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class=843484019-09052008><SPAN class=406385918-13052008> </SPAN><FONT
size=5><STRONG>2008 </STRONG></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=5><STRONG>Oregon Summer
Reading Certificates are</STRONG><SPAN class=234333115-25072007><SPAN
class=843484019-09052008><SPAN class=468065021-05092008><FONT face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG>available</STRONG><SPAN
class=468065021-05092008><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=5><STRONG> until October
1</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=843484019-09052008><STRONG>!</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=234333115-25072007><FONT color=#ff0000
size=5><STRONG> </STRONG><SPAN class=468065021-05092008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><FONT size=2><SPAN class=234333115-25072007><FONT
color=#ff0000 size=5><SPAN class=468065021-05092008> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=843484019-09052008><FONT color=#ff0000 size=3><FONT size=5><STRONG>(They
are FREE!)</STRONG></FONT><SPAN class=406385918-13052008><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=234333115-25072007><SPAN
class=406385918-13052008>To order hard copies, </SPAN>contact Pat
Bruebaker<FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3>, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> <A
href="mailto:pat.bruebaker@state.or.us">pat.bruebaker@state.or.us</A><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>,
503-947-5677</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=234333115-25072007><SPAN
class=406385918-13052008><STRONG><FONT size=4>Include your full name, shipping
address, and quantity needed in English and
Spanish</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=234333115-25072007><SPAN
class=406385918-13052008>If you have any questions, contact Katie Anderson, <A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-278-2528<FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=234333115-25072007><SPAN
class=406385918-13052008><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT
color=#000000>or Julie Anderson,</FONT> </FONT><A
href="mailto:Julie.Anderson@state.or.us"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Julie.Anderson@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
color=#000000 size=3>, 503-947-5613</FONT></FONT> </SPAN><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=center><FONT size=2><SPAN class=406385918-13052008><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=843484019-09052008><SPAN
class=406385918-13052008><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=234333115-25072007><SPAN class=843484019-09052008><FONT color=#ff0000
size=3><SPAN class=406385918-13052008><STRONG><FONT color=#008000
size=5><EM>Catch the Reading Bug</EM></FONT></STRONG> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=left>These certificates are for children and young adults <SPAN
class=843484019-09052008>(0-18) who <SPAN class=609545922-13052008>read
or listen to 10 books between May 15<SUP>th</SUP> and September
15<SUP>th</SUP>. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Students may receive a certificate when they <SPAN
class=609545922-13052008>submit a list of the 10 </SPAN>books<SPAN
class=609545922-13052008> they listened to or read to their teacher,
librarian, or reading specialist</SPAN>.<SPAN
class=609545922-13052008> Lists must be signed by the
parent/guardian/childcare provider.</SPAN><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008> School librarians, teachers, and
reading specialists may order certificates for
their students from Pat Bruebaker<SPAN
class=609545922-13052008>, </SPAN><A
href="mailto:pat.bruebaker@state.or.us"><FONT
color=#000000>pat.bruebaker@state.or.us</FONT></A><SPAN
class=609545922-13052008>, 503-947-5677. Children and
teens may also receive certificates by mailing their list of completed
books signed by a parent, guardian, or teacher and including a return address
to Pat Bruebaker (pat.bruebaker@state.or.us ), Oregon Department of Education,
255 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR
97310. </SPAN> </SPAN> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN class=843484019-09052008>B</SPAN>ACKGROUND
INFORMATION:</P>
<P align=left><SPAN class=406385918-13052008>This is the
second</SPAN> year the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon State
Library, and Oregon Library Association have coordinated their efforts to
provide a joint Oregon Summer Reading Certificate with funding from the Oregon
Education Association. This effort signifies the commitment of schools and
libraries to the education of Oregon's youth.</P>
<P align=left>In the past, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) awarded
Summer Reading Certificates for students who read ten books over the summer.
The certificates were distributed via education service districts, school
librarians, and public libraries. Nothing has changed about this program,
except for the certificate. The certificate now has the national Collaborative
Summer Library Program artwork on it and is signed by the State Librarian, Jim
Scheppke, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo.
</P>
<P align=left>Public libraries will award Oregon Summer Reading Certificates
to youth who <SPAN class=843484019-09052008>complete their <SPAN
class=406385918-13052008>library </SPAN>summer reading program or who
</SPAN>provide a list of the ten books they read over the summer. <SPAN
class=843484019-09052008>Libraries </SPAN>are not required to keep records of
the names of participating children nor the lists of books they read.</P>
<P align=left>Educators may request the Oregon Department of Education to send
certificates for their classroom or school. Students may also receive
certificates by mailing their list of completed books signed by a parent,
guardian, or teacher and including a return address to Pat Bruebaker
(pat.bruebaker@state.or.us ), Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol St.
NE, Salem, OR 97310. </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thank you for
participating in the Oregon Summer Reading Program!</FONT> </FONT></P>
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