{"id":1888,"date":"2023-02-09T23:56:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/?page_id=1888"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:01:38","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.0 - 29-03-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pink-yellow-Coming-Soon-retro-6-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pink-yellow-Coming-Soon-retro-6-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pink-yellow-Coming-Soon-retro-6-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pink-yellow-Coming-Soon-retro-6-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pink-yellow-Coming-Soon-retro-6.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The B.E.S.T. Award is given annually to honor a teen that has made a significant contribution to library services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The B.E.S.T. Award is sponsored jointly by the Young Adult Services Divisions of the Suffolk and Nassau County Library Associations.&nbsp;A commemorative plaque is awarded to a teen winner in each county, as well as a $150 stipend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Each nominee receives a certificate of appreciation and letter of commendation by the B.E.S.T. Award Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The winners are selected by a committee of the Young Adult Services Divisions of the Nassau and Suffolk County Library Associations. All entries will remain the property of those divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.0 - 29-03-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BEST.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"595\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<Br><br>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>PAST WINNERS OF THE BEST AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2019:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lauren Prete <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.connetquotlibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Connetquot Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2018:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kevin Ryan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mastics-Moriches Shirley Community Library<\/a><br><strong><br><\/strong><strong>2017: &nbsp;<\/strong>Luigia Than&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/portjefflibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Port Jefferson Free Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2016:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Josh Ramirez,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brentwood Public Library<\/a><br><br><strong>2013:<\/strong>&nbsp; Ashley McHugh,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Babylon Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2012:<\/strong>&nbsp; Ryquasia Bonds,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wyan.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wyandanch Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2011:<\/strong>&nbsp; Daniel Roach,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/shpl.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Huntington Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2010:<\/strong>&nbsp;Alexis Giussepone,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/harborfieldslibrary.org\/main.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harborfields Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2009:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kristin Fisher,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/johnjermain.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jermain Memorial Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2008:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rebecca Goldstein,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mylpl.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Longwood Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2007:<\/strong>&nbsp;Christian Escudero,<a href=\"http:\/\/bayportbluepointlibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Bayport-Blue Point Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The B.E.S.T. Award is given annually to honor a teen that has made a significant contribution to library services. The B.E.S.T. Award is sponsored jointly by the Young Adult Services Divisions of the Suffolk and Nassau County Library Associations.&nbsp;A commemorative <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/awards\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1888","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1888"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627,"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1888\/revisions\/2627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scla.net\/yasd\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}