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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Every-other year OLA’s Children’s Services Division (CSD) hosts a performers showcase where library staff can watch dozens of performers do 5 minutes of their
 act. Many librarians use the showcase to select all their summer reading performers for two years. The showcase is an in-person event at the Salem Public Library. Those of you at small, rural libraries in might consider working together to send one library
 staff person on behalf of several libraries. If you are going to the showcase to select your summer reading performers, then you may use Ready to Read grant funds to travel to showcase and hire a sub to work at your library while you’re at the showcase. Please
 let me know if you have any questions about using Ready to Read funds to go to the showcase. Below is the Save the Date from CSD with all the details.
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Save the Date!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Performer Showcase - Saturday, September 24 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When: 9 a.m. (doors open at 8:30) to 4 or 5 p.m
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(depends on # of performers)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where: Salem Public Library’s Loucks Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finding high quality children’s performances to bring to libraries, schools or groups has just become easier. The Oregon Library Association’s Children’s Services Division and Salem Public Library are hosting the
 2016 Performers Showcase.  This Showcase allows audience members to see a five-minute preview from between 70 and 90 magicians, musicians, storytellers, animal acts, creative dramatics, jugglers, clowns, authors, and others who specialize in entertaining and
 educating children and families.  Please pass the word to others in your community who either perform or who book performers for youth.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration information will be available in July 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questions? Performer referrals?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact Karen Fischer, Showcase Coordinator by email at
</span><a href="mailto:kfischer@cityofsalem.net"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">kfischer@cityofsalem.net</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, or call 503-588-6039.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx">Library Support and Development Services</a>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Fischer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 07, 2016 12:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> kidslib <kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>; libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us; oyan <oyan@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OYAN] Performer Showcase 2016- Save the Date<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When: 9 a.m. (doors open at 8:30) to 4 or 5 p.m
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(depends on # of performers)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where: Salem Public Library’s Loucks Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finding high quality children’s performances to bring to libraries, schools or groups has just become easier. The Oregon Library Association’s Children’s
 Services Division and Salem Public Library are hosting the 2016 Performers Showcase.  This Showcase allows audience members to see a five-minute preview from between 70 and 90 magicians, musicians, storytellers, animal acts, creative dramatics, jugglers, clowns,
 authors, and others who specialize in entertaining and educating children and families.  Please pass the word to others in your community who either perform or who book performers for youth.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration information will be available in July 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questions? Performer referrals?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact Karen Fischer, Showcase Coordinator by email at
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