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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=500361916-21112008>Please excuse the cross
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<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=500361916-21112008><FONT size=3>You have
two more weeks to write letters and submit entries in the 2009 Letters
About Literature reading and writing contest. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=500361916-21112008><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG>Letters must be postmarked December 6</STRONG></FONT>, and
mailed to:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=500361916-21112008><FONT size=3>Letters
About Literature</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=500361916-21112008><FONT size=3>P.O. Box
609 Competition Level (indicate level 1,2, or 3)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=center><SPAN class=500361916-21112008><FONT size=3>Dallas, PA
18612</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Katie Anderson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Youth Services Consultant</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Library Development </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Oregon State Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>503-378-2528</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Katie Anderson
[mailto:anderson_katie@oslmac.osl.state.or.us] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday,
October 01, 2008 4:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Kids-Lib; OYAN<BR><B>Subject:</B> 2009
Letters About Literature reading and writing contest has
begun!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>The 2009 Letters
About Literature reading and writing contest has begun!</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>Download the
guidelines/entry coupon at: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A
href="http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/pdf/lal-2008-entry-guidelines.pdf">http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/pdf/lal-2008-entry-guidelines.pdf</A>
</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in
partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers
for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to participate in Letters
About Literature, a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers
write a personal letter to an author (living or dead) explaining how that
author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or
themselves.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I'm attaching the guidelines and entry form for you to
download and print for the students you work with. The deadline is
<B><SPAN style="COLOR: red">December 6, 2008</SPAN></B>. Contest details,
teachers' resources, and past winning letters are available at: <A
title=http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml
href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml">http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml</A>.<SPAN>
</SPAN>Remember, one of the six 2008 national winning letters was written
by a 6<SUP>th</SUP> grader from <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE
w:st="on">Oregon</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE>.<SPAN> </SPAN>Be sure that you
share it with your students to give them an idea of what a national winning
letter is like.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><ST1:STATE
w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><B>OREGON</B></ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE><B>
PRIZES<O:P></O:P></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Semi-finalists:</B><SPAN> </SPAN>$10 bookstore gift
card (last year there were 91 semi-finalists).</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Honorable Mentions:</B> $250 Oregon College Savings Plan
scholarships and $25 bookstore gift cards (last year there were 11 honorable
mentions).</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Runners-up:</B><SPAN> </SPAN>$250 Oregon College
Savings Plan scholarships and $50 cash (there are always 3 runners-up).</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Winners:</B> $500 Oregon College Savings Plan
scholarships, $100 cash, $50 Target GiftCard, and their letters move on to the
national competition (there are always 3 winners).</P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________________________________________________________<BR></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The State Treasurer has joined the Oregon Reading
Association, <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME
w:st="on">Oregon</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
w:st="on">Center</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE> for the Book, OASL, CSD, and OYAN
as a cosponsor. Local cosponsors help spread the word and encourage
participation in Letters About Literature, and provide the prizes for <ST1:PLACE
w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Oregon</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>'s winners,
runners-up, honorable mentions, and semi-finalists. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><O:P></O:P>Target Stores, along with its parent company
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), gives back more than $2 million a week to its
local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first
store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and
team members to help meet community needs</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Center for the Book was established in 1977 as a
public-private partnership to use the resources of the Library of Congress to
stimulate public interest in books and reading.<SPAN> </SPAN>For
information about its activities and national reading promotion networks, visit
<A
href="http://www.loc.gov/cfbook">www.loc.gov/cfbook</A>.<B><U><O:P></O:P></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Katie Anderson, Library Development
Services<BR>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator
*<BR>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR
97301<BR>katie.anderson@state.or.us, 503-378-2528</DIV></BODY></HTML>