From AMEUCHEL at ci.tualatin.or.us Fri Mar 1 09:53:20 2013 From: AMEUCHEL at ci.tualatin.or.us (AIMEE MEUCHEL) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:53:20 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Vote Now! In-Reply-To: <7548B27D8AAFED41A13C1D7CB60350A201B01577@Tual-Exchange.ci.tualatin.or.us> References: <7548B27D8AAFED41A13C1D7CB60350A201B01577@Tual-Exchange.ci.tualatin.or.us> Message-ID: <7548B27D8AAFED41A13C1D7CB60350A201B35E63@Tual-Exchange.ci.tualatin.or.us> I've extended the voting until next Wednesday March 6th due to illness on my part and no reminders sent to you! Please take a moment to vote, Thanks, Aimee From: AIMEE MEUCHEL Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:59 AM To: oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: Vote Now! Please take a minute to vote for the final five of Book Rave 2012! The link to the survey is here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/88R6HCH You have until February 28th to vote! Thanks, Aimee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There are paper ballots that you can download from the ORCA website (http://www.olaweb.org/orca), or you can create your own. You also could do an electronic ballot, if you would rather. I have made one to share at http://bit.ly/orcaballot2013. Please make sure that you choose "Make a copy" first, so it becomes yours before you start using it. Once you have the votes for your building all tallied, please submit them using this Google form: http://bit.ly/orca2013 Thank you SO much for promoting reading through the Oregon Reader's Choice Award. In April we will announce the winners, plus the titles for the 2014 ORCA Divisions. Thanks, Stuart Levy ORCA Chair "It is not the answer that enlightens but the question." -- Eug?ne Ionesco ===================== [cid:image001.jpg at 01CE166F.EBD8D4C0] Stuart Levy Teacher-Librarian Inza R. Wood Middle School 11055 SW Wilsonville Rd. Wilsonville, OR 97070 email: levys at wlwv.k12.or.us phone: 503-673-7510 fax: 503-682-9109 *********** This message scanned by GWAVA Anti-Spam and AntiVirus System. *********** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1991 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Mar 1 15:01:34 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 23:01:34 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] New book available to ILL from State Library: Serving At-Risk Teens Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437E5DE97@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The following new title is available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sL9gl_2KiiI/UTEyI6Esa0I/AAAAAAAAAMA/TZNgjTWHAGQ/s320/1085-library-services-for-at-risk-teens-gallery-4-240x350.png] Craig, A. & McDowell, C.L. (2013). Serving At-Risk Teens: Proven Strategies and Programs for Bridging the Gap. Chicago, IL: Neal-Schuman. Working with at-risk teens is a rewarding and often challenging endeavor. You know there's a need for library services that specifically reach this underserved population, but you don't have the background information, administrative support, or the right resources at your disposal to get the job done. Based on best practices, practical suggestions and personal experiences from many leaders in the field today, Library Services for At-Risk-Teens: Bridging the Gap connects you with accessible and affordable programming ideas and ready-to-use templates, techniques, and tools to help you better serve this population, including teens who are homeless, incarcerated, or in foster care. You'll also learn how to gain support from library administration and community leaders as well as build meaningful relationships with the facilities designed to care for these disconnected youth. This newest addition to the Teens @ the Library series will provide you with the resources you need to successfully serve disconnected youth in your community. (book description) Web Extras available online at: http://www.alaeditions.org/web-extra-serving-risk-teens. Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. 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When: March 10 ? 16, 2013 What: Check In @ your library How: visit www.ala.org/teentechweek for programming ideas and www.alastore.ala.org/ttw to purchase products Trends: Get up to Speed on Connected Learning Check out the free webinar archive, case studies and personal stories for information about connected learning at http://connectedlearning.tv/. Connected learning is a concept that?s gaining widespread popularity among policy makers, funders, educators and those engaged in youth development. Its focus is on informal learning that goes on outside of the school day. Libraries have always been a place that supports learning, so getting engaged in the connected learning movement makes perfect sense. Virtual Town Hall on Libraries and Teens As part of a year-long grant funded effort to bring together key stakeholders from the areas of libraries, education, technology, adolescent development and the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to explore the world of young adults and library services to this population, YALSA is hosting a virtual town hall on Tues. March 19th from 2-3pm, eastern. Any interested person is welcome to attend. At the conclusion of the grant project, YALSA will produce a report which will provide direction on how libraries need to adapt and potentially change to better meet the needs of 21st century teens. Grant funding is generously provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. To learn more, visit www.ala.org/yaforum, or search #yalsaforum on Twitter. 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There are only 4 questions, which hopefully means it will be easy to complete by Tuesday, March 19th https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SDLP. If you wish to learn more about this statewide program, visit the website: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx. Thank you for your input and participation! Jane Nichols SDLAC Chair ************************ Jane Nichols, MLIS Collection Development Librarian & Associate Professor Oregon State University Libraries jane.nichols at oregonstate.edu tel: 541.737.7269 ************************ Got a question? Ask us! http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reference -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you are viewing this email in digest form, email me and I will send it to you personally. You can also read a slightly older description of the available positions by following link: http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=67695> Many of these position can/are currently being shared. Feel free to pressure a colleague into teaming up with you! Thanks for considering this! Being a part of the OYAN board is fun and connects you to the larger OLA community. Traci and I have had a great time being your fearless leaders. Aimee and Traci Aimee Meuchel Teen Services Librarian City of Tualatin | Tualatin Public Library 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062-7092 503-691-3083 | www.ci.tualatin.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If you are not available all day, often you can commit to helping with the AM rounds ? from about 8:30 to noon. The championship rounds for the elementary, middle school, and high school divisions start around 2:00 PM. Anyone who is interested in volunteering can work out the details with an OBOB rep at obobstatevol at gmail.com. FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? From: oasl-all at memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.net] On Behalf Of Libby Hamler-Dupras Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:51 AM To: Jennifer Maurer Subject: [oasl-all] Seeking adult volunteers for the 2013 Oregon Battle of the Books State Tournament Please help publicize this request? From throughout Oregon, Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) Elementary, Middle School and High School student teams who have won at their local school and Regional Tournaments are now advancing to the OBOB State Tournament. Oregon Battle of the Books enhances the relationship between parents, teachers, and students through the shared reading experience. The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) State Tournament Committee is seeking volunteers to help us on Saturday, April 13th, 2013. We need adult volunteers to serve as scorekeepers, timekeepers and possibly Moderator/Readers. All volunteers will be trained that morning. Battle Date: April 13, 3013 Time: Mandatory Training is at 8:30 AM Location: Chemeketa Community College, Main Campus 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97309 Please contact obobstatevol at gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering @ OBOB State. For more information on the Oregon Battle of the Books Program: http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/page/5653620/FrontPage. Thank you for your assistance! Libby Hamler-Dupras, De Ann Orand, Sharon Buehler and Christy Sander OBOB State Tournament Co-Chairs [http://ola.memberclicks.net/message/image/87d0d8cc-a23e-4f98-93a4-8ec0e114fb06] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Mar 14 12:36:43 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:36:43 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Vote to select the 2013 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates by March 26, 2013 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437E743D1@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Attention Oregon school and public librarians! It is time to vote to select the children's and teen 2013 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates! HOW TO VOTE: 1. View the four children's and three teen certificate options online at: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx#Vote_for_the_2013_Certificates 2. Email the number and name of the one children's and one teen certificate you want to cast your vote for to Katie Anderson (katie.anderson at state.or.us) by the end of the day March 26, 2013. a. Please hit "reply" or type "Oregon Summer Reading Certificate" as the subject of your email. b. This year there are a lot more certificates to choose from and several look very similar so please be sure to include the number and title of the certificates you are voting for in your email. The winning certificates will be announced at the end of March via an email sent out on the kids-lib, OYAN, and OASL listservs. Thank you to the librarians who designed these certificates. Regardless of which certificates win, you all did a wonderful job. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 Details about the Oregon Summer Reading Certificates: In 2007 the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon State Library, and Oregon Library Association coordinated their efforts to create a joint Oregon Summer Reading Certificate with funding from the Oregon Education Association. The joint certificate has the national Collaborative Summer Library Program artwork on it and is signed by the State Librarian and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This effort signifies the commitment of schools and libraries to the education of Oregon's youth. The winning certificates will be available in English and Spanish to download and print from the Oregon summer reading website. If you want hard copies, please read the following for details: SCHOOL LIBRARIES: Later today you will receive an email with information about ordering hardcopies of the summer reading certificates. Please start thinking now about how many children's certificates in English and Spanish and how many teen certificates in English and Spanish you will need so you are prepared when online ordering is available in March. Remember, these certificates are FREE! PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Certificates should be shipped to you at the end of May if everything goes as planned. You already ordered hard copies of the 2013 summer reading certificates when you completed the 2012 Summer Reading Survey in September-if you forgot to print and file your orders when you placed them, then you can check your orders by following the directions below. 1. Go to: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx#Oregon_Summer_Reading_Briefs 2. Click on "excel.xls" at the end of this line of text 2012 Oregon Summer Reading Statistics Spreadsheet (download as a PDF or excel.xls) 3. Open the excel spreadsheet as directed by your computer 4. Look at the bottom of the spreadsheet (no need to scroll) and you will see three tabs. Click on the third tab labeled "Orders Placed for future SRP". 5. Find your library in the alphabetical list and you will see how many 2013 summer reading certificates were ordered for your library. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Mar 14 14:01:59 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:01:59 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Possible program opportunity for teens Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437E745F4@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> I just received the following promotional email about resources for implementing a social studies book club type of three week program for teens. I thought some of you may be interested. This is not an endorsement. Please remember to review this resource according to your library's policies to make sure they are appropriate for your library and community. Questions? Contact: Harry Adler 612-281-5901 harry at childrenscultureconnection.org Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 From: Harry Adler [mailto:hadler2010 at gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:33 AM To: Katie Anderson Subject: Library project from Children's Culture Connection - a non-profit Children's Culture Connection presents: Afghanistan- Hearts & Minds Adventures An exclusive, three-week "book club" for public library programming, featuring a condensed and interactive version of CCC's complete 10-unit Afghanistan-Hearts & Minds curriculum. Contact Information: Harry Adler 612-281-5901 harry at childrenscultureconnection.org www.childrenscultureconnection.org There is no charge given this is a pilot project for libraries. Objectives: Using the public library system as a vehicle, to take American middle school students on an interactive, cross-cultural, "living social studies adventure" in Afghanistan that helps them: * Walk in someone else's shoes while more closely examining their own unique cultural values. * Understand the complexities of inter-cultural interactions; whether in their classroom, neighborhood, state, country, or world. * Engage in discussion of what is one's ethical and/or moral responsibility toward addressing the needs of others. Program Features: * Convenient, digital format. * A complete three session lesson plan that can be stretched to more days given library's programming time and the availability of students. * Lesson plans including multi-sensory learning activities (i.e. story entries, articles, videos, and experiential learning activities). * Use of online forum for discussions with other participants and/or panelists * Target audience are students in grade 6 and above (size of group can vary but should be of a manageable size) Library provides a teacher/facilitator to conduct the three or more sessions. Timeframe: Running from April 29 to May 24, 2013 . Program Description: Students read the chronicles of CCC director Dina Fesler's adventures in Afghanistan. Written over the course of three years while developing the Hearts & Minds curriculum, this "story behind the story" takes readers into a world where most foreigners, NGOs, military-or even most Afghans-- have never gone before. Through her spellbinding-and somewhat madcap-- tales, readers are introduced to a group of teenage refugees living in the epicenter of the war. They offer an intimate view of this isolated and mysterious part of the world, and a unique perspective on their realities and challenges. Daily chapters are accompanied by photos, videos, experiential learning activities, and thought-provoking discussions to help students examine these challenging world issues from a new point of view. Online Forum: The program is designed to not only spark discussion on how we as Americans can better understand the values, beliefs, motivations, and actions of Afghans, but to provide a perspective that helps us better understand our own values, beliefs, and actions as well. With libraries in up to 20 states participating, students post highlights of their discussions on the online forum, exchanging thoughts, ideas, observations, and insights from within their own communities. Using the backdrop of Afghanistan as a catalyst for discussion, students will learn to develop a deeper understanding of their own unique cultural values and actions in order to see others more clearly, and, thus, begin to more effectively engage with them... whether they are across the world or across town. Students may also have the rare opportunity to communicate with and learn from the following diverse panel via the online forum: * Najibullah Sedeqe; Surgeon with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) during the Afghan Civil War (1993-1998), ICU supervisor at Kabul surgical hospital during Taliban era (1998-2000), administrator of Emergency Surgical Center in Kabul (2000-2003). * Emal Yaqubi; Deputy director Deputy Chief of Party/Senior Communication, Reporting and Knowledge Management Officer for Health Care Improvement Project (HCI) Implemented by University of Research Co. Ltd (URC) and funded by USAID. * Abuzar Royesh; Student at Tufts University, Boston, former Director of English Department at Marefat High School. * Aziz Royesh; Founder, teacher, member Board of Trustees & Civic Education at Marefat High School; Yale World Fellow 2010. An overview of CCC's Afghanistan-Hearts & Minds program is available at www.vimeo.com/46754235. Password: heartsandminds Excerpts from Dina's story: All my life I have been called crazy for one reason or another, so in late 2009 when I was preparing to go to Afghanistan, it came as no surprise that everyone said "Afghanistan? Are you crazy?" I assumed it was just another rhetorical question, and didn't pay much attention. *** The IDP camp seemed different from my first visit in the winter of 2009. Now there were about twice as many mud houses crammed into the ten-acre space, and the sweltering August heat had baked them all into cracking mounds of dirt. The shivering, sick children who we had taken to Kabul hospitals that winter now ran barefoot alongside our vehicle, peering in the windows to see who was coming; curious because the outside world no longer came here to try to help. *** Due to the lack of jobs, teenage boys are now steadily recruited to return to Helmand as day laborers harvesting poppies, and many have become addicted to opium. Women's rights are non-existent. Generations of illiteracy and isolation in Helmand, anti-Western sentiment from the war, brainwashing from the Taliban, the hardships of displacement, and the trauma of non-stop violence have developed into an explosive combination. This camp is now one of the many breeding grounds for extremist ideology and anti-American brainwashing. It is a malignant cancer growing at an alarming rate. It's 2011. Ten years since the beginning of the War on Terror. *** But an interesting surprise was revealed when these boys--who had caught a glimpse of the outside world--decided that they were tired of being illiterate and having their lives in the hands of others who now knew less than they did. They told me they didn't want to harvest poppies like their older brothers and friends, they didn't want to get hooked on opium, and they didn't want to be another generation living in an IDP camp. *** This was one of those moments in life where we all had to stop, pause, and ask ourselves the hard questions. Would the potential benefits outweigh the risks? Would interfering in another culture in this way cause more harm than good? There was no question it would be dangerous, but the boys believed they had nothing to lose. I had to agree that they were already living in the middle of the worst-case scenario on earth. 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Video game design is a natural extension of that activity and creates new pathways for STEM learning and exploration of STEM careers. IMLS is announcing two free webinars, one for library staff and one for museum staff, to explain how to involve youth in video game design and encourage entries in the 2013 National STEM Video Game Challenge. IMLS is a National Community Sponsor of the Challenge, a multiyear competition inspired by President Obama?s Educate to Innovate Campaign. Webinar Details: Game Design Foundations for Libraries ? March 27th, 3:00-4:00 pm EST https://imls.megameeting.com/?page=guest&conid=Game_Design_Foundations_Libraries Game Design Foundations for Museums ? March 28th, 3:00-4:00 pm EST https://imls.megameeting.com/?page=guest&conid=Game_Design_Foundations_Museums To participate in either session, call: 1(866)299-7945 When prompted, enter: 9485763 Please note: this teleconference service WILL support callers from Alaska, Hawaii, and other locations outside the continental U.S. Each webinar will provide a framework for workshops that museum and library professionals can present to youth at their institutions. The webinars will cover the foundations of game design and how it can be incorporated into a museum or library learning environment. Participants will learn how game design can be effective in teaching core 21st century skills, such as systems thinking, problem solving, and critical thinking. The workshop framework provides engaging, hands-on, physical, and digital design activities that use free online game design tools. The webinar will also highlight the requirements for the 2013 National STEM Video Game Challenge, which is accepting entries through April 24, 2013. The National STEM Video Game Challenge is open to students in grades 5-12 (individuals and teams) using any game-making platform. Winners and winning teams receive laptop computers, a cash prize of $2000 for their sponsoring institution, and the opportunity to be showcased in Washington, D.C. and beyond. The Challenge website features a mentor resource kit, a hands-on workshop guide, resources on game design and STEM skills, and information on STEM Challenge events. Webinar Presenters: Christa Avampato, of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, has developed products, services, events, and programs in the for-profit, nonprofit, and public sectors across a wide range of industries including financial services, retail, health and wellness, environmental conservation, education, and the arts for 14 years. She is passionate about the use of technology to build a better world and over the last five years has worked on a number of mobile-tech-based projects. She is an accomplished public speaker on the topic of creativity with appearances at SXSW 2011 and 2012, NYU?s Tisch School, and Hunter College. Katya Hott, Learning Content Producer at E-Line Media, is passionate about teaching and empowering kids through game design. Drawing on her background in classroom instruction and her Masters in Educational Technology from New York University, Katya works with game designers, teachers and students to create effective learning spaces for games in education. For years before coming to work as a Learning Content Producer at E-Line Media, Katya taught ESL in classrooms around the world. Now she is combining her teaching experiences, her studies in education, and her passion for technology by helping educators and learners incorporate and embrace games in their classrooms. [http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/News/577x100/hrGray513.gif] About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation?s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is an independent, nonprofit research center that is fostering innovation in children?s learning through digital media. The Cooney Center conducts and supports research, creates educational models and interactive media properties, and builds cross-sector partnerships. 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Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -----Original Message----- From: Karen Day [mailto:karen.day at cslpreads.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:54 AM To: statereps at cslpreads.org Subject: Upstart/Highsmith experiencing phone problems Dear CSLP State Representatives Please send out a message to your libraries to let them know that Upstart/Highsmith is experiencing long distance phone and fax problems today. The carrier is working on the issue. The on-line orders are working fine. Please advise your libraries to be patient if calling or faxing. We will send out a message as soon as the problem is fixed. Thank you for your patience! Karen -- Karen M. Day Director of Administrative Services Collaborative Summer Library Program 953 Sixth Place SE, Mason City, IA 50401-5261 karen.day at cslpreads.org (641) 423-0005 - voice (641) 424-5120 - fax (866) 657-8556 - toll free -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Mar 19 14:25:46 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:25:46 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] FYI: Upstart/Highsmith phone lines back in operation! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437E79AD0@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Thank you so much for your patience as the phone problems were repaired. It appears that the lines are back in operation. If any of your libraries experience problems, please have them call me at 866-657-8556. Thanks, Karen -- Karen M. Day Director of Administrative Services Collaborative Summer Library Program 953 Sixth Place SE, Mason City, IA 50401-5261 karen.day at cslpreads.org (641) 423-0005 - voice (641) 424-5120 - fax (866) 657-8556 - toll free -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Thu Mar 21 14:39:32 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:39:32 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] =?utf-8?q?AASL_Webinar_on_3/26_=3D=3EPBS_LearningMedia?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=84=A2_Launches_Blended_Literacy_Lessons?= Message-ID: This if from the AASL eCOLLAB website, http://www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/upcoming#pbs: PBS LearningMedia? Launches Blended Literacy Lessons Tuesday, March 26, 2013 | 7:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. CST/5:00 p.m. MST/4:00 p.m. PST Register Now The literacy demands on middle school students are unique and often perplexing to their teachers: ?I want to teach science (or social studies, or math)?not reading!? PBS offers turnkey tools for middle school that support literacy in the content areas. Join us for an in-depth look. We know some of the challenges for middle school students who are transitioning to the new requirement of ?read to learn? include lack of background knowledge, content-specific vocabulary and unfamiliar text structures. Blended lessons, part of the Inspiring Middle School Literacy collection from public media, offer students an opportunity to practice literacy strategies while learning required content in a highly engaging 45-minute experience. We?ll be joined by Carol Studebaker, middle school literacy coach and Charlotte Hodges, sixth grade teacher who have first-hand experience with these lessons and want to share their students? response and the way they adapted the lessons. The Inspiring Middle School Literacy collection, produced by WGBH and funded by the Walmart Foundation, is designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5?8. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note taking, reading, and writing to present students with an engaging science, social studies, mathematics, or English language arts topic. The lessons are available at no cost at pbslearningmedia.org/collection/midlit. See a one-minute introduction to the collection at http://youtu.be/kkYDXJJMFcA Carol Studebaker is a Middle School Literacy Coach in the Northwest R1 District in House Springs Missouri. She was an elementary classroom for 10 years and a reading specialist for 13 years. Carol earned her B.A. from Southern Illinois University and a M.A. from the University of Missouri. Charlotte Hodges has taught sixth grade in the Northwest R1 School District since 1998. She has taught multiple subjects at the intermediate level and currently teachers sixth grade ELA at Woodridge Middle School. Charlotte earned her B.A. from Webster University and her M.A. from Lindenwood University. Carolyn Jacobs, Senior Manager, Training and Professional Development at WGBH leads teacher training for Teachers? Domain and PBS LearningMedia. Carolyn earned a B.A. from Temple University and a M.Ed. in reading from the University of New Hampshire. Note: Webinar is open to all. Registrations will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 25. A seat in the webinar is guaranteed to the first 100 attendees. As a webinar registrant, you will receive follow-up correspondence from AASL and PB FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Mon Mar 25 10:56:01 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:56:01 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Take Your Child to the Library Day: 2/1/14 Message-ID: I just learned about a campaign called Take Your Child to the Library Day (http://takeyourchildtothelibrary.blogspot.com/). The next celebration is scheduled for February 1, 2014. >From the About Us section, http://takeyourchildtothelibrary.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html: Nadine Lipman, a children's librarian in Waterford, Connecticut, came up with the idea for Take Your Child to the Library Day and selected the first Saturday in February as the annual day of celebration. The idea gained popularity immediately, and librarians started planning special events, programs, and displays. FYI, for those who might want to plan to be involved next year. Klamath County Library participated this year. 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Our secretary is revered by all because he or she holds in his or her hands the ability to change the world by taking notes at our meetings and then writing them up afterwards. As Newsletter editor, you would be part of a group that lets our membership know all the awesome teen stuff that's going on around the state - and provides book reviews and ideas for programming! So, what do you say? Please don't make us be this frank again, it's really quite tiring. Please consider running...you're our only hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi style. Thanks! Traci & Aimee Traci Glass Teen Services Librarian Eugene Public Library 100 West 10th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 541.682.8480 traci.l.glass at ci.eugene.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rutha at multcolib.org Sat Mar 30 08:56:25 2013 From: rutha at multcolib.org (Ruth Allen) Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:56:25 -0700 Subject: [OYAN] Attention: We Want You...to be OYAN's Secretary or Newsletter Editor! In-Reply-To: <813A01DF90DA7C4489F0AFC875D99646F7AFD96F6B@cesrv011.eugene1.net> References: <813A01DF90DA7C4489F0AFC875D99646F7AFD96F6B@cesrv011.eugene1.net> Message-ID: Hi OYANers. In addition to what Traci said, you don't need to start until September, so that gives you the whole summer off! As the current secretary who has been doing the job for about 5 years, I'm happy to answer any questions about that job. Thank you for considering! Ruth On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 3:05 PM, GLASS Traci L < Traci.L.Glass at ci.eugene.or.us> wrote: > Hi, OYANers,**** > > So, Aimee and I are going to lay it all out there ? we are in dire need of > people to run for OYAN secretary and Newsletter editor. We really have no > one, and we are definitely feeling the pressure. So, would you all look > deep inside your hearts and souls and take a chance on one of these > positions? Trust me ? they?ll be fun! Our secretary is revered by all > because he or she holds in his or her hands the ability to change the world > by taking notes at our meetings and then writing them up afterwards. As > Newsletter editor, you would be part of a group that lets our membership > know all the awesome teen stuff that?s going on around the state ? and > provides book reviews and ideas for programming! So, what do you say? > Please don?t make us be this frank again, it?s really quite tiring. Please > consider running?you?re our only hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi style. **** > > ** ** > > Thanks!**** > > Traci & Aimee**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Traci Glass**** > > Teen Services Librarian**** > > Eugene Public Library**** > > 100 West 10th Avenue**** > > Eugene, Oregon 97401**** > > 541.682.8480**** > > traci.l.glass at ci.eugene.or.us**** > > ** ** > > _____________________________________________________ > OYAN mailing list > OYAN at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oyan > Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for > content. > Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s) > or the sender of the message, by phone or email. > Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800. > > -- Ruth Allen Youth Librarian Central Library Multnomah County Library 503.988.5471 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We have a 4 block walk but you can also drive if you don't want to walk. www.riverenza.net/ http://www.riverenza.net/ Google riverenza if you want the directions, a picture of the buildling, etc. Jayne Guidinger Teen Services Librarian The Dalles Wasco County Library 722 Court Street The Dalles OR 97058 541-296-2815 FAX: 541-296-4179 jguidinger at ci.the-dalles.or.us -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Riverenza Spring Menu To Go.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 651318 bytes Desc: Riverenza Spring Menu To Go.pdf URL: