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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">Voting is open for the
<u><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/orca">Oregon Reader’s Choice Award</a></u> (ORCA) (for youth in grades 3-12)
<i>and</i> the <u><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-home">Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award</a></u> (BCCCA) (aimed at any reader with a reading level of K-5th grades). Not familiar with those programs? Follow the links for more information and
consider participating next year. Below are details about how to have students vote for their favorite ORCA and/or BCCCA title. Voting is open through April 10 (BCCCA) and April 14 (ORCA). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">Thanks,<br>
Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">
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School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon<br>
</span><span style="color:#2F5496"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">jennifer.maurer@slo.oregon.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | 971-375-3540 |
</span><span style="color:#2F5496"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<img border="0" width="427" height="120" style="width:4.45in;height:1.25in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D962F0.EC819A50"> <b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">20th</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Year!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Teachers and School Library and Public Library Staff,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Please encourage your students in schools and public libraries across the United States to participate in voting for
<i>their favorite</i> <b>2022-2023</b> <b>BCCCA nominated title!</b></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Readers with
<i>reading levels of K-5<sup>th</sup></i> grades who have read or listened to <i>
at least two</i> of the nominated books may vote for their one favorite title. </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The BCCCA Contest opens on March 15th and ends on April 10<sup>th</sup>, 202</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3<span style="color:#1F497D">
at 6 PM!</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To promote this contest, please go to the BCCCA website packed with lots of wonderful tips!
<a href="https://www.olaweb.org/bccca-nominees">https://www.olaweb.org/bccca-nominees</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#3C4854">·</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#3C4854"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Show
readers the animoto, slideshow and/or the short video clips that accompany these nominees.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read aloud as many
of this year’s seven nominations as possible.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Remind readers
that as long as they’ve read or listened to TWO or more of the BCCCA nominations, each of them can vote for
<b>their one very favorite title</b>. Readers need to realize that they need to finish at least 2 of the books by the date</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">that
the adult administering the BCCCA program chooses to end the contest. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Voting Information</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">: </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote">https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote</a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Only the adult administering the BCCCA program enters the final tallies using the
<b>Google BCCCA Adult Online Submission Form. <i>That link </i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is open<span style="color:black">
</span>from <span style="color:black">March 15<sup>th</sup></span></span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">on the BCCCA website. Students
<u>do not</u> enter their votes online.</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<u>Adults, <span style="color:#3C4854">please submit<i> all</i> </span><span style="color:black">votes that each book has received.</span></u>
<span style="color:black">BCCCA Adult Online Submission Forms</span><span style="color:#333333"> MUST be received by 6 PM on
</span><span style="color:black">Sunday, </span><span style="color:#333333">April 10th to be counted</span><span style="color:black">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#203864">The winning 202</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2<span style="color:#203864">-202</span>3<span style="color:#203864"> BCCCA
title will be announced on Beverly Cleary’s 10</span>7<span style="color:#203864">th birthday, April 12, 202</span>3<span style="color:#203864"> along with the new 202</span>3<span style="color:#203864">-202</span>4<span style="color:#203864"> BCCCA Nominations!</span></span><span style="color:#203864"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you all for your participation! If you experience any problems, please email me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Libby Hamler-Dupras BCCCA Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:elfgirl@Q.com">elfgirl@Q.com</a></span><span style="color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ola@memberclicks-mail.net <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carrie Light<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 20, 2023 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MAURER Jennifer <br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] Oregon Reader's Choice Award - Voting is now open<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2023 Oregon Reader’s Choice Voting is now open until April 14. </span></i></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Download the printable ballot
</span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ViG_bc-G3cJrV-RRX9dPV2zgUnb-F56W/view">HERE</a></span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
and submit your school</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> [or library]</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> totals to this
</span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYsMipv1RV_Fnvp0HyHENYXQjfhJrWGZSTn-zeY3MqSnCZ1g/viewform">Total ORCA Votes Google Form</a></span></u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Students may vote online using this
</span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAu8WpLIn3T34Q2aPUzkzPQ2k8m-lzjNs1MG7DxT6RDwEPJA/viewform">Student Voting Form</a></span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For these resources and more information about ORCA, please go to</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/orca">https://www.olaweb.org/orca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions? You can contact ORCA Committee members at
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