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<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>Attention youth services staff in
Oregon public libraries!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>Please take this short online survey at: <A
href="http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=577">http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=577</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>This survey
is designed to find out what Oregon libraries are doing for
tweens. Please fill this out even if your library doesn't provide
tween specific programs because if only folks who provide tween services fill
this out it will look like everyone is doing it and we know that is not the
case. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>There are 19 questions, most of them are
quick<STRONG> </STRONG>yes/no/not sure answers that <STRONG><U>should
take only 5-10 minutes</U></STRONG> to answer. The only question
asking your feedback is: <SPAN class=978192818-27102009>"</SPAN>Many
public libraries don’t have the staff, funding, or space to provide tween
specific resources. What collaborative projects might help your library and
other libraries meet the unique needs of tweens?" </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>Who are “tweens”? </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>They are kids who are playing with toys one
day, and acting like teens the next. They are at the age when the onset of
puberty occurs (10-14 years old), and many aren’t quite sure what is going on
with their own bodies and emotions. They exist in the academic gap between 4th
and 8th grade when reading scores begin to fall. No Child Left Behind
legislation focus on K-3rd grades, and high schools have a variety of special
programs to help teens graduate, thus preventing dropouts. But, what support is
there specifically for tweens?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>Thank you,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=978192818-27102009>Katie Anderson</DIV>
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<DIV align=center>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</DIV>
<DIV align=center>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator *</DIV>
<DIV align=center>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV align=center><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-378-2528</DIV>
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