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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi, again!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just another reminder that I am still soliciting nominations for this year’s inaugural Graphic Rave. The list is still looking pretty thin! One thing we definitely need more of is manga…so, all you manga lovers – get to reading and recommending! Also, make sure to take a look at the list of current nominees on the Graphic Rave category page on the OYAN Goodreads page; here’s the link to that: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3611201?shelf=graphics-rave-nominees-2012">http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3611201?shelf=graphics-rave-nominees-2012</a>. I’ve included my original e-mail below in case anyone has questions about the process! Remember…nominations close on June 1!! Send them to: <a href="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us">traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Traci<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi, all!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My name is Traci Glass, and I am the incoming vice co-chair of OYAN along with Aimee Meuchel. For those of you who are new to OYAN or the list serve, I am also the coordinator for Graphic Rave – OYAN’s annual list of the best graphic novels, comics and manga for teens. This is our inaugural Graphic Rave, and I’m very excited to be coordinating the creation of the list of our recommended books in a graphic format! The process will be almost if not totally identical to the process we all go through to come up with our Book Rave list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached is the Graphic Rave nominations spreadsheet. New recommendations are in red, so this being the first publishing of this year’s spreadsheet, all titles are in red. In future updates, previously suggested titles with a new nomination will get a red addition to the nominations number (always welcome as these might prompt others to give the book a try). Also included are the month and year of publication, author’s name, and the book’s genre. There’s a “tags” field on the spreadsheet, in case a one word genre description just doesn’t do it justice as well as a publisher field since one of our criteria will be highlighting works published by independent and smaller publishers as well as publishers located in the Pacific Northwest. <u>Please note that books must be published between May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 to qualify.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you can’t open up the attachment (which seems to be commonplace with those of you receiving this in the digest form), e-mail me and I can send you the file directly to your e-mail. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When nominating a book, please include the author, title, genre, month and year of publication and publisher. Send all nominations to <a href="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us">traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</a>. The last day to nominate a title is June 1<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Here are some official dates to remember:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• June 1: Nominations close.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• June 15: Preliminary voting opens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• July 15: Preliminary voting closes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Again, please send all nominations to <a href="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us">traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</a>. Also, feel free to let me know if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Traci<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Traci Glass</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Librarian II - Young Adult Services</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Eugene Public Library</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>100 West 10th Avenue</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Eugene, OR 97401</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>541.682.8316</span><span style='color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>