<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18852"><o:SmartTagType
name="place"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="PostalCode"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="State"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="City"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="PlaceType"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="PlaceName"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="PersonName"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><!--[if !mso]>
<STYLE>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</STYLE>
<![endif]-->
<STYLE>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:983775777;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-1606934282 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY lang=EN-US link=blue vLink=purple>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=542265117-30112009><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000>The deadline for the Letters About Literature reading and writing
contest is <FONT color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>December 12</STRONG></FONT>.
That gives you almost two weeks to work with students to finalize
their letters and get them in the
mail. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=542265117-30112009><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=542265117-30112009><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000>If kids want to read past winning letters to get a better
idea about how to write their own letter, they can read them online
at:</FONT> <A
href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml#Past_Winning_Letters">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml#Past_Winning_Letters</A>.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=542265117-30112009><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=542265117-30112009>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">All contest materials are available to download and
print online:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Contest guidelines and
entry forms: <A href="http://tiny.cc/oDowF">http://tiny.cc/oDowF</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lesson Plans: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/FtMlm">http://tiny.cc/FtMlm</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bookmarks: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/uMDVy">http://tiny.cc/uMDVy</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Stickers: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/4Dd4M">http://tiny.cc/4Dd4M</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Poster: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/896Yq">http://tiny.cc/896Yq</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV> </DIV><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Katie Anderson
[mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 01, 2009
9:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B> '(kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)';
(oyan@listsmart.osl.state.or.us);
(libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<BR><B>Subject:</B> Letters About Literature:
materials now online<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Attention teachers and librarians who work with children
and teens in 4<SUP>th</SUP>—12<SUP>th</SUP> grades:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT color=#cc0000
size=6 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Letters About Literature 2010 has begun!
</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4><SPAN
style="COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">All entries must be
postmarked </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT color=green size=4><SPAN
style="COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">December 12,
2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Letters About Literature is a national reading and
writing contest. Students write letters to an author explaining how
that author's book changed their way of thinking about the world or
themselves. There are three competition levels: Level I for
4th-6th graders, Level II for 7th-8th graders, and Level III for 9th-12th
graders. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>'s three winners (one from each
competition level) will go on to compete
nationally.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Librarians and teachers can download and print entry
forms, bookmarks, and stickers to distribute to your students and patrons at:
Lesson plans and an outline connecting Letters About Literature to national
language arts and reading standards are available
at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">All contest materials are available to download and
print online:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Contest guidelines and
entry forms: <A href="http://tiny.cc/oDowF">http://tiny.cc/oDowF</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lesson Plans: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/FtMlm">http://tiny.cc/FtMlm</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bookmarks: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/uMDVy">http://tiny.cc/uMDVy</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Stickers: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/4Dd4M">http://tiny.cc/4Dd4M</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Poster: <A
href="http://tiny.cc/896Yq">http://tiny.cc/896Yq</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In 2009 almost 1,200 students in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> entered the
contest, and 1 in 11 of them received <B><FONT color=#cc0000><SPAN
style="COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">cash prizes</SPAN></FONT></B> or
<B><FONT color=#cc0000><SPAN style="COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">gift
certificates to Borders</SPAN></FONT></B> bookstore. These prizes are made
possible through support from the Oregon Reading Association, Oregon Association
of School Libraries, and the Oregon Library Association's Children Services
Division and Young Adult network.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">At the national level 6 winners and 12
honorable mentions will be selected. National winners receive a $500
Target gift certificate and a <B><FONT color=#cc0000><SPAN
style="COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">$10,000 grant</SPAN></FONT></B> to
donate to the public or school library of the winner's choice. Honorable
mentions receive a $100 Target gift certificate and a <B><FONT
color=#cc0000><SPAN style="COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">$1,000
grant</SPAN></FONT></B> to donate to the public or school library of their
choice. Last year two of the national honor award winners were from
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>!
The $1,000 donations went to <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Parkrose</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Middle School</st1:PlaceType> library and St. Mary’s
Academy both in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Letters About Literature, and the national prizes, are
possible thanks to the Center of the Book in the Library of Congress and Target
Corporation. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For more information contact <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Katie Anderson</st1:PersonName>, coordinator of the Letters About
Literature activities in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>