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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:blue">Please pardon the cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">If you read <i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/Pages/publications.aspx">LTLO</a></i>, the State Library’s newsletter, you know that Willamette Writers has adopted Oregon’s Letters About Literature
program. (Thanks, Willamette Writers!) The way students enter the contest will not change. That’s because students always send entries to the national Letters About Literature coordinator, per the directions on the annual entry form. I will help Willamette
Writers promote the program on Oregon library listservs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Here’s the information I shared in the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LTLO/LTLOJul2015/Jul2015LTLO.html">July</a> <i>
LTLO:</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="style10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As you
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LTLO/LTLOMay2015/May2015LTLO.html">probably know</a> by now, this was the last year for staff at the State Library to coordinate Oregon’s participation in the
<a href="http://www.read.gov/letters/">national Letters About Literature program</a>. Staff reached out to a few organizations about adopting the reading and writing contest, and
<a href="http://willamettewriters.com/">Willamette Writers</a> agreed to take it on. Thanks to their board for that decision!
<a href="http://willamettewriters.com/about-us/">Here’s a bit</a> about their organization: “Willamette Writers is the largest writers organization in Oregon and one of the largest in the United States. Writers of all genres and at all stages of their careers
are invited to join.”</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="style10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What does this mean for Oregon 4th – 12th graders, educators, and library staff who want to participate in Letters About Literature next school
year? Since students’ letters are sent directly to the national coordinator at the Library of Congress, that part will not change. Entries are usually due in December or January, and information will be posted on the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx">State Library’s</a> and
<a href="http://willamettewriters.com/">Willamette Writers’</a> websites in the fall. However, folks from Willamette Writers will coordinate judging of Oregon letters that make it through the national screening, and they will determine how best to honor those
being recognized in Oregon. Jen Maurer, the School Library Consultant at the State Library, will work closely with
<a href="http://willamettewriters.com/author/blythe_ayne/">Blythe Ayne</a>, the Awards and Writing Contests Director for Willamette Writers, to pave the way for a smooth transition. If you have questions, please
<a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">email</a> Jen, or call her at 503-378-5011. Look for more info around late September. Thanks very much to Willamette Writers for guaranteeing that Letters About Literature will continue in Oregon.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">More about Letters About Literature:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx">
http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"> <a href="http://www.read.gov/letters/">
http://www.read.gov/letters/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">If you have questions, please ask.<br>
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Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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