<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Does your library collection include decodable books? We’re looking for photos to include in our presentation (see below) demonstrating the many wonderful ways libraries are increasing the findability of these books for very new readers. It could be a display, a bin, a catalog enhancement, etc. Send us your photos, along with your library’s name, and we’ll include as many as possible in our presentation slides. </span></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-377a1f7b-7fff-d47e-2382-d37a8886348d"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Interested in learning more about decodable books? We invite you to join us at the OLA Conference. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Deciphering Decodable Books</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thursday, April 24th at 10:15am</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Presenters: Amy Clark, Amy Seto Forrester, Jackie Partch</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Join us as we identify the elements of decodable books and show how they support new readers. Decodable books present phonics concepts in sequence to help build skills and confidence. Readers learn to sound out words using reading strategies not guessing from pictures. Decodable books are an increasingly popular request in school and public libraries. Selection tips and suggestions, along with ideas for collection integration will be shared in this hands-on, interactive session.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hope to see you there,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Amy, Amy, and Jackie</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b><font size="2"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Jackie Partch</font><br></font></b><font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Youth & Family Services Librarian</font></b><br></font><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Multnomah County Library</font></span><font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">971.500.1733</font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse"><i style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px">she/her/hers</i><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Work schedule: Monday-Friday</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> 8:30-5</span></div><div dir="ltr"><u style="color:rgb(42,93,176)"><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" style="color:rgb(42,93,176)" target="_blank">multcolib.org</a></font></u></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><u style="color:rgb(42,93,176)"><br></u></span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>