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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m passing along this exciting announcement from the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL) group about their new picture book awards. Please feel free to nominate titles and pass along the word about the awards!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">New Picture Book Award To Support Early Literacy</span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (</span></i><i><a href="http://www.clel.org/"><span style="color:#047AC6">http://www.clel.org</span></a><span style="color:black">) an advisory
group to the Colorado State Library, is excited to announce the inaugural year of the CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards, a new children's literature award created to recognize picture books that provide excellent support of early literacy development in young
children.</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">The first CLEL Bell Awards will be announced February 5, 2014, one title in each of five categories representing an early literacy practice: Read, Write, Sing, Talk, and Play. Research
has shown that engaging children in these practices builds language skills and prepares children to become successful readers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">“I am thrilled to have these new awards!” says Carol Edwards, Co-Manager of Children and Family Services at Denver Public Library and a Bell Awards Selection Committee member. “Being
aware of the new books coming out and paying attention to the ways they can extend conversation and interaction with children—beyond the act of reading—seems like strong support for our work in libraries with this age group.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Suggestions for consideration for the 2014 awards are accepted through November 15, 2013 at the CLEL website (<a href="http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards-2014-nom-form">http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards-2014-nom-form</a>).
Winning titles will demonstrate content or theme related to one of the early literacy practices, and encourage interaction between adults and children.</span></i></b><i><span style="color:black"> The five award winners will be released with support materials
that describe how each title supports early literacy development, and with suggestions for ways parents, caregivers, and librarians can extend the reading experience with children, through shared activities appropriate for home, childcare settings, and library
storytime.</span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">Fostering community discussion about the nominated titles is one of the goals of the Bell Awards, and conversation will be encouraged via regular posts on the CLEL blog (</span></i><i><a href="http://www.clel.org/blog"><span style="color:#047AC6">http://www.clel.org/blog</span></a><span style="color:black">)
and through social media.</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">“Getting the conversation going about how books really can make a difference in encouraging parents and caregivers to increase their early literacy interactions seems like a win-win
to me,” says Edwards. “It’s a win for the professionals who introduce new books and encourage best practices, and it’s a win for the child who benefits from more singing, talking, writing, reading, and playing.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">For more information, visit the CLEL Bell Awards webpages (</span></i><i><a href="http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards"><span style="color:#047AC6">http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards</span></a><span style="color:black">)
or contact the Selection Committee at </span><a href="mailto:clelbellawards@gmail.com"><span style="color:#1155CC">clelbellawards@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:black">About CLEL<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy is an advisory group to the Colorado State Library, created in 2008. CLEL members work to strengthen children’s literacy through library services and community advocacy.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:#17365D">Beth Crist</span></i><i><span style="color:#404040"> | Youth & Family Services Consultant | Colorado State Library | Colorado Department of Education |
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:#404040">201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 309, Denver, CO 80203 | 303.866.6908 |
<a href="http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib">www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib</a> |<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D">Summer Reading 2013 at
<a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/">Oregon libraries</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D">Find a
<a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/">summer food site</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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