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<p class="MsoNormal">Many apologies for sending out the announcement with last year’s dates. The
<a href="http://usbby.org">usbby.org</a> website has been updated. The 2014 award is for programs completed in 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.usbby.org/list_b2u.html">http://www.usbby.org/list_b2u.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Katie Anderson
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 29, 2014 9:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> '(kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Bridge to Understanding Award Announcment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Posted on behalf of United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>The Bridge to Understanding Award formally acknowledges the work of adults who create programs that use childrenīs books to explore cultures around the world in order to promote international understanding among children. Programs that win the award are
based in a broad understanding of culture as ways of living and being in the world, and go beyond the surface features of a culture, such as food, fashion, folklore, famous people, and festivals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This prestigious award was established in memory of Arlene Pillar, an educator who served USBBY as newsletter editor from 1984 until her untimely death in 1990. Organizations eligible for the award include schools, libraries, scout troops, clubs, and bookstores.
The program may be a one-time event, or an ongoing series of events, that serves children ranging in age from kindergarten through tenth grade. The award carries a monetary prize of $1000 and a certificate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Applying for the Bridge to Understanding Award<br>
USBBY is seeking applicants for the 2013 Bridge to Understanding Award. The selection committee will consider such criteria as the care with which books are selected and presented to children in the program, the depth of cultural understanding that the program
supports, the number of children reached by the program and the impact on the community as demonstrated by publicity coverage or anecdotal evidence. To be considered, the program must have occurred within 2012. A
<a href="http://www.usbby.org/res/Bridge_to_Understanding_Award_060412.pptx"><span style="color:#0066CC">powerpoint explaining the criteria</span></a> is available online.
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<p>An <a href="http://www.usbby.org/res/2013BridgeToUnderstanding.pdf"><span style="color:#0066CC">application and guidelines are available online</span></a>, or from the USBBY Secretariat, 5202 Old Orchard Road, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077.
<b>Email: <a href="mailto:Secretariat@usbby.org">Secretariat@usbby.org</a>. Phone: (224) 233-2030</b>.
<strong><span style="font-weight:normal">Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2013</span></strong>. The award will be presented at the annual IRA, ALA, or NCTE Convention, or at a mutually agreeable place and time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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