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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white">A Monthly Newsletter from the Oregon State Library</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Volume 25, Issue 5, May 2015</span></strong><br>
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<p class="style10" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">State Library Board Met at the Eugene Conference Center on April 15th</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="style10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Oregon State Library Board met on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Eugene Hilton & Conference Center in Eugene in conjunction with the Oregon Library Association Conference.
The Board heard a report from the OLA President, discussed HB 3523 about the governance and mission of the State Library, appointed new members to the Government Information and Library Services Advisory Council, and discussed LSTA funds. The next board meeting
will be held on Friday, June 19th at the Beaverton City Library.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="style10" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">2015 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates Available Now!</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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2015 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates are only available to <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/SRPCertificateVoting.aspx">
download and print</a> now until October 1, 2015. Children and teens complete their local library’s summer reading program or read 10 books over the summer to earn a summer reading certificate signed by the Governor. Each certificate is available in .pdf format
which everyone should be able to access and .pub format which requires Microsoft Publisher to access. The children’s (full color) and all ages (black & white) certificates are bilingual, the teen certificate (full color) is in English only. Thank you Rachel
Humpert and Mackie Welch from Driftwood Public Library for designing the teen certificate!
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<p class="style10" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">SDLAC Recommends LearningExpress Library for SDLP</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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its meeting on April 9th, the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee (SDLAC) reviewed the results of the recent RFP and recommended that the State Library continue its contract with
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/learningexpress/index.aspx">
LearningExpress Library</a>. This resource provides testing and skills-building resources to all Oregon libraries through the Statewide Database Licensing Program (SDLP). The committee also recommended adding new products
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/technology/sdlp/learningexpress/LEL3.0_JobCareerAccelerator_lowres.pdf">
Job & Career Accelerator</a> and <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/technology/sdlp/learningexpress/LEL3.0_Computerand%20InternetBasics_highres.pdf">
Computer and Internet Basics</a> to the contract, which would significantly enhance the library community’s ability to support job seekers in their local communities. The
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/lstacouncil.aspx">LSTA Advisory Council</a> will consider this recommendation at their meeting on May 12th.
</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In April, it was also announced that EBSCO Information Services has purchased LearningExpress Library. This development will have no immediate impact on Oregon libraries’
access to LearningExpress Library resources. For more information about the purchase, see the
<a href="http://www.learningexpresshub.com/corporate/about-us/press/041515-learningexpressbecomespartofebscoinformationservices">
press release</a> from LearningExpress Library. </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="style10" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Oregon's Letters About Literature Honorees Announced</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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May 7th, starting at 4 pm, the State Library will host an awards celebration to honor Oregon’s Letters About Literature contest winners. Local distinguished writer Pamela Smith Hill will kick off the event with a keynote address. Then, after receiving certificates
and prizes, students will read their letters to the audience of family members and special guests. The contest objective was for students to write to an author of their choice, conveying how the book they read changed them or the way they view the world. Congratulations
to our state’s honorees:</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Level I (4th - 6th Grades)</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">40 of 384 Oregon entries made it through the national screening.</span></em></span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<span class="style101">First Place: Vicky Siah, Beaverton</span><br>
<span class="style101">Runner-Up: Sophie Ong, Beaverton</span><br>
<span class="style101">Honorable Mentions: Aletha Lengkong, Eugene; Mia Cremona, Lake Oswego; Cameron Iizuka, Lake Oswego; Phoebe Garrett, Lake Oswego; Amala Rajagopal, Beaverton</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Level II (7th & 8th Grades)</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">71 of 630 Oregon entries made it through the national screening.</span></em></span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<span class="style101">First Place: Sophie Ciurlik Rittenbaum, Medford </span><br>
<span class="style101">Runner-Up: Madeleine Adriance, Portland</span><br>
<span class="style101">Honorable Mentions: Chloe Scribner, Corvallis; Ashleen Smith, Madras; Soumik Chakraborty, Portland; Noah Kurzenhauser, Milwaukie; Zora Kurenhauser, Milwaukie</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Level III (9th - 12th Grades)</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">13 of 55 Oregon entries made it through the national screening.</span></em></span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<span class="style101">First Place: Hannah DesChamp, Eugene</span><br>
<span class="style101">Runner-Up: Khiarica Rasheed, Portland</span><br>
<span class="style101">Honorable Mentions: Anonymous, Portland; Mariah Jacobs, Sherwood; Autumn Grube, Keizer</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There were also 105 semi-finalists, which included anyone from Oregon who made it through the national screening but who was not selected as a winner, runner-up, or honorable
mention.</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This annual reading and writing program is sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Thanks to the Oregon Reading Association and three divisions
of the Oregon Library Association – Children’s Services Division, Oregon Young Adult Network, and Oregon Association of School Libraries; all were local cosponsors and helped fund the prizes. Also, thanks to the nine Oregon judges – a school librarian, public
librarian, and author for each of the three levels – who devoted their time to reading the entries. Honorees’ transcribed letters will be posted on the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx">Letters About Literature web page</a> by the end of May.
<a href="http://www.read.gov/letters/">National winners</a> are expected to be announced in early May. If you have questions about the contest, please contact
<a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">Jennifer Maurer</a>, School Library Consultant at the Oregon State Library.</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">State Library Will No Longer Coordinate Letters About Literature</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Because of internal changes, this is the last year that State Library staff will coordinate the Letters About Literature program in Oregon. We have reached out to a few
organizations about adopting the program, but so far, there have been no takers. However, depending on annual funding, the Library of Congress may be able to receive letters from Oregon students and coordinate judging. By early fall, I will post about next
year’s options for Oregon students on the State Library’s <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx">
Letters About Literature website</a>. Entries are usually due in December or January. Thank you to everyone who works to make the program a success, especially to the students and to their teachers or librarians who encourage participation.</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="style10" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Oregon School Library Staffing Levels Decline Slightly</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The State Librarian has tracked the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) licensed school librarians employed in Oregon public schools since the 1980-81 school year. As
of a few years ago, staff also track the number of FTE school library support staff. Some of the figures are pulled from the Oregon Statewide Annual Report Card, and others are supplied by staff at the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). Here is a brief
snapshot comparing the situation in 1980 to the last three school years:</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="style191"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">FTE Library Support Staff</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="style191"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">No. of Students Per Licensed Librarian</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="style191"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Percent Change from 1980 to Year Listed</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">818</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">-75.18%</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span class="style101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The slight decline in school library staffing was noted on page 8 of the
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2014.pdf">2013-14 Oregon report card</a>. “Library and Media staff FTE fell by only 1.02%, potentially signaling an end to its precipitous decline–Librarian FTE has decreased by 20% since 2009-10.”
The majority of the sharp decrease in the last few school years is a result of Salem-Keizer and Beaverton school districts drastically cutting their school library programs. The Oregon library community is working to draw attention to the issue and to emphasize
the <a href="http://www.lrs.org/data-tools/school-libraries/impact-studies/">value of strong school library programs</a>. Based on budget proposals for next school year, Beaverton School District and Portland Public Schools plan to each add about 10 FTE of
licensed librarians, and some smaller districts are hiring in smaller numbers. Questions? Please contact
<a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">Jennifer Maurer</a>, School Library Consultant at the State Library.</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="style10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Library Support and Development Services: 503-378-2525,
<a href="mailto:FerolWeyand@oslmail.osl.state.or.us">Ferol Weyand</a>, <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
Darci Hanning</a>, <a href="mailto:ann.reed@state.or.us">Ann Reed</a>, <a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">
Jennifer Maurer</a>, <a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">Katie Anderson</a>,
<a href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us">Arlene Weible</a>, <a href="mailto:susan.b.westin@state.or.us">
Susan Westin</a>.<br>
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Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library Manager: 503-378-5435, <a href="mailto:susan.b.westin@state.or.us">
Susan Westin</a>.<br>
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<p class="style10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">State Librarian: 503-378-4367,
<a href="mailto:marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us">MaryKay Dahlgreen</a>.<br>
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Letter to Libraries Online Editor: 503-378-2464, <a href="mailto:jessica.rondema@state.or.us">
Jessica Rondema</a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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