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font-family:Arial">Hi gang,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">I apologize for any cross-posting….</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">CSD is in need of a few good people!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Sadly, our previous presenters & facilitators are not able develop OLA Children’s Services Division’s Mock Caldecott Award Workshop this year. Because the CSD
Executive Board feels that the Mock Caldecott is such a wonderful experience for our youth services library staff across the State, we have decided to embark on a new way of doing things.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">We are happy to announce the
</span></font><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Mock Caldecott Committee</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:
Arial">, a new volunteer opportunity for able-bodied CSD members!!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">The Mock Caldecott Committee will consist in approximately 3-5 members. The primary duties will include:</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Selecting 10 outstanding children’s picture books that meet the
<a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottterms/caldecottterms">
Caldecott Criteria</a> for inclusion on the 2013 Mock Caldecott discussion list</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Working with the CSD Executive Board to identify and confirm 1-2 presenters for the 2013 Mock Caldecott Workshop</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">The date and location for the
</span></font><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">2013 Mock Caldecott Workshop</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> has been scheduled:
</span></font><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">January 5<sup>th</sup> from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> at the
</span></font><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Tigard Public Library</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="maroon" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">If you are an active CSD member and would like to volunteer to be on the Mock Caldecott Committee, simply send
an email to Rick Samuelson (<a href="mailto:ricks@wccls.org">ricks@wccls.org</a>) with the following details:</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font size="3" color="maroon" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;
font-weight:bold">a. Describe your past experience in selecting and evaluating picture books</span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold">b. Describe your past experience in art education, art history or art criticism</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">There’s no need to sweat the questions. We’re just looking for a little information so we can put together a super-fantastic committee!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">All committee work will be done electronically</span></font></i></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">,
although we hope committee members will be free to attend the workshop on January 5<sup>th</sup>. The bulk of the workload will occur in early autumn. We expect to have the discussion list and presenters finalized by the early part of November. During the
meantime, we will share titles and begin to have email discussions about possible Mock Caldecott titles. If you love evaluating the art in children’s picture books, this is the committee for you! </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">If this sounds like fun to you or you want a little more information, please drop me a line.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">We hope to have the CSD Mock Caldecott Committee finalized by May 1<sup>st</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Thank you and best wishes!</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Librarian<br>
Washington
County Cooperative Library Services<br>
111 NE Lincoln,
MS 58A<br>
Hillsboro,
OR 97124<br>
(503) 648-9809 5#<br>
ricks@wccls.org </span></font></p>
<p><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-style:italic">"The clever men at
Oxford<br>
Know all that there is to be knowed.<br>
But they none of them know one half as much<br>
As intelligent Mr Toad!"<br>
</span></font></i><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">-Kenneth Grahame,
<i><span style="font-style:italic">The Wind in the Willows</span></i></span></font><i><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic"></span></font></i></p>
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