The State Librarian's Excellence Award is sponsored by

Dear colleagues,

As always, the focus for the State Librarian's Excellence Award is on the excellent customer service and innovative library service you provide to your communities and your constituents. Each year we have a tough time selecting just one award winner and two recipients of citations of excellence, but we are always aware that there are more libraries that could have been nominated for consideration. Let's make this year's pool of nominations bigger and better than ever before.

Share this opportunity with your patrons, your community partners, your trustees -- with whomever you think would like to sing your praises and support your nomination as this year's State Librarian's Excellence Award winner. The nomination form is not complicated to complete, so there is no reason to miss out on being considered. The deadline is September 5th, so there is time to get it done.

Our thanks go out to the Library of Michigan Foundation and our corporate sponsors of this award, Hantz Group and our new co-sponsor EBSCO. The award will be announced and presented on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the State Librarian's Luncheon during the Michigan Library Association Annual Conference in Kalamazoo. I look forward to seeing you there!

Regards all,
Nancy

1. Name: State Librarian's Excellence Award

2. Definition: The Library of Michigan Foundation's State Librarian's Excellence Award will be awarded to a library (any type) that exemplifies excellence in customer service. One (1) library in the state of Michigan will receive this prestigious award each year. The recipient library will receive a check for $5,000 to be used as the recipient library wishes to provide library service. The recipient library will receive a distinctive trophy for display in its public area. Two (2) Library of Michigan Foundation Citations of Excellence will also be presented.

• Demonstrate that your library provides new, innovative and superior services to its customers
• In a cost effective manner
• With a can-do attitude
• By always delivering promises

• Demonstrate your library's commitment to high standards of customer service through staff dealings with customers:
• Synergy within the staff through a coordinated approach to supporting customers

• Demonstrate that your library is a team player through its collaborations in the community

4. Deadline for Nominations: September 5, 2008

5. Nominations: Library directors, trustees, or members of the public may make nominations. Nominations must be supported by a minimum of 3 but no more than 5 letters from the Library's constituency served-examples:

• Business
• Local Chamber of Commerce
• Senior Organizations
• Governmental Units
• Service Organizations

6. Selection Panel:

• The State Librarian of the Library of Michigan
• The Chair of the Library of Michigan Foundation Board
• The Executive Director of the Library of Michigan Foundation
• One (1) Michigan Library Cooperative Director
• One (1) Trustee Roundtable Member
• One (1) Special Libraries Association Trustee
• One (1) Michigan Academic Library Council Representative
• One (1) Michigan Library Association Representative
• One (1) Michigan Association for Media in Education Representative
• One (1) Michigan Municipal League Representative
• One (1) Michigan Chamber of Commerce Representative
• One (1) Michigan Township Representative

7. Presentation of the Award: The winner will be announced and the award(s) presented on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the State Librarian's Luncheon, during the 2008 Michigan Library Association Annual Conference.

8. Contact :

Library of Michigan Foundation
P. O. Box 30159
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: 517-373-1297

Updated 11/20/2008