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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 2009-2010 Ready to Read Annual Report is now available at:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutready.shtml" target="_blank">
http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutready.shtml</a></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Congratulations to the Outstanding Ready to Read projects of 2009-2010</span></font></div>
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</span></font>Cedar Mill Community Library</span></font></div>
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</span></font>Douglas County Library System</span></font></div>
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</span></font>Eugene Public Library</span></font></div>
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</span></font>Lake County Library District</span></font></div>
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</span></font>Stayton Public Library. <font color="blue"> </font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This year as I was reviewing your Final Reports the following projects really stuck out in my mind and I thought they may be of interest to other libraries:</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Book Art:</b> Cedar Mill Community Library</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A select number of in-home childcare sites received 4 pictures with instructions and supplies for an age-appropriate art experience based on the stories in
the books. Outreach volunteers read the books at the participating childcare sites and children created art corresponding art projects. Examples of the artwork with the children’s comments were displayed at the library. The children were given special invitations
to share with families and friends for an “Opening Night” event at the library. </span>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baby Showers:</b> Lake County Library District and Klamath County Library
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In partnership with the local Public Health Office and pediatricians, invitations to a baby shower at the libraries were sent to new parents. Local businesses
and organizations donated refreshments and baby-related gifts such as bibs, blankets, and toys to giveaway to parents at the baby shower. The libraries, both Reading for Healthy Families participants, had “a captive audience to spread the early literacy message!”
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Big Rig Summer Reading Kick-Off:</b> St. Helen’s Public Library
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“When families came to see the 17 different rigs, we gave them a voucher for a free hardhat to be redeemed inside the library. The line streamed out the front
door of the library and our door count… was double for a typical day! We were able to sign-up participants that had not been in the library before”</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Other interesting items from your Ready to Read reports:</b></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Several libraries described successful partnerships with schools/teachers that brought teen parenting classes (parents with their babies!) to the library, and
many libraries reported that circulation of Oregon Battle of the Books titles was very high during the summer reading program.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thank you all for the wonderful library youth services you provide your communities!</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Katie Anderson
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<div align="center">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</div>
<div align="center">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *</div>
<div align="center">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</div>
<div align="center"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</div>
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