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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Posted on behalf of the Oregon Reader’s Choice Award Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I wanted to let you know that the link for nominations for the 2018 Oregon Reader's Choice Award is up and live on the ORCA web site! Woot! Please let your
students know that we'd love to hear from them!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">There's a tab on the top which says "Nominate 2018 Titles". You'll find the web site here:<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=pslXprxdtWHFBuj41-AaSLF1gHAT1_cek1PvLND777Q&r=63q7r7MctwqqC5dLowC20FFtAr28GpbqYY7Tr01Aj6Y&m=ZlmO-FSxieQXYK6IPwAtyzT7ARo5dUR-fNrlV23Eyoc&s=RAX9NzR1TJC6wqe7vSKyLgVQVODCw32_ZlR81lLMNVM&e=" target="_blank" id="gmail-LPlnk656399">https://oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Here are some FAQ: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Which titles can be nominated? Titles for the 2018 ORCA need a 2015 copyright date. This delay ensures that the title will be readily available in paperback
during the voting year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Who can nominate titles? Oregon students, this is your chance to nominate your favorites. Oregon teachers and librarians are also eligible to nominate titles.
You can even see what titles have been nominated so far!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">How long is the nomination link open? The link will be open from January 1 until February 28, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Then what happens? The nominations are reviewed by a committee of librarians and educators. The committee selects the final titles based upon a number of
criteria, including literary quality, creativity, reading enjoyment, reading level, and regional interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2018 titles will be announced at the Oregon Library Association Convention in April and posted on the ORCA website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">And don't forget:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Voting for the 2017 Oregon Readers Choice Award runs March 1-31,
2017. Oregon students in grades 3-12 can vote if they have read or listened to at least 2 books in one of the divisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Questions? Please let me know! You can reach me at
<a href="mailto:kliljequist@pps.net">kliljequist@pps.net</a> or <a href="mailto:orca@olaweb.org">
orca@olaweb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kiva Liljequist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ORCA Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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