PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION JUNIATA-CONEMAUGH CHAPTER

Award for Exceptional Service to the Chapter and/or Librarianship

Description

This award recognizes those individuals who are members in good standing of the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) and/or who work and serve as librarians or staff members in the libraries of the Juniata-Conemaugh (JC) Chapter of PaLA, and who have made significant contributions to library service, outreach, or the support of JC Chapter activities. It may be presented annually to one or more individuals in the Chapter who have succeeded in one or more of the following areas:
  1. Effectively guiding and nurturing the development of library services with the JC Chapter;
  2. Contributing significantly to the advancement of the JC Chapter mission;
  3. Performing a special service through a project, task, or sequence of activities which contributed significantly to the welfare of the Chapter, its members, and/or its libraries and communities;
  4. Positively affecting individuals, organizations, or communities in a substantial way through the extension of personal professional service and/or library services.
The exceptional performance for which this award is given must have occurred within the three (3) years preceding the award.

Procedures

Any Chapter member and/or full-time or part-time employee of a JC Chapter library may make a nomination for the Exceptional Service Award. The award is judged by a selection committee appointed by the Chair of the JC Chapter. All chapter members and/or full-time or part-time employees of JC Chapter libraries are eligible to serve on the Exceptional Service Award Selection Committee. The Committee shall consist of not fewer than three members and may include the previous year’s award winner.

Members of the Selection Committee cannot be nominated for this award during the period of their appointment. Past recipients are not eligible for the award for a period of three (3) years subsequent to their receipt of the award.

In addition to a completed nomination form, nominations must include a letter of support from the nominator stating the reasons for nomination, and at least two (2) letters of support from other Chapter members, members of PaLA, and/or from a community member. Nominations will be open during spring of each year.

The award shall include a framed citation accompanied by a letter of commendation stating the reasons for the award, and a stipend of $100 to be used in support of a project of the award winner’s choice. Normally, the award presentation will be made at the annual spring JC Chapter meeting and the winner will be recognized at the PaLA conference during the annual business meeting.

NOMINEE (Last name, first name, initial):

POSITION:

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Nomination submitted by:

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Phone & email:

Names & addresses of two additional persons who will support this nomination (include phone & email):




Please send letters of support to:
Jack Sulzer, Award Committee Chair
510 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802
jsulzer@psu.edu
814-865-3819