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<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contact</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4799<br>
Giuliana Bullard, <a href="mailto:gbullard@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">gbullard@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Call for Nominations: 2015 National Medal for Museum and Library Service</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 DC</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—For more than 20 years, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has recognized museums and libraries that make extraordinary contributions to their communities.
 The <a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333802&m=2199"><span style="color:#0D6573">National Medal for Museum and Library Service</span></a> is the nation’s highest honor for exemplary service by these institutions. IMLS is now accepting
 nominations for the 2015 <a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=333802&m=2199">
<span style="color:#0D6573">National Medal for Museum and Library Service</span></a>.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nomination forms are due October 15, 2014.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">All types of nonprofit libraries and library organizations, including academic, research, archives, school, special, library associations, and library consortia, are eligible to
 receive this honor. Public or private nonprofit museums of any discipline (including art, history, science and technology, children’s, and natural history), as well as historic houses, nature centers, zoos, and botanical gardens, are eligible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Winners are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., host a two-day visit from StoryCorps to record community member stories, and receive positive press attention through a media
 campaign. Approximately thirty finalists are selected as part of the process and are featured by IMLS as part of a six-week social media and press campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Winning the medal elevates an institution’s profile and can positively impact fundraising, programming, and outreach activities, as noted by these past recipients:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Since receiving the National Medal in 2009, Braille Institute’s Library Services has been able to raise its profile in the community via our website,
 Summer Reading, and annual Open House programs. The National Medal allowed us to invite notable guests--including well known actresses, authors, and narrators--to participate in our annual Library Open House programs.</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—Dr. Henry C. Chang, Braille Institute Library Services, Los Angeles, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The recognition we received along with the National Medal gave us that credibility as a nationally recognized museum, and catapulted us into a category
 alongside so many other respected cultural venues. The recognition for us on a national level trickled down to the regional and local levels, and the community has really caught notice.</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—Carolyn Eller, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, a 2011 winner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The Flint Public Library was deeply honored to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2004. Our achievement opened the door
 to have conversations with community members and also with major funders regarding the significance of the award and, more importantly, the importance of the community-based programming that led to the award in the first place. 
</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—Kay Schwartz, Flint Public Library, Flint, MI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Anyone may nominate a museum or library for this honor, and institutions may self-nominate. For the nomination form and more information
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=4&d=73&mid=333802&m=2199"><span style="color:#0D6573">click here</span></a> or reach out to one of the following contacts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Program Contact for Museums:
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Katherine Maas, Museum Program Specialist<br>
202-653-4798, <a href="mailto:kmaas@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">kmaas@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Program Contact for Libraries:</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
Katie Murray, Staff Assistant<br>
202-653-4644, <a href="mailto:kmurray@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">kmurray@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement.
 Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">250 Winter St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ann.reed@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">phone 503-378-5027<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">fax 503-378-6439<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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