<div dir="ltr"><div><br>Hello OYANers,<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>Since my last email, I've received just a few more nominations.  Technically, the nomination period would have ended this Thursday, but let's extend it because we need more nominations - especially manga!  Let's do a couple more weeks to see what we can come up with.  You now have until <b>Saturday, August 17</b> to get me your picks for great graphic reads that were published from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019.  Then, voting will commence on Sunday, August 18 and run for about a month.  Keep reading, and don't forget to send me (<a href="mailto:tracig@multcolib.org">tracig@multcolib.org</a>) your faves!<br><br>Details & a PDF of current nominations included below - and, let me know if you have questions.<br><br>Thanks!<br>Traci<br>_____________________________________________________________________<br> <br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello OYANers!</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Guess what?  It's time for the </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">2019</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Graphic</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Rave</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> nominations!  For those of you who are new to OYAN or have just forgotten - the </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Graphic</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Rave</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> is OYAN's annual list of the best </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">graphic</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> 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 </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Rave</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> list.</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Only books published from May 1, 2018 to April 30, </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">2019</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> can be included on the </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">2019</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Graphic</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span class="gmail-m_-6618968367962826394gmail-il" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Rave</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">.  </span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Whenever possible, the list shall consist of the following:</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">A wide variety of genres is desirable.  It may include fantasy, suspense, mystery, historical fiction, science fiction, romance, sports, adventure, animal stories, growing up, contemporary realism, poetry and non-fiction.  The following will be mandatory each year:</span><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">At least one non-fiction title</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">At least three titles published by a non-major publisher.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">At least three titles published by publisher located in the Pacific Northwest.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">At least three trade collections of comics originally released as separate issues.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">At least three titles created in the manga style.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">At least three titles published by a major publisher.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">A variety of books for younger and older teens must be included.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">A balance between male and female protagonists is desirable.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Only one book per author, per genre will be included.</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Only one title in a series will be considered per year (it does not need to be the first volume).</span><br></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">The list will reflect multicultural diversity.</span><br></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><br><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When nominating a book, please include the author, title, genre, month and year of publication and publisher.   Send all nominations to </span><a href="mailto:tracig@multcolib.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tracig@multcolib.org</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The last day to nominate a title is August 17.</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Here are some official dates to remember:</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">August 17: Nominations close.</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">August 18: Voting opens.</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">September 18: Voting closes.</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Again, please send all nominations to </span><a href="mailto:tracig@multcolib.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tracig@multcolib.org</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  Also, feel free to let me know if you have any questions!</span><br><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks,</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Traci</span><br><br><br><b style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Traci Glass</b><br><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px">Library Administrator</b><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px">Multnomah County Library</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px">Central Library, Information Services</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px">My schedule: Sunday-Thursday</span><br><a href="tel:(503)%20988-3644" value="+15039886328" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">503.988.3644</a><br><a href="http://multcolib.org/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">multcolib.org</a><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div>
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