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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEE CITATION NOMINATION FORM

Sponsored by
The American Library Association (ALA)
and administered by
The Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA)
The ALA Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library trustees for distinguished service to library development, symbolizes and honors the best contributions and efforts of the estimated 60,000 American citizens who serve on library boards. It is presented during the Opening General Session at the ALA Annual Conference. Recipients are expected to be present to accept the award, and expenses for attending must be borne by the recipients or their library organizations. Demands of time preclude the opportunity for acceptance speeches. Trustee service may have been performed on the local, state, regional or national level or at a combination of levels. Equal consideration is given to trustees of small, medium and large public libraries.Citations may not be awarded when there is no sufficiently outstanding achievement brought to the attention of the ALTA Jury on Trustee Citations.

The nomination deadline for this award is DECEMBER 31, 2008.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINATION INCLUDE:

o Actual trustee service at least part of the calendar year preceding the Annual Conference at which award is made.
o Comprehensive statement of the nominee's achievements.
o Nominations by any individual library trustee, librarian, library board, state library agency, state library association, state trustee association, the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates or the Public Library Association. Include signature(s) of nominator(s) and endorsing organizations and individuals.
o Statement of support no longer than five (5) double-spaced typewritten pages. Six (6) copies are required.
Please send this form (six copies) and pertinent attachments (six copies) to:

Jury on Trustee Citations
Association for Library Trustees and Advocates
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Nominee: ___________________________________________
(use name exactly as preferred by nominee)
Address: ____________________________________________
Street, City, State, Zip
Telephone: Office:(____)__________Home:(____) __________
Library: _____________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
Street City State Zip
Telephone:(____) ___________
Name of Librarian: ____________________________________
Date(s) of nominee's library activities: ______________________
Describe, in chronological order, nominee's library activities: (Listing should include, but not be limited to, such library-related activities as board service, library association service, with offices held, dates of service, titles given, awards received.)
Describe library accomplishments to include assessment of the nominee's contributions to library development which resulted from the library activities listed above:
Nomination submitted by ________________________________
Signature(s): _________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
Street City State Zip
Telephone:(____) ____________

THIS FORM MAY BE DUPLICATED