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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In honor of the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Children’s
Book Committee at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bank</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Street</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
their list of the best children’s and teen books from 2009 is available free
online! Please check out the list and recommend it to other librarians, your
young patrons and their families, and everyone you know who will enjoy this new
online resource: <a href="http://www.bnkst.edu/bookcom/">http://www.bnkst.edu/bookcom/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Here is a direct link to the booklist for children under 5 years old:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><a
href="http://webstaging.bankstreet.edu/gems/bookcom/UnderFiveicons.pdf">http://webstaging.bankstreet.edu/gems/bookcom/UnderFiveicons.pdf</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Each year the Children's Book Committee at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Bank</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Street</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> reviews over
6,000 children's and young adult books and creates an annual list of the year's
best. Its printed lists have always been a valuable resource, but this year the
list is available free online for the first time! The list is organized by age
and by category--so, for example, if you're looking for an adventure story for
a seven-year-old, a nonfiction science book for a nine-year-old, or an
historical novel for an eleven-year-old, you can find it easily. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Katie
Anderson</span></font></st1:PersonName>, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>* Youth Services
Consultant * <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Book
Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oregon</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> Library, 250 Winter <st1:City
w:st="on">St.</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>,
503-378-2528</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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