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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Hi gang,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">I wanted to remind everyone that the Children’s Services Division of the Oregon Library Association’s
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">2013 Mock Caldecott </span></b>and <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Mock Newbery
</span></b>workshops are just over a month away! There is still plenty of space available in these workshops. If you enjoy children’s literature and enjoy the fellowship of fellow kid-lit enthusiasts, I heartily encourage you to register without delay. </span></font><font size="2" face="Wingdings"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings">J</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…
<b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">these are the most fun workshops of the whole calendar year as far as I’m concerned!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Here are the particulars:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Mock Caldecott Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Saturday January 5<sup>th</sup> / 9 am – 4 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Tigard Public Library /
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">13500 SW Hall Blvd</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">
Tigard</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Cost: $15 for CSD members / $20 for non-CSD members (pays for snacks and lunch)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Registration form:
<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_130437">
https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_130437</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Celebrate the 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Caldecott Award by attending this entertaining workshop<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Features a special hands-on presentation “<i><span style="font-style:italic">Meet Art: A Creative Workshop Exploring Caldecott Artists and Their Techniques</span></i>”
presented by Paige Bentley-Flannery of the Deschutes Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Mock Newbery Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Saturday January 12<sup>th</sup> / 10 am – 4 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Wilsonville Public Library /
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">8200 SW Wilsonville Rd</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Wilsonville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Cost: $15 for CSD members / $20 for non-CSD members (pays for snacks and lunch)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Registration form:
<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_130845">
https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_130845</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Rub elbows with real-life Newbery Committee members like Steven Engelfried and Kate Houston. Hear from Kate as she describes the process of working on the premiere
American children’s literature book award<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Again, if you love kid’s books… these are two workshops you won’t want to miss!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">If you have any questions at all, I will be happy to answer them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Happy holidays everybody!!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Librarian<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">
County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Cooperative Library Services<br>
111 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">NE Lincoln</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">
MS</st1:State></st1:place> 58A<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hillsboro</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">
OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97124</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
(503) 648-9785 5#<br>
ricks@wccls.org <o:p></o:p></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
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oxford</st1:place></st1:City><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"><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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