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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">In honor of Earth Day, and for the entire month of April, the Earth Day Network is asking libraries to participate in their two-year-old program, Reading for the Earth, for youth in grades K -
8. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">The goal is for “</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">kids to borrow and read environmentally themed books from their library. The purpose of the campaign is twofold: to educate youth about
the environment, and to inspire them to read books more often.” A rep from the Earth Day Network told me that ALA just signed on as a partner, which basically means they endorse the program.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">For those who want to register their library and document a few activities, they can receive recognition at the end of the campaign. Or, go low key, don’t register, and participate at your leisure.
;-)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">The website, <a href="http://www.earthday.org/reading" target="_blank">
http://www.earthday.org/reading</a>, has suggested reading lists, PDFs of promotional posters, suggested activities, an organizer’s guide, and more.
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</span><a href="http://www.earthday.org/encouragereading" target="_blank">http://www.earthday.org/encouragereading</a> (posters and reading lists)</span></p>
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</span><a href="http://www.earthday.org/RegisterYourLibrary" target="_blank">http://www.earthday.org/RegisterYourLibrary</a> (register your library)</span></p>
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</span><a href="http://www.earthday.org/OrganizeReading" target="_blank">http://www.earthday.org/OrganizeReading</a> (suggested activities and organizer’s guide)</span></p>
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</span><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1807/images/2012/Reading/readingtoolkit.pdf" target="_blank">http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1807/images/2012/Reading/readingtoolkit.pdf</a> (overall summary)<span style="">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">If you plan to participate, consider supplementing your collection of books about the environment by bookmarking specific articles or searches in the Gale databases. Then post the recommended
reading or resource list (of bookmarks) to your library webpage, create a QR code that directs to the page of links and add it to a newsletter article, send the links to your local homeschooling association, etc. Not comfortable using Gale bookmarks that way?
Then maybe the <a href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/technology/sdlp/index.shtml#Statewide_Database_Training" target="_blank">
Gale webinar</a> on April 3<sup>rd</sup> at 11am Pacific is for you: Finding <span class="SpellE">
eResources</span> to Support Library Programming.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">Here’s a sample of bookmarked items from the Gale databases that promote learning about the environment. If prompted for a "password, library barcode number, or other ID," use the password of
Oregon school districts' and private schools' Gale login (which is <span style="font-style: italic;">
oslis</span> for everyone) or enter your own library barcode number.<br>
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<h4 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: blue; font-weight: normal;">From
<i style="">GREENR</i>, a topic page about Forests and Deforestation: <a href="http://tinygaleurl.com?br3lds6" target="_blank">
http://tinygaleurl.com?br3lds6</a><br>
>From <i style="">Student Resources in Context</i>, an audio clip about listening to sounds in habitats to gauge the health of landscapes:
<a href="http://tinygaleurl.com?ovdbuyz" target="_blank">http://tinygaleurl.com?ovdbuyz</a>
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>From <i style="">Gale Virtual Reference Library</i>, an article about midwife toads with a section on their conservation status:
<a href="http://tinygaleurl.com?ongotpj" target="_blank">http://tinygaleurl.com?ongotpj</a><br>
>From <i style="">Kids <span class="SpellE">InfoBits</span></i>, a “go green” quiz:
<a href="http://tinygaleurl.com?38xc5hx" target="_blank">http://tinygaleurl.com?38xc5hx</a></span></h4>
<h4><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Questions about the Reading for the Earth campaign? Please email Deon Jackson at
<a href="mailto:reading@earthday.org" target="_blank">reading@earthday.org</a>. <br>
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Questions about the Gale databases? I can help with that or direct you to someone who can.</span></h4>
<h4><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Thanks,<br>
Jen</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: blue;"></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">Jennifer Maurer</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: blue;">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></span></p>
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