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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey Pals,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re starting to look at how we recognize Exemplary projects among our subawardees and projects and I was hoping to get maybe a sense of how many projects you all designate as exemplary.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll go first. I usually have about 35-40 projects in my SPR each year, and I give out exemplary designations to anywhere between 5-8.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m also very much aware that a lot of that designation comes from how well someone can execute a project AND craft a report. Put another way, I know there are a lot of libraries doing exemplary projects, but they aren’t turning in enough
detail or documentation to really show the impact.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, and stay warm if you’re anywhere inside this cold snap!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75">Jeff Regensburger (he/him/his)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Library Consultant/LSTA Coordinator, Library Programs & Development</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">State Library of Ohio</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Columbus, OH 43201</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">T:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A"> 614.644.6863</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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