From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Apr 4 11:26:06 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 18:26:06 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] You are invited to the Reimagining Ready to Read Road Show Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244575DCCE@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> You are invited to the Reimagining Ready to Read Road Show! Come or call-in to learn more about why the grant is changing, what big changes are being proposed for libraries, what will likely stay the same for libraries, and what the State Library's next steps are in the process for making these changing. Join me in person or by phone at one of these meetings taking place around the state: * Tuesday, April 22 at noon-1:00pm in Roseburg at Douglas County Central Library (NO CALL-IN OPTION) * Tuesday, April 22 at 4:30-5:30pm in Medford at Jackson County Library Services * Monday, April 28 at 11:30-12:30 at the Newport Public Library (NO CALL-IN OPTION) * Tuesday, April 29 at 10:30-11:30am at the Eugene Public Library * Friday, May 2 at 9:30-10:30am in Tillamook at the Tillamook County Library (and stay for the OYAN meeting which is 11am-3pm!) * Wednesday, June 11 at 10:30-11:30am in Baker City at the Baker County Library District * Wednesday, June 11 at 3:00-4:00pm at the Pendleton Public Library * Thursday, June 12 at 11:00am-noon at The Dalles-Wasco County Library (NO CALL-IN OPTION) * Tuesday, June 24 at 1:00-2:00pm in Salem at the State Library, room B9 If you plan to call in, here is the teleconference information you need: * Call 1-877-402-9753 five minutes prior the start time indicated in the schedule above * Dial in the access code 1983578 If you plan to attend in person, you can find the addresses to these libraries via the Oregon Library Directory and use Google maps or a similar website to get directions. Prior to the meeting, please carefully review the attached final draft of the proposal that was developed by the Reimagining Ready to Read task force and submitted to the State Library Board of Trustees for approval. The Board of Trustees will be discussing the proposal at their April 16, 2014 meeting at the Oregon State Library. I will not be distributing copies of the attached documents at the meetings so please bring your own copy. Hope to see or hear you there, Katie Anderson 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 Help Celebrate School Library Month! 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Name: NewGrantReport-FD.doc Type: application/msword Size: 115712 bytes Desc: NewGrantReport-FD.doc URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Apr 24 12:10:37 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:10:37 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] 2014-2015 ORCA titles announced: allowable cost for your summer reading R2R project Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24457741F8@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The Oregon Readers Choice Award (ORCA) titles for the 2014-2015 school year have just been announced (see below). Usually several of these titles wind up on the Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) to encourage kids to participate in both programs. These are good titles to consider purchasing and promoting for your summer reading program to help kids get a head start in participating in these wonderful statewide literacy programs. Allowable Ready to Read Grant summer reading collection development projects include purchasing: * Books and audio books to help kids prepare for next year's... o Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (to be announced) o Oregon Readers Choice Award (ORCA, the 2014-2015 list is below!) o Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB, to be announced) o Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award (to be announced) * Books and audio books on teachers' summer reading lists at your local schools. * Books and audio books on ALA's Association for Library Services to Children summer reading brochures: http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists/summerreadinglist. * Any type of library material for children birth to 14 years old related to this year's summer reading theme. The 2014 summer reading theme is 'science'. There are bibliographies (book lists) in your summer reading manuals, but you don't have to stick to them. You can ask your colleagues for ideas, check publisher's websites to see if they have created their own science themed book lists, and search the Internet. You might start with searching for "fizz boom read" on Pinterest. You'll find mostly programming and craft ideas, but you'll also find book ideas! 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 Help Celebrate School Library Month! [61] From: Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Nina Kramer Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 11:25 AM To: kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [kids-lib] ORCA 2015 Titles I am pleased to announce the titles chosen by this year's committee from the list of books nominated by students and teachers from around the state. The nominees for the 2015 ORCA Award are: Upper Elementary The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Chomp by Carl Hiaasen Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket Cardboard by Doug TenNapel Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Middle School Storybound by Marissa Burt Titanic : Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson Ungifted by Gordon Korman The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen Beyond Courage by Doreen Rappaport High School The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Cinder by Marissa Meyer Dodger by Terry Pratchett Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Endangered by Eliot Schrefer Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein I would like to thank the committee members for their hard work. They are Elizabeth LaShomb Christley, Lisa Elliott, and Teena Nelson from the Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN), Beth LaForce, Marie LeJeune, Karren Timmermans from the Oregon Reading Association (ORA), Melanie Hetrick, Jessica Marie, Denise Willms from OLA's Childrens Services Division (CSD), Kathryn Harmon, Kiva Liljequist, Laurie Nordahl of the Oregon Association of School Librarians (OASL) and Kira Porton of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA). Nina Kramer, ORCA Chair 2014-2015 -- Nina Kramer Youth Librarian Albina Library 3605 NE 15th Avenue Portland, OR 97212 Branch Phone: 503.988.5362 Desk Phone/Msg: 503.988.6054 ninak at multcolib.org www.multcolib.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 15562 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Apr 24 14:47:55 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:47:55 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] Reimagining Ready to Read Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24457744E1@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! I just wanted to share the following Reimagining Ready to Read update from the State Librarian. I hope to see (or hear) you all on the Ready to Read Road Show! From: PL-Directors [mailto:pl-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of MaryKay Dahlgreen Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 3:53 PM To: pl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Cc: SHEPARD Duke * GOV; ALETHA Subject: [PL-Directors] Reimagining Ready to Read Hello all- I wanted to let you know that the Oregon State Library Board approved that the recommended changes to the Ready to Read grant program be included in the 2015-2017 OSL budget request we submit to the Governor. Our request will go to the Governor in June of this year, his recommended budget will be released in December of this year and the Legislature will consider his budget proposal during their session January - May of 2015. The Board also approved changing the name from Ready to Read to Reading for Success in keeping with our effort to broaden the impact and appeal. You have received the drafts of updated materials from Katie and she is conducting discussions around the state over the next couple of months. Please feel free to contact either Katie or myself if you have questions or concerns. MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen Oregon State Librarian 503-378-4367 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us http://oregon.gov/osl [library logo.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4829 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Apr 25 11:15:11 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:15:11 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] =?windows-1252?q?2014-2015_Beverly_Cleary_Children=92s_C?= =?windows-1252?q?hoice_Award_titles_announced=3A_allowable_cost_for_your_?= =?windows-1252?q?summer_reading_R2R_project?= Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2445774F80@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The Beverly Cleary Children?s Choice Award titles for the 2014-2015 school year were also just announced! These are good titles to consider purchasing and promoting for your summer reading program to help kids get a head start in participating in this wonderful statewide literacy programs. 2014-2015 BCCCA Nominations ? Branford, Anna. Violet Mackerel?s Brilliant Plot. AR 5.2 ? Cheng, Andrea. The Year of the Book. AR 3.6 ? Cox, Judy. The Secret Chicken Society. AR 3.2 ? Hest, Amy. Letters to Leo. AR 3.2 ? Peterson, Brenda. Leopard and Silkie: One Boy?s Quest to Save the Seal Pups. AR 3.6 ? Spinelli, Jerry. Third Grade Angels. AR 2.9 The list of the 2014-15 BCCCA Nominations will be posted shortly on the BCCCA website, along with the power point presentation, sample bookmarks, etc. For more information on the BCCCA program, please go to http://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-home 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 Help Celebrate School Library Month! [61] Allowable Ready to Read Grant summer reading collection development projects include purchasing: ? Books and audio books to help kids prepare for next year's... o Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (to be announced) o Oregon Readers Choice Award (ORCA, the 2014-2015 list is below!) o Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB, to be announced) o Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award (to be announced) ? Books and audio books on teachers' summer reading lists at your local schools. ? Books and audio books on ALA?s Association for Library Services to Children summer reading brochures: http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists/summerreadinglist. ? Any type of library material for children birth to 14 years old related to this year's summer reading theme. The 2014 summer reading theme is 'science'. There are bibliographies (book lists) in your summer reading manuals, but you don't have to stick to them. You can ask your colleagues for ideas, check publisher's websites to see if they have created their own science themed book lists, and search the Internet. 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