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<p class="MsoNormal">The following opportunities are from ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Questions? Contact
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beth Yoke, 1-800-545-2433 ext 4391, <a href="mailto:byoke@ala.org">
byoke@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Maker Contest Deadline is Sept. 1st<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Participate in YALSA’s Maker Contest now through Sept. 1st and win fab prizes! Details and the online application form can be found at
<a href="http://ow.ly/y6rqJ">http://ow.ly/y6rqJ</a>. To learn more about making in libraries and get some great ideas, check out the
</span><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Maker_%26_DIY_Programs"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Maker & DIY wiki</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, which includes a free, downloadable Making
in the Library Toolkit. <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Teens’ Top Ten Voting Opens Aug. 15th</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">The 2014 Teens’ Top Ten nominees have been posted online since April. Beginning Aug. 15<sup>th</sup> and running through Teen Read Week</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">™</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">,
teens all over the world are encouraged to go online and vote for their favorites at
<a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens">www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens</a>. Bookmark the page on your web site and join the discussion on Twitter with #ttt14.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Showcase Your Libraries!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Invite your members of Congress into your library to see first-hand all the great ways you create opportunities for teens to keep learning over the summer. You could also
schedule a meeting with them at their local office. YALSA's Legislation Committee has created some great tips and resources to help libraries participate in “District Days,” Aug. 2 – Sept. 7, including free downloadable press materials and a sample letter
to your legislator. </span><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/District_Days"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/District_Days</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Connecting Teens to YA Literature<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">We’d love to see you in Austin, TX, YALSA for the 2014 YA Literature Symposium this year on Nov. 14-16<sup>th</sup>. Check out the preliminary program, register at
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalitsymposium"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">www.ala.org/yalitsymposium</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">. Early registration closes Sept. 15!
Join the conversation on Twitter with #yalit14<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="110" height="86" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CFAFE8.69C95770" alt="Fizz Boom Read"><img border="0" width="69" height="90" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CFAFE8.69C95770" alt="Girlandcloud"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Summer Reading 2014 at<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/"><span style="color:blue">Oregon libraries</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Find a<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/"><span style="color:blue">summer food site</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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