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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello library community!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Battle of the Books title nominations close on Saturday, October 31, 2020. If you haven’t already, please take time to nominate excellent titles. The title selection committees can only put books on the list that have been nominated.
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Would you like to see more diverse titles on the lists? Me too! Please nominate titles:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Limit of 3 nominations per division per person: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5WVfXGvXJlITBhlRolr2DIp-z2lVpxQjMl7tX7M53yOIm1g/viewform">
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5WVfXGvXJlITBhlRolr2DIp-z2lVpxQjMl7tX7M53yOIm1g/viewform</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Book nomination criteria: <a href="https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/book-nomination-criteria/">
https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/book-nomination-criteria/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Books on the OBOB list within the last 4 years cannot be nominated. You can find a list of “Past Titles” in the dropdown menu “Book Titles.”<br>
<a href="http://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org">www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note: I am not on the title selection committee. If you have further questions please email OBOB’s Title Chair, Courtney Snyder, at obobtitlechair@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Korie Jones Buerkle<br>
Assistant Library Director | Children’s Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Office: 503 554 7734 | Children’s Desk: 503 537 0304<o:p></o:p></p>
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