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NY State Librarians - NYLA Awards -- Eileen McKee Stephen Clark 04 Apr 2003 21:14 UTC

Subject:  NY State Librarians - NYLA Awards
From:  "McKee, Eileen" <E.McKee@BrooklynPublicLibrary.org>
Date:  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 16:01:17 -0500

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Librarians working in New York State, grab your chance to be recognized!
The New York Library Association's New Members Round Table offers two
awards to new members. A New Member is defined as someone who has been a
member of NYLA for ten years or less and is a current member of the New
Members Round Table.

Don't hesitate--send in your application today.

Office Dynamics Inc./NMRT Professional Excellence Award

Each year, Office Dynamics Inc. offers a $250 award to one new member of
the New York Library Association (NYLA), to help defray the cost of
attending the NYLA Annual Conference. The Conference is being held this
year in beautiful Saratoga Springs.  The Office Dynamics Inc./NMRT
Professional Excellence Award is intended to encourage new members to
participate in both NYLA as well as its New Members Round Table (NMRT).

Click on http://www.nyla.org/nmrt/odapplication.htm for an Office
Dynamics/NMRT Professional Development Award application. Applications
must be postmarked by July 31st, 2003 and received by August 5th, 2003.
The winner will be announced on August 13th, 2003.

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Janway/NMRT Excellence Award

JanWay Company, in conjunction with the NYLA New Members Round Table,
offers the JanWay/NMRT Excellence Award to encourage the professional
participation of NYLA New Members in the library field.

This award is designed to recognize a NYLA New Member who has
demonstrated involvement and leadership in one or more of the following
areas:
- Innovative programs or services which improve library services in New
York State.
- Exceptional use of state, local and/or national library resources,
including special grants.
- Significant contribution toward betterment of library and community
relations.
- Leadership and activity in local, state and/or national library
organizations.

Nominees must be members of NYLA/NMRT, have an MLS degree, have worked
in a library in New York State for at least one year, and have been
doing professional library work for ten years or less. Current NMRT
Executive Members are not eligible to receive this award.

Click on http://www.nyla.org/nmrt/janwayapplication.htm for a
Janway/NMRT Award for Excellence application. Applications must be
postmarked by July 31st, 2003 and received by August 5th, 2003. The
winner will be announced on August 13th, 2003.

For information about these awards, contact:
Eileen McKee
Serials Librarian
Brooklyn Public Library
Access Services
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Tel: 718-230-2743
Fax: 718-230-2097
e.mckee@brooklynpubliclibrary.org