, news, and
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initiatives; and to sign up for Primary Source, our monthly e-newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Follow IMLS on Twitter </span>
<a href="http://twitter.com/US_IMLS"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D6573">@US_IMLS</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D6573"> or on You Tube at
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/USIMLS">http://www.youtube.com/user/USIMLS</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Subscribe to the Institute's
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">on our Web site, including: press releases, grant program guidelines, resources,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Project Profiles, Primary Source and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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