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color=#0000ff>Sent on behalf of Heather McNeil:</FONT></SPAN></o:p></DIV>
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Mark your calendars,
and save the date, for the Central Oregon Early Literacy Conference! The keynote
speaker, and workshop presenter, is award-winning author Mem Fox. Many of Mem’s
wonderful picture books have all the rhythm, rhyme and repetition that make for
a perfect book for learning to read. Her adult book, Reading Magic, is filled
with anecdotes and advise just right for parents and care providers. So come
hear Mem entertain you with her clever wit, Australian charm, and extensive
knowledge on early literacy. The conference will be at the Eagle Crest Resort on
May 9, 2009, from 8:30-4:30. Registration is $50 through April 1, and then will
increase to $75, so register soon. The rooms at Eagle Crest are $90. The website
for registration is at www.coliteracyconference.org. Be sure to register not
only for the conference, but also for 2 of the 8 break-out sessions on topics
such as creative play, science, gender in children’s literature, storytelling
and book selection. And please pass along the information to others who might be
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Handwriting'">Heather
McNeil<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'">Youth Services
Coordinator/Bend Library Co-Manager<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Public Library<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'">Bend, OR
97701<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'">541-617-7099;
heatherm@dpls.us<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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