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<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>Hello! There has been much buzz about Ode Magazine’s
article, “Summer vacations cause disadvantaged children to fall
behind” on the Youth Service Consultants listserv. The article summarizes
an interview with Karl Alexander, a sociology professor at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">John</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hopkins</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, who conducted
a study on the achievement gap for the past 27 years. The study shows the
importance of visiting the library over the summer, and may be of use when
advocating for your library.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>Read the article online at: <a
href="http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/62/summer-vacations/">http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/62/summer-vacations/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>Key points from the article:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
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</span></font></span></span></font></b><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Education outside the classroom,
through summertime activities rooted in family life, can boost kids’
prospects for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<h1 style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><font
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</span></font></span></span></font></b><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>We’ve learned that summer
vacations cause disadvantaged children to fall behind, whereas children from
privileged families still make progress.<o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<h1 style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><font
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</span></font></span></span></font></b><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Low-income families are less likely
to read books; go to the library, museum or theater; take music lessons; or do
organized sports activities. Yet these experiences make a difference, with </span></font><u><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>a visit to the library being the most
discriminating factor of all</span></font></u><u><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'>.</span></font></u><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Katie
Anderson</span></font></st1:PersonName>, Library Development Services<br>
* Youth Services Consultant * <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Book
Coordinator *<br>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
Library, 250 Winter <st1:City w:st="on">St.</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
<a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></p>
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