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SirsiDynix Announces Winners of 2009 Calendar Contest

PROVO, UT, USA - SirsiDynix, the world leader in library automation technology, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 calendar contest.  The SirsiDynix calendar is a celebration of libraries around the world that use SirsiDynix products to reach greater success.  Winning photographs were chosen based upon artistic merit, quality, and uniqueness.  

The 2009 Calendar winners are (in order of calendar appearance):

• International Islamic University Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Park Ridge Public Library; Park Ridge, Illinois
• Public Library of Zürich; Zürich, Switzerland
• Incline Village Library; Incline Village, Nevada
• Myriam and J. Robert Ouimet Library; Montréal, Canada
• Taipei Public Library; Taipei, Taiwan
• Enoch Pratt Free Library; Baltimore, Maryland
• Wells County Public Library; Bluffton, Indiana
• Rockville Library; Rockville, Maryland
• Library & Learning Centre; Farnham, Surrey, England
• Carbon Valley Regional Library; Firestone, Colorado
• Victorian Parliamentary Library; Melbourned, Victoria, Australia
• Shadek-Fackenthal Library; Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Stephanie Davis, Director of Wells County Public Library, stated, “It is wonderful to be recognized in this manner.  Our staff, patrons, and community are very pleased to see their library pictured among such beautiful buildings. While the Wells County Public Library is one of the smaller SirsiDynix customers, our library is always excited about the new products and upgrades that SirsiDynix has to offer our patrons.”  Davis adds, “Our supportive community recently expanded our main facility to accommodate the evolving needs of its citizens, and the chosen photo is my favorite representation of our library because it illustrates how far we have come.  I am extremely proud to have our library pictured among libraries from around the world in the 2009 SirsiDynix calendar.”

SirsiDynix CSMO, Keith Sturges, said, “The SirsiDynix calendar is our way of highlighting libraries of all types, sizes and locations, and saying ‘thank you’ to our customers.  Each SirsiDynix library receives a copy of the calendar and each library’s photo submission is considered carefully.  We appreciate all those who submitted photographs and we thank all libraries that are part of the SirsiDynix family.  We look forward to continued exciting successes for our customers in 2009.”

A slide show of the winning 2009 SirsiDynix calendar photos can be viewed at http://www.sirsidynix.com/Company/Calendar