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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">As part of the Oregon Book Awards, Literary Arts offers a special award that recognize significant contributions to Oregon's children’s and young adult literary culture. The winner
 last year was Oregon Battle of the Books and other past winners are listed at the bottom of this email to get you thinking about a program, organization, or person who has made a significant contribution to the literary lives of Oregon youth.  <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award</span></strong> is presented to a person or organization in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's young readers. 
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Nominee must be a full-time, living Oregon resident. Information about how to nominate an individual or organization for a special award are available on our web site:
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001qkjTitKtMGr6tkpyxG0pYgUgWUTrqypgDGHdT1IaTzX4tIaIGpIDTXE0_W0o04atK96G4fk5r54NGv0sUcMsLtKUoksxGnto4xoEXLj9REBlsqCrzE1yH5iQ9ekckeUzIKtSFPvk5FE=" target="_blank">
http://www.literary-arts.org/awards/</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">For more information, contact Susan Denning at
<a href="mailto:susan@literary-arts.org">susan@literary-arts.org</a> or 503.227.2583</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><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">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="204" height="69" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE6DB5.7BFD0250" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01CE4751.8A8D6B50"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Summer Reading 2013 at
<a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/">Oregon libraries</a>!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Find a <a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/">
summer food site</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This award is presented to a person or organization in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched
 Oregon’s young readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2013</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Oregon Battle of the Books<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2012</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Dr. Ulrich Hardt of Portland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2011</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
The Children’s Book Bank (Portland)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2009</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
The Dove Lewis Animal Hospital Read to the Dogs Program (Portland)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2008</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Young Writers Association (Eugene)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2007</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Mark Mizell (Seaside), teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2006</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
John Monteverde (Portland), artistic director, Northwest Children’s Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2005</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Carol Brown (Corvallis), retired teacher and president of Oregon Reading Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2004</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Patricia R. Gallagher (Monmouth), award winning teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2003</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Jerry Isom, executive director of Books for Kids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2002</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Ready to Learn, pro-literacy program of Oregon Public Broadcasting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2001</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Oregon advisory boards of First Book, pro-literacy organization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2000</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Cathy Schneider (Portland), coordinator of Books-2-U with the Multnomah County Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1999</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Claudia Jones (Enterprise), Wallowa County Libarian and founder of Bookmobile project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1998</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Barbara J. McKillip, founder of the Libri Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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