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EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARY SERVICES APPLICATION
Please direct questions to Letitia Smith at lsmith@ala.org by no later than 12/17/12
Program Title
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Personal ALA Member #
Library
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Name
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Prefix
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Last
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Address
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Street Address
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City
State / Province / Region
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Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Myanmar
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
United Republic of Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF LIBRARY:
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1,000 characters maximum for all descriptive fields
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TEEN POPULATION IN COMMUNITY:
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM:
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PURPOSE/GOAL OF PROGRAM:
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DESCRIBE BRIEFLY HOW THE PROGRAM EXEMPLIFIED ONE OR MORE OF YALSA’S NATIONAL GUIDELINES, TOOLS OR COMPETENCIES (found at www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines):
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DURATION OF PROGRAM:
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TARGET AUDIENCE:
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Attendance (Number of Tweens, Teens, Parents/Caregivers, and Others in Attendance):
Tweens
Teens
Parents/Caregivers
Others
PARTNERS/COSPONSORS:
Name All Partners
YOUTH PARTICIPATION:
(what role did the TAG or teen volunteers play?)
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BUDGET FOR PROGRAM (Please provide a dollar amount for each category):
Speaker’s expenses (fee, travel, meals, other)
Supplies and equipment (materials, purchases, rentals, other)
Refreshments (incl. paper products)
Collection development (books & other materials to support/enhance the program)
Staff time (organizer’s hours x wage, PR staff hours x wage)
Public relations (fliers, poster, bookmarks, press releases, mailings, postage)
Swag (prizes, incentives, giveaways, door prizes)
Other costs (e.g. security or police for traffic detail)
FUNDING SOURCES:
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Budget line- general revenue
Grant funds
Friends of the Library
Corporate sponsorship
Outside donations
Other, please describe:
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If other, please describe:
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES USED:
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PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION: (please select all that apply)
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Publicity materials translated into predominant language(s) of community members
All library staff informed and encouraged to support the effort
Program information posted to library website, Facebook page, at circulation desk, etc.
Fliers distributed to schools, community groups, homeschoolers, businesses and other libraries
Media releases to local newspapers, school papers, radio, TV, Friends of the Library, newsletter, etc.
Visits to schools or community groups planned and approved
Book displays set up
Emails, Tweets &/or direct mailings to teens, parents, schools and community organizations
Community VIPs invited (elected officials, policy makers, Foundation staff, etc.)
Requested free YALSA materials (via www.ala.org/yalsa/handouts)
Other (please describe)
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ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES:
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Exhibits
Displays
Handouts
Bibliographies (book lists, video lists, etc.)
Other:
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If other, please describe:
EVALUATION:
Describe the evaluative measures that were used to determine the success of the program.
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What made the program successful?
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What elements of the program made it innovative, unique or creative?
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What unforeseen challenges did you encounter, if any? What recommendations or best practices will you consider for future programs of a similar nature?
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I certify that to the best of my ability, all of the information I have provided in this application is truthful and accurate.