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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-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You guys! I just realized that June 1<sup>st</sup> is tomorrow…which is technically when the nominating period for the Graphic Rave should end. We still don’t have a lot of manga, so I’m going to extend the nominating period out to June 15<sup>th</sup>. So, in the next two weeks, send me your manga recommendations (and other stuff, too, but we really need manga), and I’ll start preliminary voting on June 15<sup>th</sup> as normal. You know what else you could do that would make me happy? Start reading these books so you can vote with confidence! There are some awesome ones in here that I know you will love so get to reading! I’ve attached the spreadsheet listing all the new nominees in red. And, as usual – here’s my original request for nominations that lists all the information you need to know. Email me if you have questions and with your nominations!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yes! It’s time for Graphic Rave nominations!! For those of you who are new to OYAN, I am the coordinator for Graphic Rave – OYAN’s annual list of the best graphic novels, comics and manga for teens. 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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached is the Graphic Rave nominations spreadsheet. New recommendations are always in red. Also, 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. Only books published from May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014 can be included on the Graphic Rave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The last day to nominate a title is June 15<sup>th</sup>!!! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Here are some official dates to remember:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• June 15: Nominations close.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• June 15: Preliminary voting opens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• July 15: Preliminary voting closes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Traci Glass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Teen Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Eugene Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>100 West 10th Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Eugene, Oregon 97401<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>541.682.8480<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>