====== Multicultural Excellence Awards ======

The Multicultural Excellence Awards are awarded annually by the NSW Working Group on Multicultural Library Services. The awards recognise a public library service and an individual for demonstrated excellence in the delivery of multicultural library services.

The objectives of the Awards are:

  * to recognise the importance of multicultural library services
  * to raise the profile of multicultural library services within the community
  * to encourage excellence in the field of multicultural library services
  * to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the field by both individual practitioners and public library services across NSW.

===== Award Categories =====


There are two categories of awards:

**Organisation**: this award honours a NSW public library that has demonstrated excellence in the provision of multicultural library services. A sponsor of the annual SWITCH Conference will provide a $1,000 award.

**Individual**: this award honours an individual practitioner working in a NSW public library, who has demonstrated innovative, dedicated and outstanding service to the multicultural community. The individual will be presented with a certificate honouring their contribution.

You can find more information about how to apply, as well as previous winners, on the [[https://nswpla.org.au/#awards_scholarships&page=multicultural_excellence_awards|NSW Public Libraries Association website]]. Look in the Scholarship and Awards section.