[kids-lib] Oregon Reader's Choice Award planning resources

[Katie Anderson]

Now might be time to plan out how you are going to promote Oregon's only student selected book award directed at 9-18 year olds. This is the fourth year of the ORCA (Oregon Reader's Choice Award) and it is free for all students, schools, and libraries to participate. There are 3 divisions (Upper Elementary, Middle School, and High School) and you get to choose which grades/students would best fit in those criteria.

You can get information about the books and promotional materials at the ORCA homepage
http://www.olaweb.org/orca

Plus, students and adults can post comments, as well as get information and promotional materials, at the ORCA blog
http://oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com

Students have up through the end of March to read at least 2 books in any one division in order to vote. It's a great way to encourage students to read, especially to break out of their comfortable base, since the 8 books in each division cover a wide range of genres. It's also a great way to involve students, since they get to suggest books that will eventually become the official ORCA Nominees.

You can find Prezis, booktalks, and bookmarks on the websites http://www.olaweb.org/orca.

Also, there will be a session at the October 12th OASL Conference to get a hands on experience of how to promote and run the ORCA at your library or school.

If you know anyone who works at a library, who is not on this listserv, please forward the message on to them.

If you have any questions, you can send an email to orca at olaweb.org<mailto:orca at olaweb.org>.

ORCA is co-sponsored by 3 OLA divisions (CSD, OASL, and OYAN), plus the Oregon Reading Association (ORA) and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA).


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<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528

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