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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Apologies for cross-posting….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The IMLS is now accepting nominations for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Please see criteria and details on the nomination process below. Deadline for nominations is November 2, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I live and work on Kalapuyan homelands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:1.0pt">Anyone can nominate a library or museum; submissions are due by November 2.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#33715B">Nominations Now Open for IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service</span></b><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#33715B"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F">
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nominations for the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001erwIUgj7vZtXxPiBQgL6Kkz-UoCusA9LcMdBLEBoDpDHnEofNTX400BHU75keJMkmaiRKKjRcfMGQrbAeuCWHUTX09xUAsfZyMjf0MgWs1uOIg-MUoMcYiFQaaNHMseAO-OaMTsRcWhMX437weYUoJhuGCkq5tx-FUxIuxxGv6x7ocdCO0XMjb0653HraIPOpINJstfDy95xNdOUr3hXDvhr3kGzaO-R&c=h7vqjb-6mYVRB1mE3MrW2zOZ_k9Vy43AK06f6MITQ6iiy9X-1epk0w==&ch=X3AoNTcobQF0KKLfWlaRP0u-Jm0Q3I22PTmQKVEgBV85gn1EVUTbdw==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#33715B">2021
National Medal for Museum and Library Service</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">, the nation’s highest honor awarded to libraries and museums for service to their communities. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F">
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said IMLS Director Crosby Kemper. “As we acknowledge the enormous impact libraries and museums of all types and sizes have on their communities and the leadership they have shown, we are proud to re-institute the National Medals to recognize those institutions who
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