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<b>Will Your Library Take Home the Suffolk Library Marketing Award This Year?</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="https://scla.net/rasd/librarymarketing/index.php/suffolk-library-marketing-award-slma/" target="_blank" id="OWAab916735-aeca-2eaf-c1aa-a8cbd2f93cef" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://scla.net/rasd/librarymarketing/index.php/suffolk-library-marketing-award-slma/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u>Suffolk
Library Marketing Award (SLMA)</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> recognizes the best marketing campaign by a public or academic library in Suffolk County over the last year.<br>
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<b>The deadline for submission of an SLMA application is Friday, September 11, 2026</b>. </span></div>
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The winner receives recognition among their peers and takes home the coveted SLMA plaque to proudly display in their library. </div>
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<b>Get the 2026 competition details and application documents on the RASD Library Marketing Committee website here:</b></div>
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<b>Additional Resources</b><br>
Want to learn more about the SLMA competition? Watch this roundtable discussion video:</div>
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Good luck in the 2026 SLMA competition! </div>
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Best Regards, </div>
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The RASD Library Marketing Committee</div>
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Jim Garvey - Northport-East Northport Public Library<br>
Chair</div>
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Anastasia Bazilevskaya - Deer Park Public Library<br>
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Sharon Twickler - Mattituck-Laurel Library<br>
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