FYI! Feel free to promote heavily at your library! -Steve ________________________________ From: Don Wood <dwood@ala.org> Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 10:10 AM Good morning, [ilml2017-hires-no-logos]Nominations for the 2017 I Love My Librarian Award are now open and will run through Sept. 18, 2017. The award recognizes the service of exceptional public, school, college, community college and university librarians who have transformed lives and communities through educational opportunities and lifelong learning. 10 winners will be selected to receive $5,000 and a $500 travel stipend to attend an award ceremony held in their honor at Carnegie Corporation of New York on Nov. 30, 2017. An electronic nomination form is now available online at ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian<http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/>. To aid libraries in promoting the award, we have developed tools that librarians can use to encourage their community members to submit nominations for this prestigious award. Tools include: * I Love My Librarian logo * Printable flyer * Social media images * Sample press release * Sample newsletter * Sample tweets Tools are available at ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian<http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/promotional-tools>. Thank you for helping promote this wonderful award, and please feel free to contact me with any questions. All the best, Lindsey Simon Campaign Coordinator, Public Awareness Office American Library Association<http://ala.org/> (312) 280-2814 [Libraries-Transform-Logo-Final-ALA-Colors - resized for signature]
