You might want to think of a librarian or author who has <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><font face="Arial">made a significant contribution in the areas of literature and/or library service for the benefit of the children of Oregon.</font></span><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">
<font face="Arial">Ask yourself, "Does that person reside principally in Oregon?"</font></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><font face="Arial">and "Is s/he alive?" </font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><font face="Arial">If you answered yes to these questions you may be thinking of the next winner of the Evelyn Sibley Lampman* award, the most prestigious </font>award for library service to children in Oregon.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-style: normal; ">If you a</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; ">re a member of <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">OLA</span> y</span></span></font></i></span></font><font face="Arial" style="font-style: normal; ">ou could make yourself proud by being the nominator of the winner of that prestigious award.</font></span></font></i></p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">It's easy. Just email me. I</span></span></font></i><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">nclude the following information:</span></span></font></i></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>Nominee's name </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: normal; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important; ">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b> </b></span></pre></pre></span></span></font></span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>Nominee's title, address, and phone (if known)</b></span></pre>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>Description of the nominee's significant and lasting contributionsover the years that have benefited the children of Oregon</b></span></pre></pre></span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; ">
<i><span style="white-space: normal; "><i><span style="font-style: normal; "><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important; "></pre></span></i></span></i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Nominations need to be sent to me (<a href="mailto:janec@multcolib.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">janec@multcolib.org</a>) via email by January 28, 2011. </span></span></font></i></span></pre>
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</pre></span><br>-- <br><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i><div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i>Jane Corry</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i>Belmont Youth Librarian- Multnomah County Library </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i>1038 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i>Portland OR 97214</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i>503-988-5382</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium"><i><br></i></span></div>When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door, that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.<br>
-Helen Keller</i></span><br>