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<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""> Megan McFarlane [mailto:atyourlibrary@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2015 1:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Nominate a librarian for a 2015 I Love My Librarian Award!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Did you just wrap up another amazing summer reading season? Perhaps you are in the midst of educating freshman about the tools at your academic library? Or maybe you are helping teachers supplement
their classroom instruction with library resources? Then again, you might be doing something no one ever thought to do in a library before!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Whether you are a public, school or academic librarian, the work you do every day has the power to transform the lives of the people in your community, and you deserve to be recognized for your
accomplishments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">This year, The New York Public Library is joining Carnegie Corporation of New York, The New York Times and ALA in asking members of the public to
<a href="http://iz4.me/bXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">nominate their librarian for a 2015 I Love My Librarian Award</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">While we might not all feel comfortable with self-promotion, we encourage you to get the word out about this wonderful award. ALA has developed promotional tools for every comfort level to help
you get the message out about the I Love My Librarian Award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">So shout it from the rooftops, coordinate a Twitter campaign or simply post a flyer to your bulletin board. Encourage your library lovers to nominate a member of your library family!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Megan McFarlane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Key information:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">10 librarians will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a travel stipend to attend the awards ceremony and reception in New York City, hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Nominations open through September 28, providing additional time for school and academic librarians whose institutions will just be getting back in session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><a href="http://iz4.me/dXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">Visit I Love Libraries website to nominate a librarian.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><a href="http://iz4.me/fXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">Nominate a Public Librarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><a href="http://iz4.me/gXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">Nominate a School Librarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><a href="http://iz4.me/jXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">Nominate a College, Community College, or University Librarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><a href="http://iz4.me/kXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">Resubmit a nomination from a previous year</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Promotional tools:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><a href="http://iz4.me/nXHg2zww01V1" target="_blank">Promotional tools</a>, including a web badge, logos, images, postcards, flyers, sample tweets, and a sample press release can be found on the
I Love Libraries website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Follow the hashtag #ilovemylibrarian to retweet or share if these promotions are of interest to your audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Sample tweets:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Nominate a #librarian from [NAME OF CITY, STATE, OR LIBRARY] for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! <a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Who do you love? Nominate one of our #librarians for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award!
<a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Who do you <3? Nominate your #librarian for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award!
<a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Spread the love! Nominate your #librarian for the 2015 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award today!
<a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Who do you love? Nominate one of our librarians for the national #ILoveMyLibrarian Award!
<a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">10 #librarians will win $5,000. Nominate yours for a 2015 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award!
<a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Has a #librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for 2015 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. <a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339999">Show off how amazing we are! Nominate a #librarian from [NAME OF CITY, STATE, OR LIBRARY] for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! <a href="http://iz4.me/oXHg2zww01V1">http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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