The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District was one of 10 winners of the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for libraries and museums that are serving their communities in exceptional ways. Community member Avree Walker traveled with Executive Director Jeanne Goodrich to Washington D.C.  this past May to accept the award. Avree Walker walked across the stage at the West Las Vegas Library Theater during his kindergarten graduation. Years would follow with him taking the same place on that stage. He used the computers and resources for school projects, but the informational and cultural programs at the library sparked his interest in the arts.  Now at 23 years old, Avree is a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada pursuing a career in the performing arts. He is also a dancer with the Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theatre. “Without the library services and the programs that the library offered I probably would have been in a completely different field and I found my real passion, which is for the arts, so I’d just like to say thank you.” Do you know of a museum or library that has made a difference? Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 National Medal. Nomination Forms must be mailed and postmarked by October 15, 2014.