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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">The Best in Young Adult Nonfiction & First Time Authors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Later this week the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will announce the finalists for its Nonfiction and Morris Awards!
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Keep an eye on the Hub at
</span><a href="http://yalsa.ala.org/thehub"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">http://yalsa.ala.org/thehub</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> for the list of the finalists as well as links to the press release and brief
videos featuring the finalists. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Let us know what you think about the selected titles by Tweeting your thoughts @yalsa and using the #bestofyalit hashtag.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Participate in the Nonfiction & Morris reading challenge!
</span><a href="http://ow.ly/fMcfI"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">http://ow.ly/fMcfI</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Get Ready for Teen Tech Week™!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">When: March 10 – 16, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">What: the theme is “Check In @ your library”<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">How: registration is open at
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/teentechweek"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">www.ala.org/teentechweek</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">
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<h1 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Products are on sale now. To purchase in bulk, please contact Diane Buck, ALA Graphics Marketing Manager, at
</span><a href="mailto:dbuck@ala.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">dbuck@ala.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"> or 312.280.2426. To view the products visit
</span><a href="http://www.alastore.ala.org/ttw"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">www.alastore.ala.org/ttw</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">.
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<h2 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:windowtext">Free Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Interested in YALSA’s webinars? Check out one of their free webinars-on-demand at
<a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar">http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="http://connectpro87048468.adobeconnect.com/p317nvjbjfo/">Don’t Get Lost in Translation: Connect with Your Teens through Summer Reading</a>
(sponsored by Dollar General) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="http://connectpro87048468.adobeconnect.com/p2ne0rlg6ld/">Programming for Teen Read Week</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="http://connectpro87048468.adobeconnect.com/p9sqi96rrdm/">Gamification in Libraries: Teen Tech Week</a> (sponsored by Tutor.com)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="http://connectpro87048468.adobeconnect.com/p20588789/">VIPS: Why you Need Them for Advocacy</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Questions? Contact YALSA at
<a href="mailto:yalsa@ala.org">yalsa@ala.org</a> or 312-280-4390<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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