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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">FYI,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Library Support and Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> oasl-all@ola.memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all@ola.memberclicks.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 27, 2016 1:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Maurer <JenniferMaurer@oslmail.osl.state.or.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] Reminder: March 15 - April 10, 2016 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award Voting is now open!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">From Libby Hamler-Dupras, BCCCA Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Voting for the Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award (BCCCA) nominations is now open to all children in schools and public
libraries!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Children with
<i>reading levels of K-5<sup>th</sup></i> grades can have their votes submitted if they have read or listened to at least two of the books!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">From
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">March 15 –
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">April 10<sup>th</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">,</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
the BCCCA <i>Online Voting Ballot</i> is available for the adult administering the contest to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The six 2015-2016 BCCCA Nominees are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i>Charlie Bumpers vs. The Teacher of the Year
</i>by Bill Harley<i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i>Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
</i>by Jacqueline Briggs Martin<i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i>Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse
</i>by Tamera Wissinger<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i>The Mystery of Meerkat Hill: A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers
</i>by Alexander McCall Smith<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i>Ukelele Hayley </i>by Judy Cox<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i>White Fur Flying</i> by Patricia MacLachlan<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Voting Information</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">:
</span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Librarians or teachers should enter the school/public library voting totals using
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">the<span style="color:black">
<b>Google BCCCA Online Voting Ballot.</b> Students <u>do not</u> enter their votes online. Only the adult administering the BCCCA program enters the final tallies.
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3C4854;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please submit<i> all</i> students’ votes for all titles</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3C4854">.</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">All online ballots MUST be received by April 10th to be counted.
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">To promote this exciting Pacific Northwest contest, please go to the BCCCA website packed with lots of wonderful tips!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-nominees"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-nominees</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Show your students the powerpoint presentation (with music) and/or the short video clips that accompany the BCCCA nominations.
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Read aloud as many of this year’s six nominations as possible to students. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3C4854"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Remind children that as long as they’ve read or listened to TWO or more of the BCCCA nominations, each child can vote for
<b>their one very favorite title</b>. Students just need to realize that they’ll need to finish at least 2 of the books by the date that the adult administering the BCCCA program chooses to end the contest.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3C4854">
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">When it comes to the actual voting period, run off the
<i>brand new <b>BCCCA Student Ballot 2015-2016</b></i> and/or display the current BCCCA nominations in the front of the room.
<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote">https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The winning title will be announced on Beverly Cleary’s
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">100<sup>th</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> birthday, April 12, 2016!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Contact BCCCA Chair, Libby Hamler-Dupras
<a href="mailto:elfgirl@Q.com">elfgirl@Q.com</a> if you have any further inquiries or questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you very much for your participation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Libby Hamler-Dupras, BCCCA Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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