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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to Rachel Gries and Meghan Loftus, patrons at the Stayton Public Library! They created Oregon’s winning video for the 2012 CSLP Teen Summer Winning Video Challenge! Rachel and Meghan’s beautiful, atmospheric film is now
<a href="http://goo.gl/M9qYP">available for viewing</a> on the CSLP website, along with the wonderful
<a href="http://goo.gl/M9qYP">winning videos from other states</a>. Take some time to peruse these creations and get in the spirit of this year’s teen summer reading theme, Own the Night.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve pasted CSLP’s press release below. Feel free to use it with local media.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yours,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lisa</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:black"> <em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">All Oregon public, volunteer, and tribal libraries are members of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), and receive
a free summer reading manual. To get the most out of your membership, create an account on the CSLP website (</span></em><a href="http://www.cslpreads.org/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:blue">http://www.cslpreads.org/</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">)
and you will be able to access additional summer reading resources. CSLP membership dues and manual fees are paid for by the State Library with LSTA funds. Summer reading manuals are distributed by OLA’s Children’s Services Division, and both CSD and OYAN
members represent you on CSLP committees and at the CSLP annual meeting. </span>
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<p><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:black"> For more information contact one of your CSLP representatives:</span></em></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Gayle Waiss, CSD Summer Reading Chair:
</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:gwaiss@siuslaw.lib.or.us"><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:blue">gwaiss@siuslaw.lib.or.us</span></em></a>
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Jessica Marie, CSD Summer Reading Incoming Chair:
</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:Jmarie@cityofsalem.net"><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:blue">Jmarie@cityofsalem.net</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span></em></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Lisa Elliott, OYAN CSLP Liaison:
</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:lisae@tigard-or.gov"><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:blue">lisae@tigard-or.gov</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span></em></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Katie Anderson, CSLP Oregon State Representative:
</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span></em></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Lisa N Elliott</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Young Adult Librarian</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas"><a href="http://www.tigard-or.gov/library"><span style="color:blue">Tigard Public Library</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas"><a href="mailto:lisae@tigard-or.gov"><span style="color:blue">lisae@tigard-or.gov</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">503-718-2654</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Karen Balsen,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Chair, PR and Marketing Committee</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 24, 2012: The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) announced the winners of the 2012 Teen Video Challenge. The Teen Video Challenge is a national competition for teens to get
involved with reading and their public library's summer reading program. Winning videos were selected at the state level to be recognized as an official CSLP Teen Video Challenge winner for 2012.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This video competition is in its second year of encouraging teens to get involved with promoting summer reading and public libraries with a focus on the CSLP 2012 slogan, “Own the Night.”
Each participating state selected one winning video to be named the official CSLP Teen Video Challenge state winner for 2012. Twenty-three states and over one hundred teens participated in the creation of these winning videos.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The winners were announced on April 10, 2012 during the CSLP Annual Meeting held in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Official CSLP Teen Video Challenge winners were named from the following states: Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To view this year’s winning videos, please visit CSLP’s website at
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.cslpreads.org/"><span style="color:#606420">www.cslpreads.org</span></a>.</span></u> The winning videos can be used by all teens and all public libraries to promote summer reading nationwide.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The winning videos exemplify the diversity of our country and of the teens that created them. Whether produced by an individual teen, groups of teens, a teen library club, or a teen school
group, all exhibit creativity and exemplify quality work on the part of the industrious teen film makers. Many videos use humor or literary references to communicate the “Own the Night” idea. Others use more introspective and informative approaches, incorporating
inspirational quotes and original music compositions. Videos were submitted from libraries in communities of 2,000 people to libraries from larger metropolitan areas. In addition to promoting reading and the “Own the Night” slogan, it is clear from all these
videos that teens value their public libraries. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For their hard work and creativity, each winner for this year’s competition will receive a monetary award of $275 and the associated public library will receive $100 plus a $50 gift certificate
from Highsmith. The awards can be used as each winner sees fit. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:blue"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CSLP plans to continue the Teen Video Challenge as an annual competition. Please check the CSLP website (<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.cslpreads.org/"><span style="color:#606420">www.cslpreads.org</span></a></span></u>)
later this summer or in early fall for information on the 2013 Teen Video Challenge.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CSLP is a grassroots consortium of all 50 states, Washington D.C., American Samoa, the Mariana Islands, Cayman Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia,
working together to provide children, teens, and families with summer reading program and promotional materials for public libraries.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
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