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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">I know summer isn't even over, but we wanted you to get this into your schedule… :>)</FONT>
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<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Ever talk with a teen about a book and watch eyes glaze over in boredom? Attend this FREE workshop and learn to create/present booktalks that thrill and entice teens to read! Cathy Schneider, from Multnomah Couty Library's Books 2 U program and booktalker extraordinaire, will offer tips and tricks of the booktalk. You'll learn: </FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">How booktalks differ from summaries; </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">3 ways to talk about fiction; </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">How to talk up non-fiction; </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">How to create great "hooks" for books;</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Hear demonstration booktalks; and </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Practice your own.</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Phew! All that in only 2 hours! Then, stay for the networking! After lunch on your own in downtown Portland, join your teen service peers at the quarterly OYAN membership meeting to network, share ideas, and plan ahead. Come with your great ideas of titles to include in the 2010 OYAN Book Rave booklist. </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Date: Oct. 16, 2009 </FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Time: Workshop, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Membership Meeting, 1 - 4 p.m.</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Location: US Bank Room, Central Library, Multnomah Co. Library, 801 SW 10th, Portland, OR</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT FACE="Arial">To register for the workshop: By October 1, 2009, email Susan Smallsreed (susansm@multcolib.org) with name, library & email address. No registration needed for the OYAN meeting.</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Brought to you by the Oregon Young Adult Network of the Oregon Library Association</FONT>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">Susan J. Smallsreed, MLS</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">Youth Librarian, Northwest Library & </FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">Co-Chair, Oregon Young Adult Network</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">2300 NW Thurman St.</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">Portland, OR 97210</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">503.988.5560</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">susansm@multcolib.org</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><I></I><A HREF="file://www.multcolib.org"><I><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tw Cen MT">www.multcolib.org</FONT></U></I></A><I></I></P>
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