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<p class=MsoNormal>Actually this is the 4<sup>th</sup> time Oregon received
this award:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>1991 – Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>1993 – Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom
Committee<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>1999 – Oregon Coalition for Free Expression<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>2009 – Celebrate the Freedom to Read – Oregon <o:p></o:p></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"'>
libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>GINNANE Mary J<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Katie Anderson'; (libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us); OASL<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Oregon group receives SIRS-ProQuest Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Wow, this is fantastic news. This is the 2<sup>nd</sup> SIRS
award that Oregon’s received that I know about—the Oregon Intellectual Freedom
Clearinghouse was honored a while back. Congratulations and appreciation to the
Intellectual Freedom Committees of OLA and OASL and ACLU. And every library
that presented a Banned Books Week event or display should feel they
contributed!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mary Ginnane<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>OLA President<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"'>
libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie
Anderson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> (libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us); OASL<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Oregon group receives SIRS-ProQuest Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:black'>"Celebrate the Freedom to Read" Oregon is the
recipient of the 2009 SIRS-ProQuest State and Regional Achievement Award. 
For detail go to:</span><span style='color:blue'> <a href="http://tiny.cc/VWWBh"
title="http://tiny.cc/VWWBh">http://tiny.cc/VWWBh</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:black'>Congratulations to the Intellectual Freedom Committees of
OLA and OASL and the ACLU of Oregon on your statewide Banned Books Week
project.  Thank you for putting together
and distributing resources for academic, school, and public libraries
across Oregon to use to develop local Banned Books Week activities. 
Celebrating Banned Books Week is an important activity for educating
people about intellectual freedom rights and the freedom to read. 
I hope that this project continues to grow and that we will soon see
all Oregon counties participating!</span><span style='color:blue'>  </span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>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'>* 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'>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'><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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