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National Medal for Museum and Library Service
By Donna DiMichele | September 16, 2013
Nominate Your Library For the National Medal for Museum and Library Service!
All types of libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival, are eligible!
Nomination Deadline: October 15, 2013
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is seeking nominations for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for exemplary museum and library community service The medal winners will be the institutions that make the most extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions.
Any individual may nominate a library in the United States and its territories for the National Medal and all types of libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival, are eligible.
What do you win?
- Recipient institutions receive the National Medal at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., and a $5,000 award.
- After the ceremony, StoryCorps—a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans—visits each institution to provide an opportunity for community members to share the stories of their lives. These stories are preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
For more information and to access the nomination form, please go to: www.imls.gov/medals or contact Michele Farrell, Senior Library Program Officer, 202-653-4656,
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