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The 2012 PLTS Excalibur Award recipient is Pam Bohmfalk, Hastings Public Library, Hastings, NE.
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The Public Library and Trustee Section of the Nebraska Library Association accepts nominations for the Excalibur Award for Outstanding Public Librarian. This award honors the career accomplishments of a public librarian who has demonstrated an outstanding record of service to his/her local library and to the library profession. The following categories suggest areas in which the nominee may have rendered significant service. Preference will be given to those nominees who have achieved excellence in more than one of these areas:
- Development of outstanding service in field(s) of expertise, e.g. reference, children's, technical, administrative.
- Involvement in statewide library service.
- Record of library leadership in local community, regional area or in the Nebraska Library Association.
- Encouragement of community/institutional support for the library.
The nominee must be a member of the Public Library and Trustee Section of the Nebraska Library Association. The original letter of nomination should include the nominee's name, street address, email address and telephone number; the nominee's accomplishments, and any relevant supporting documentation. The letter should also include the name, title, street address, email address and telephone number of the person or group making the nomination. Also required are at least three additional letters which support and endorse the nomination. The award is presented at the business meeting at the PLTS NLA annual convention.
Deadline for nominations is August 1, 2012.
Nominations and supporting materials can be sent to:
PLTS Awards Committee
Attn: Mike Caldararo
308 West Prospect Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
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The 2012 PLTS Advocacy Award recipient is Mike Teetor, Library Board and Foundation member at the Kilgore Memorial Library, York, NE.
The Public Library and Trustee Section of the Nebraska Library Association accepts nominations for the PLTS Advocacy Award. This award recognizes a trustee, user, friend, foundation, or library board that has provided exceptional support for their local library. The award can be given to an individual or a group. The award will be given for support of the library or library community. Some of the areas include but are not limited to the following:
- Advocacy in supporting the library in the community or state
- Significant contribution to a specific program or support of the library
- Contribution to the work of the Nebraska Library Association
It is preferred that the nominee(s) are residents of Nebraska. The original letter of nomination should include the nominee's name, street address, email address and telephone number; the nominee's accomplishments, and any relevant supporting documentation. The letter should also include the name, title, street address, email address and telephone number of the person or group making the nomination. Also required are at least three additional letters which support and endorse the nomination. The award is presented at the PLTS business meeting at the NLA annual convention.
Deadline for nominations is August 1, 2012.
Nominations and supporting materials can be sent to:
PLTS Awards Committee
Attn: Mike Caldararo
308 West Prospect Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
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