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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Y’all work with so many wonderful community collaborators! Here’s a chance to recognize supporters of public libraries with a national award.
</span><a href="https://go.uncg.edu/libraryaward">https://go.uncg.edu/libraryaward</a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Nominations are due August 31, 2023.
</span><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">Final decisions will be made on October 1, 2023, with a public awards ceremony occurring in early November, 2023. Awardees will also be publicly celebrated on the Let's Move in Libraries webpage.
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<span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">This award is inspired by the American Library Association's </span><a href="https://ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">I Love My Librarian Award</span></a><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">.
This award grew out of the Cultivating the Relationship-Driven Library online that took place in April 2023.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov">wendy.cornelisen@slo.oregon.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Office: 503-378-4367| Mobile 971-375-3992<br>
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">www.oregon.gov/library</a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I Partner With My Public Library: An award celebrating community collaborators</b><br>
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Has a community partner made a difference by collaborating with your public library? The I Partner With My Public Library Award invites you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public library partners. Each year, up to 10 partners are honored at
a ceremony held in their honor.<br>
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This award exists to publicly celebrate those individuals, businesses, and organizations that make a difference by teaming up with public libraries. <br>
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The I Partner With My Library Award will shine a light on positive things happening through library–community collaborations. <br>
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Submitting a nomination is the perfect way to thank your library's partners.<br>
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Any public library partner, anywhere in the world is eligible. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nominations will be accepted through the end of August 2023.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Direct link to nomination form: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://go.uncg.edu/libraryaward">https://go.uncg.edu/libraryaward</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More information<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://letsmoveinlibraries.org/">http://letsmoveinlibraries.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jen Nelson </b>(she/her)<o:p></o:p></p>
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