The ALSC Professional Recognition and Scholarships Committee is currently accepting online nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Service Award! This award honors an individual member of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) who has made significant contributions to, and an impact on, library service to children and/or ALSC. For more information and to read about past winners, visit the ALSC Distinguished Service Award page: https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/distinguishedservice. The link to the application can be found here: https://airtable.com/shrxGNxaGCn0qQPuw - Nominations and supporting materials are due December 15, 2024! (Please note that including the nominee's ALA member number is encouraged but not required.) If you have questions about the ALSC Distinguished Service Award process, or you're an ALA member who knows a great ALSC member but you aren't an ALSC member yourself, please contact the co-chairs of the Professional Recognition and Scholarships Committee Gwen Vanderhage (gvanderhage.ala@gmail.com<mailto:gvanderhage.ala@gmail.com>) and Mary Schreiber (schreiberalsc@gmail.com<mailto:schreiberalsc@gmail.com>) for assistance. Best, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<https://lists.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. "The thing I remember best about successful people I've met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they're doing ... and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they're doing, and they love it in front of others." ~ Fred Rogers