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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Hola Oregon Reformista friends and colleagues!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">I am excited to share that I am a candidate for the 2021 Caldecott Committee. As a longtime bilingual outreach librarian, active member
of REFORMA Oregon and the founder of <a href="https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home/outreach">
Libros for Oregon</a> (among other experiences and credentials; I’ve included my official candidate summary below), I hope to serve our profession by bringing a useful perspective to this Award committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">If you are a member in good standing of ALSC* (ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children), I would be honored if you would consider
voting for me to be a member of the 2021 Caldecott Award Selection Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Voting is open from now until April 1 at 11:59 pm, Central Time. Here is the link for the ALA Elections: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.directvote.net/ala/login.aspx?id=145035&pwd=NALW4CCY">https://www.directvote.net/ala/login.aspx?id=145035&pwd=NALW4CCY</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Please feel free to ask me questions or to share this information.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Exciting times!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Saludos cordiales,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Deborah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">If you aren’t sure if you’re a member of ALSC, you can sign in to your ALA profile to check. Also, here’s ALSC membership information: ala.org/alsc/member-center/alsc-membership/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Candidate Name: Deborah Gitlitz</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Current Position:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community Outreach Librarian (Bilingual)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Institution/Organization:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Wilsonville Public Library, Wilsonville, OR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Type of Library:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Public<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Previous Position(s):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bilingual Youth Librarian, Multnomah County Library, 2000-2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Founder and Co-Chair, Libros for Oregon, 2015-present<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Youth Services Librarian, Timberland Regional Library, 1996-1999<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Degrees and Certificates:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Indiana University, MLS youth services, 1995<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brown University, BA with honors, Comparative Literature (Spanish & French), 1992<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Division Affiliation(s):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Libros for Oregon (LfO), Founder and Co-Chair, 2016-present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LfO is a statewide collaborative (now a REFORMA-Oregon subcommittee) that helps small and rural Oregon libraries take advantage of the resources of the Guadalajara Book Fair.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">REFORMA-Oregon, Secretary, 2016-17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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LIOLA (Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association), 2019 cohort member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Major Accomplishments:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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I have 25 years' experience as a bilingual community and youth librarian in multicultural, economically diverse environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am the proud founder and Chair of Libros for Oregon (<a href="https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home</span></b></a>),
a statewide collaborative that helps small and rural Oregon libraries access the resources of the Guadalajara Book Fair. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I’m a co-creator of Fostering Readers (<a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/</span></b></a>):
bilingual, research-based resources to help educators/programmers provide engaging literacy activities for developing readers in grades K-3. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">While at Multnomah County Library, I ran a bilingual family literacy outreach program; chaired the Storytelling and Summer Reading committees (100,000+ children enrolled); and helped
with many Mock awards workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I’m a library consultant with Ruth Metz Associates; a Certified Master Trainer in early literacy with the Oregon [Childcare] Registry; and a youth services trainer for the State Library.
I’m also the Storyteller for Portland Chamber Music, and lead a weekly ukulele sing-along at a retirement home. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am fluent in Spanish, with significant Latinx cultural competence. I also bring cultural competence in contemporary queer culture, including comfort with inclusive and nonbinary gender
frameworks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Publication(s):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deborah Gitlitz, Jen Burkart, Kari Kunst, & Kelli Scardina: Fostering Readers resources website. Washington County Cooperative Library Services,
OregonASK, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2019, https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deborah Gitlitz: "Libros for Oregon: Collections Connect Communities: A New LSTA Grant to Help More Oregon Libraries Take Advantage of the
Guadalajara Book Fair," Oregon Library Association Quarterly, Volume 22, Number 4, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deborah Gitlitz, "Foncebadón," Following the Yellow Arrow: Younger Pilgrims on the Camino (WingSpan Press), 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Links to further information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Libros for Oregon, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Founder and Co-Chair. LfO is a statewide collaborative that helps small and rural Oregon libraries take advantage of the resources of the Guadalajara Book
Fair. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Libros4Oregon/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://www.facebook.com/Libros4Oregon/</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/libros4oregon/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://www.instagram.com/libros4oregon/</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/Libros4Oregon" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://twitter.com/Libros4Oregon</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://reformaoregon.weebly.com/libros-for-oregon.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">http://reformaoregon.weebly.com/libros-for-oregon.html</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://pamplinmedia.com/wsp/134-news/416675-318610-crossing-the-border-for-hard-to-find-books" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://pamplinmedia.com/wsp/134-news/416675-318610-crossing-the-border-for-hard-to-find-books</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Fostering Readers</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, Co-Creator. Fostering Readers is a bilingual, research-based set of resources
to help educators <i>outside of school environments</i> to provide engaging literacy activities for developing readers in grades K-3: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/about.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/about.html</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Portland Chamber Music</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, Storyteller. Nonprofit PCM's mission is to connect musicians and audiences
from all walks of life, striving to make classical music accessible and enthralling to everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.pdxchambermusic.org/musicians" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:navy">http://www.pdxchambermusic.org/musicians</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Number of Years as an ALA Member:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#008996"><a href="mailto:gitlitz@wilsonvillelibrary.org"><span style="color:#008996">Deborah Gitlitz</span></a>
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<span style="background:white">| </span></span><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bibliotecaria comunitaria</span></i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.wilsonvillelibrary.org/lib/">Wilsonville Public Library</a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
<span style="background:white">| </span></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/WilsonvilleLibrary/">Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chair,
<a href="https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home">Libros for Oregon</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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