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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is asking us to take a minute to raise awareness about the important role libraries play in teen literacy. (I am not familiar with Thunder Clap and, even
with one little oops on my part, it still literally took me about one minute!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here is the message from YASLA, I’ve highlighted the instructions<b><i> if</i></b> you want to help raise awareness too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">In conjunction with Teen Read Week, YALSA has created an online campaign to raise awareness of the important role libraries play in helping teens develop and master critical literacy skills. We need your help in
getting the word out about it! We are using a platform called Thunderclap to flood Twitter and Facebook with our ‘take action to support teen literacy & libraries’ message. The Thunderclap allows people to pledge a Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook message that
is unleashed at the same time. It’s completely safe and will automatically post exactly one message on your behalf at 1pm, eastern, on Oct. 19. The message has been pre-created by YALSA and says: “Teen Read Week is ur chance 2 support teen #literacy & #libraries!
Check out these 10 easy ways 2 take action! <a href="http://ow.ly/pBXXy">http://ow.ly/pBXXy</a>”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">It takes 10 seconds to join the Thunderclap so you can send out the message—here’s how:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">• <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Click on this link <a href="http://thndr.it/GJ9MSd">http://thndr.it/GJ9MSd</a> <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">• Choose Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">• From the new screen, log into your Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr account<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">• That’s it! You can opt to share the Thunderclap with others (please do!), or just close the box</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Please sign up for the Thunderclap by no later than noon, eastern, on Oct. 19<sup>th</sup>. To learn more about Teen Read Week, visit
<a href="http://www.ala.org/teenread">www.ala.org/teenread</a>. Thanks for all that you do to help raise awareness about the important role libraries play in preparing teens for life after school!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">P.S. To learn about other ways you can support library services for teens, visit
<a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/advocacy">www.ala.org/yalsa/advocacy</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Beth Yoke, CAE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Young Adult Library Services Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">1.800.545.2433 x4391<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">fax: 312.280.5276<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="mailto:byoke@ala.org">byoke@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">@yalsa_director<o:p></o:p></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"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="116" height="106" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01CEC400.26A402D0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Pick up your 2014
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx#Summer_Reading_Manuals_">
summer reading manual</a> and get science programming training at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">OLA’s Children’s Services Division’s
<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_149058">
fall workshop</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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