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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Hi everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>As you know, we recently had a great OPB connection with Lauren
Kessler, spoke on Think Out Loud for Oregon Reads. Emily Harris, the host of
Think Out Loud, would like to do a “summer reading” series on her show and she’d
like the help of Oregon Librarians. Below is the e-mail I received from her
with the details. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:red'>Think
Out Loud is planning a series of interviews with Northwest authors over the
summer. I wonder if you might be able to help me get some suggestions from
librarians around the state. <br>
<br>
Here's what we're looking for:<br>
<br>
-Authors of fiction or poetry. Great writing! <br>
-Some Pacific Northwest connection - ideally they live here, or they're from
here, or at least their work is set here.<br>
-We are looking for geographic diversity - we want to talk with authors from a
variety of places. We'll lean toward Oregon/SW Washington connections, and
certainly look around the state, but would reach to the greater Pacific NW as well.
<br>
-We are also looking for diversity of voice, style and experience.<br>
-If anything is known about the author's backstory or personal story, that
would be great to know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'>I
would add that it would be good to know if they are good speakers or not ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'>So…
if you have an author you would like to suggest to Emily, please e-mail her
direct at <a href="mailto:EHarris@opb.org">EHarris@opb.org</a>, perhaps putting
“library summer reading idea” in the subject. I would also suggest, if you
have an adult summer reading program at your library, that you mention that as
well as I suggested she might add that tidbit of info as they are doing this
series. This is yet another opportunity for librarians to share their readers
advisory skills with the world! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'>Leah <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Leah M.
Griffith <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Director,
Newberg Public Library <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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