[kids-lib] Letters About Literature deadline tomorrow!

[Katie Anderson]

The 2009 Letters About Literature reading and writing contest deadline is tomorrow!  
Letters must be postmarked December 6, and mailed to:
Letters About Literature
P.O. Box 609 Competition Level (indicate level 1,2, or 3)
Dallas, PA 18612


Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528



From: Katie Anderson [mailto:anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 4:01 PM
To: Kids-Lib; OYAN
Subject: 2009 Letters About Literature reading and writing contest has begun!


The 2009 Letters About Literature reading and writing contest has begun!
Download the guidelines/entry coupon at: 
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/pdf/lal-2008-entry-guidelines.pdf 


The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to participate in Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest.  To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author (living or dead) explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves.
I'm attaching the guidelines and entry form for you to download and print for the students you work with.  The deadline is December 6, 2008.  Contest details, teachers' resources, and past winning letters are available at: http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml.  Remember, one of the six 2008 national winning letters was written by a 6th grader from Oregon.  Be sure that you share it with your students to give them an idea of what a national winning letter is like. 

OREGON PRIZES
Semi-finalists:  $10 bookstore gift card (last year there were 91 semi-finalists).
Honorable Mentions: $250 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarships and $25 bookstore gift cards (last year there were 11 honorable mentions).
Runners-up:  $250 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarships and $50 cash (there are always 3 runners-up).
Winners: $500 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarships, $100 cash, $50 Target GiftCard, and their letters move on to the national competition (there are always 3 winners).
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The State Treasurer has joined the Oregon Reading Association, Oregon Center for the Book, OASL, CSD, and OYAN as a cosponsor.  Local cosponsors help spread the word and encourage participation in Letters About Literature, and provide the prizes for Oregon's winners, runners-up, honorable mentions, and semi-finalists. 
Target Stores, along with its parent company Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), gives back more than $2 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs
The Center for the Book was established in 1977 as a public-private partnership to use the resources of the Library of Congress to stimulate public interest in books and reading.   For information about its activities and national reading promotion networks, visit www.loc.gov/cfbook.



Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528
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