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* Update / April 15, 2013 *

Thank you to everyone who submitted work to this year's competition!

We will be notifying all applicants of their award status during the week of April 22.

The annual Best of Show Awards recognize the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. This year’s competition will award and recognize original materials produced during the 2012 calendar year. Entries in all categories are judged on content, originality, and design by a team of experts in public relations and marketing who select the winners in each category.

Winning entries will be on display during the PR Xchange program during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Awards will be presented to the winners during a Best of Show ceremony on that day. Award winners need not be present to win, but are encouraged to attend.

The Best of Show Awards are sponsored by the Library Leadership Administration and Management Association's Public Relations and Marketing Section and are overseen by the PR XChange Committee (formerly known as Swap and Shop).

All applications must be completed and print work postmarked by April 1, 2013 .

Multiple entries from an individual library are encouraged. However, only one entry may be submitted in each category listed in the drop-down menu below, and a separate form must be completed for each submission.

Title or description of work:*

Name of library making submission*

Select the category below that most closely describes the work and format in which the piece was originally distributed (print or electronic). Entries for different formats of the same category are permitted. (For example, a library might submit an orientation poster in the Services and Resources print category, and a promotional Youtube video promoting new overnight hours in the Services and Resources electronic category.) A separate form must be completed for each work submitted.

Category of work*

Library's total annual operating budget*

Describe the purpose of the promotional piece:*

Describe the audience(s) for whom the promotional piece was created:*

Describe how the promotional piece was distributed:*

Full Name of individual submitting application:*

First Name Last Name

E-mail address:*

Phone Number

- Area Code Phone Number

Library address:*

Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City	State / Province
Postal / Zip Code	Country

How are you submitting the work for this entry?*

Hard copies are in the mail (required for print entries*) Digitally (optional for print entries, required for electronic entries**)

* If the original work was in print, please print out the confirmation email you receive after submitting your application and mail it, along with three hard copies of the work, to:

Best of Show at PR XChange / ATTN: Jamie Hazlitt, Outreach Librarian / William H. Hannon Library / 1 LMU Drive MS 8200 / Los Angeles, CA 90045

Print entries must be postmarked by the award application deadline of April 1, 2013. Digital submissions to accompany the print entries are optional.

Please note: if multiple submissions are submitted from a single email address, you may only receive one confirmation email.

If this occurs, please mail all print submissions to the address above, and include whatever confirmation you received, along with a note indicating the name of the additional projects submitted. Contact the Best of Show chairs if you have any questions.

** If original work was distributed electronically, please include the URL and/or upload the digital file below. Acceptable file types include pdf, jpg, zip, tiff, png, mov, ppt, and pptx.

URL for work (if applicable)

Attached files:

If you have any problems completing this online application, please send an email to prxchange.bestofshow@gmail.com to request a PDF application form.

Best of Show at PR Xchange / 2013