<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">Greetings,</span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">The Oregon Chapter of the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) will be coordinating some "no-host kid lit meet-ups" in the coming year, with the aim to build relationships and foster community. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">We would like to extend a warm welcome to local youth librarians and other kid lit enthusiasts at these casual events. I've listed the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; ">particulars for our January meet-up below. We hope to see you there! </span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><br></span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">When: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 </span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Where: Hale Pele Tiki Bar, 2733 NE Broadway, Portland</span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Come enjoy conversation and good cheer with your local Portland kid lit writers, illustrators, and other kid lit enthusiasts. We'll start at 5:00 for those who want to come early, and stay until 8:00 for those who want to come late. The back room of the facility is all ours. Drop in for a beverage, or stay and eat. All comers welcome, so feel free to bring your kid lit loving friends. </span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">If you have any additional questions, Amber Keyser (<a href="mailto:amber.j.keyser@gmail.com">amber.j.keyser@gmail.com</a>) is the SCBWI-Oregon point person for this event. </span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Best wishes,</span></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">
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font-size: 14px; "><div>SCBWI-Oregon, Library Liaison</div><div><div>Author, Story Time with Signs & Rhymes</div></div></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="mailto:dawnp@smalltalklearning.com">dawnp@smalltalklearning.com</a></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://www.dawnprochovnic.com/">www.dawnprochovnic.com</a></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">503.223.5622</span></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; 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