<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Arial">Hello Oregon Library Community, </font></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">
<font size="2" face="Arial">Do you know someone who</font> <font face="Arial">has made a significant contribution in the areas of literature and/or library service for the benefit of the children of Oregon</font><font face="Arial">?</font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><font face="Arial">Does that person reside principally in Oregon?</font></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><font face="Arial">Is s/he alive?</font></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">
<font face="Arial">If you answered yes to these questions you may be thinking of the next winner of the Evelyn Sibley Lampman* award, the most prestigious </font>award for library service to children in Oregon.</p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">
<i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; "><font face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; "><font face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">If you a</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; ">re a member of OLA y</span></span></font></i></span></font><font face="Arial" style="font-style: normal; ">ou could be the nominator for the winner of that award.</font></span></font></i></p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">It's easy. </span></span></font></i></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">
<i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Please include the following information:</span></span></font></i></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">
<i><span style="font-style: normal; "></span></i></p><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>Nominee's name </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: normal; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important; ">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b> </b></span></pre></pre></span></span></font></span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>Nominee's title, address, and phone (if known)</b></span></pre>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; "><b>Description of the nominee's significant and lasting contributionsover the years that have benefited the children of Oregon</b></span></pre></pre></span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; ">
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</pre></span></i></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: normal; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Nominations need to be sent to me (<a href="mailto:janec@multcolib.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">janec@multcolib.org</a>) via email by January 28, 2011. </span></span></font></i></span></pre>
</pre><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><i><font face="Arial">*The award is given in memory of Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907-1980), noted Oregon teacher, journalist, and author of children’s books.</font></i></span></font></i></p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; "><i><font face="Arial"></font></i></span>The Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award was established in 1982 to honor a living Oregon author, librarian, or educator who has made a significant contribution to Oregon in the fields of children’s literature and library services. It is awarded annually by the Children’s Services Division of the Oregon Library Association. </font></i></p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><font face="Arial">Share your appreciation, </font></p><p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">Jane Corry</p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif">Youth Librarian, Multnomah County Library</font><br>
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif">2011 Lampman Committee Chair</font><br><a href="mailto:janec@multcolib.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">janec@multcolib.org</a><br>
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