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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Please excuse multiple postings…</span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> IMLSNews <a href="mailto:[mailto:IMLSNews@imls.gov]">[mailto:IMLSNews@imls.gov]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 23, 2012 3:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> IMLSNews<br><b>Subject:</b> Nominate Your Institution for the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=875 style='width:525.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width=875 style='width:525.0pt;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><img border=0 width=211 height=86 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/UserFiles/imls/image/logoIMLS.gif" alt="IMLS logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>July 23, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Dear Colleague: </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>I hope you will consider nominating your institution for the <a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=1&d=196&mid=333604&m=957"><span style='color:#0D6573'>2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service</span></a>, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>As a past applicant to IMLS, you know that museums and libraries make extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions. The National Medal is an opportunity to tell your story on the national stage and help raise awareness about the roles of libraries and museum in American society.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>We will be accepting nominations through October 15, 2012. Nominations for the Medals are reviewed by the National Museum and Library Services Board. IMLS will host a reception for Medal recipients in Washington, DC in April 2013 and each recipient will receive a two-day visit from <a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=2&d=196&mid=333604&m=957"><span style='color:#0D6573'>Storycorps</span></a>, an independent nonprofit that helps record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>For more information and to access the nomination form, please go to <a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=3&d=196&mid=333604&m=957"><span style='color:#0D6573'>www.imls.gov/medals</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Susan H. Hildreth<br>Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>About the Institute of Museum and Library Services </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><br>The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, we help communities and individuals thrive through broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning. To learn more about IMLS, please visit <a href="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/link.aspx?l=4&d=196&mid=333604&m=957"><span style='color:#0D6573'>www.imls.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://idevmail.americaneagle.com/img.aspx?d=196&mid=333604&m=957&r=303057"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>