tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78218682977786339862024-03-13T05:49:22.317-07:00Teendom, Tweendom: A Teacher's Guide to BCLTeaching 6th-12th grade students in (or near) Beaverton, Oregon? Discover events, resources, facilities, and more available to you and your students through the Beaverton City Library!Dawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-57666287324405383382014-09-26T12:11:00.000-07:002014-10-01T10:04:54.547-07:00Seeking the Great Perhaps!Thank you for responding to the survey! We understand that it can be difficult to check the blog with everything else going on, but that you do enjoy receiving interesting information from the Beaverton City Library in your inbox. Therefore we have decided to discontinue the blog in favor of a revamped mailing list. <br />
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The blog will be taking a break for the summer. Thank you for promoting the library and summer reading to your students!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/srp">http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/srp</a><br />
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Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-52851273313630728652014-05-24T15:18:00.001-07:002014-05-24T15:18:28.620-07:00The Fault In Our StarsThere have been a couple of great articles about John Green and the upcoming film version of <em>The Fault in Our Stars</em>:<br />
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"John Green and his Nerdfighters are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model" - <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304431104579552173066169420">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304431104579552173066169420</a><br />
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"<em>The Fault In Our Stars</em> author John Green: Why He's Freaking Out About Hollywood Success" - <br />
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To celebrate the release of the movie, the BCL is hosting a <strong>Sad Film Fest on Tuesday, June 17 at 4 - 6 p.m.</strong> for teens in Grades 6-12. We'll be watching classic tearjerker scenes and eating some comfort snacks!<br />
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<strong>High School:</strong> 1st Place - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/HS_1st.pdf">Wigged Out</a></em> by Liv Z., Grade 11<br />
2nd Place - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/HS_2nd.pdf">Avonlee</a></em> by Diana C., Grade 10<br />
3rd Place - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/HS_3rd.pdf">Public Stalls...</a></em> by Alekzander H., Grade 12<br />
Honorable Mention - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/HS_Honorable.pdf">Unicorn</a></em> by Sarah C., Grade 12<br />
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<strong>Middle School:</strong> 1st Place - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/MS_1st.pdf" target="_blank">Paper Carnage</a></em> by Amber M., Grade 7<br />
2nd Place - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/MS_2nd.pdf" target="_blank">That Bowl of Thoup</a></em> by Bailey E., Grade 7<br />
3rd Place - <em><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/April2014Limericks/MS_3rd.pdf" target="_blank">What is Happening to Me?</a> </em>by David E., Grade 7 Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-37159658215985022352014-04-26T09:56:00.001-07:002014-04-26T09:56:25.313-07:00ORCA Winners & 2015 Nominees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The list of 2014 <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/orca" target="_blank">ORCA</a> winners & 2015 Nominees has been released!<br />
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year there were 2635 students who read the books and voted for for the award.
We had about 60 schools participate, representing 23 school districts, the
Portland Archdiocese, and independent private schools. We also had 6 public
libraries participate, representing 4 library districts. All of the names of
the participating institutions will be posted on the OLA website, on the ORCA
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Pie</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by Sarah Weeks</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by James Patterson</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Divergent </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">by Veronica Roth</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The One and Only Ivan</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by Katherine
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<b>Chomp</b> by Carl Hiaasen<br />
<b>Starry River of the Sky</b> by Grace Lin<br />
<b>Summer of the Gypsy Moths</b> by Sara Pennypacker<br />
<b>Splendors and Glooms</b> by Laura Amy Schlitz<br />
<b>Who Could That Be at This Hour?</b> by Lemony Snicket<br />
<b>Cardboard</b> by Doug TenNapel<br />
<b>Three Times Lucky</b> by Sheila Turnage</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Storybound</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by Marissa Burt<br />
<b>Titanic : Voices from the Disaster</b> by Deborah Hopkinson<br />
<b>Ungifted</b> by Gordon Korman<br />
<b>The Lions of Little Rock</b> by Kristin Levine<br />
<b>Keeper of the Lost Cities</b> by Shannon Messenger<br />
<b>Colin Fischer</b> by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz<br />
<b>The False Prince</b> by Jennifer A. Nielsen<br />
<b>Beyond Courage</b> by Doreen Rappaport</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Fault in Our Stars</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by John Green<br />
<b>Seraphina</b> by Rachel Hartman<br />
<b>Cinder</b> by Marissa Meyer<br />
<b>Dodger</b> by Terry Pratchett<br />
<b>Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe</b> by Benjamin
Alire Saenz<br />
<b>Endangered</b> by Eliot Schrefer<br />
<b>Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</b> by Robin Sloan<br />
<b>Code Name Verity</b> by Elizabeth Wein</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-51479811351592719822014-04-19T12:12:00.002-07:002014-04-19T12:14:03.201-07:00OYAN Book Rave List - 2014<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iVl47UbAIUo/U1LKpNo6p-I/AAAAAAAACqk/jNK_rzV4L34/s1600/OYAN_logo_clr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iVl47UbAIUo/U1LKpNo6p-I/AAAAAAAACqk/jNK_rzV4L34/s1600/OYAN_logo_clr.jpg" height="67" width="200" /></a><br />
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</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new OYAN (Oregon Young Adult Network) Book Rave list is now available for download! There are some excellent selections this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">The OYAN Book Rave is here! Through an arduous process,
Oregon's young adult librarians have identified 20 of the strongest entries
into the world of YA literature from 2013. Having been announced and booktalked
at the Oregon Library Association's annual conference, the 2014 Book Rave
list is now available to download, print, and share with patrons. We also
highly encourage displays of these excellent books sure to make connections
with teen readers on a personal level, pull heartstrings, or just offer a
boatload of fun."<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://oyanpeeps.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/book_rave_2014_brochure.pdf">http://oyanpeeps.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/book_rave_2014_brochure.pdf</a><br />
<br />Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-23224369647648031172014-04-05T11:08:00.002-07:002014-04-05T11:08:22.278-07:00The BCL's Food for Fines & Fine Amnesty - Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcuIUEIOmM8/U0BGWWrjAhI/AAAAAAAACqU/dBUbZR0sDf8/s1600/food+for+fines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcuIUEIOmM8/U0BGWWrjAhI/AAAAAAAACqU/dBUbZR0sDf8/s1600/food+for+fines.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a>The Beaverton City Library is once again offering a Food for Fines and fine amnesty program starting next Saturday, April 12 until Sunday, April 20. This can be done at both the main library and the Murray-Scholls Branch!<br />
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-Patrons can bring non-perishable food items, which will then be donated to the Oregon Food Bank.<br />
-For every food item brought in, $2 in fines will be deducted from their account, with a maximum of $20 deducted per library account. Each item equals $2 of fine amnesty, regardless of the original cost of the item!<br />
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We're also offering patrons the opportunity to have fines forgiven for bringing back library items which have been billed to them.<br />
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<li>Patrons returning billed items (in good condition) will have the cost of the item, processing, and overdue fines waived!</li>
<li>Collection agency fees cannot be waived.</li>
<li>Even items that have been deleted from the catalog can be returned for a waiver. If an item has been deleted but belongs to another library, the replacement costs cannot be waived, but fines still can.</li>
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Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-19540244395131331002014-04-03T06:00:00.000-07:002014-04-03T06:00:01.167-07:00Oregon Humanities Conversation Project at the Library April 23rd
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Wednesday, April 23<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> at 7:00pm, the library
will be hosting an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Program entitled,
Toward One Oregon: Bridging Oregon’s Urban and Rural Communities. The
participants who attend the program will engage in a conversation about urban
and rural tensions in Oregon facilitated by Ethan Seltzer, professor of urban
studies and planning at Portland State University and Bruce Weber, professor of
agricultural and resource economics at Oregon State University. This would be a
great opportunity for your students to learn about the cultural, social and
political dynamics that divide our state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is more
information about the event on the </span><a href="http://oregonhumanities.org/programs/2013-15-catalog/toward-one-oregon/89/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Oregon
Humanities website</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and specific event info including the time and location
on the </span><a href="http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=2014&month=4&day=23"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">library’s
event calendar</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. Please feel free to share with any interested students!</span></div>
Dawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-1996159768500455092014-03-28T13:32:00.001-07:002014-03-28T13:32:34.003-07:00Coming up in April & May - Limerick Contest and Poetry CoffeehouseApril is National Poetry Month, and the BCL's Young Adult Division & Library Foundation are once again celebrating with a poetry contest for teens in grades 6-12. This year's format is the <a href="http://www.limerickpoems.net/" target="_blank">Limerick</a>. Starting this Monday, March 31st, the entry sheet and full guidelines will be available at <a href="http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/teens">http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/teens</a> on the events page in PDF format. Paper copies of the forms are also on the way to area teachers, both in the BSD and private schools! The Library Foundation is sponsoring three prizes - <strong>$100, $50, and $25</strong> - for the top three winners in middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) divisions. We are taking entries at the Murray-Scholls Branch and at the Teen Desk at the main library starting on Monday, April 14. The deadline for entries is 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30. If it is easier, teachers and mentors can submit packets of their students' work at one time. Winners will be posted to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/beavertoncitylibraryteens" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and our events page on Friday, May 9. Entrants may submit up to four poems for consideration.<br />
In addition, we are also holding a <strong>Teen Poetry Coffeehouse event</strong> (complete with coffee and pastries) on Thursday, May 8, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the main library's meeting rooms; the winners will be announced at this event before they are posted on Facebook and the Web! Teens in grades 6-12 are encouraged to bring something to share - it could be a poem, monologue, skit, or the Limerick they entered in April's contest. <br />
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Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-53762056174371575902014-03-22T17:04:00.000-07:002014-03-22T17:04:08.598-07:00WCCLS Teen Summer Reading Art Contest Winner Announced"<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS)
is proud to announce the winner of its <b>2014 Teen Summer Reading Art Contest</b>:
Jacqueline Brown! </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A ninth-grader at Sunset High School, Jacqueline has been
awarded top honors for her unique and electrifying design which depicts a
reader poring over the wondrous contents of a book. Her design expertly
captures this year’s Teen Summer Reading theme: <b>Spark a Reaction</b>. </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jacqueline will receive a $150 gift certificate for Powell’s
Book and her art will appear on all countywide Teen Summer Reading publicity
this summer.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the fifth consecutive year that WCCLS has encouraged
teens to capture the spirit of Summer Reading through their creative art. A
total of 35 pieces were submitted at the public libraries in Washington County
during the months of January and February. In early March a panel of teen
librarians met to review feedback collected from local Teen Library Councils
and select the winning piece.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once again 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Place and Honorable Mention winners were also awarded. These individuals will
each receive a gift card for Dick Blick Art Materials.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Summer Reading Program inspires kids with a sense of
wonder and helps to promote good learning habits. Summer Reading in Washington
County will officially begin on June 1</span><sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
At that time teens will be invited to sign up at their local public library to
earn prizes for reading, including tickets to Portland Thorn and Trail Blazers
games, a round of miniature golf at Bullwinkle’s Family Fun Center, a coupon
for one free open swim session at a Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation pool and
a deep discount ride bracelet for a day full of activities at Oaks Amusement
Park. For more 2014 summer reading details, in early May please visit <a href="http://www.wccls.org/tsrp"><span style="color: blue;">www.wccls.org/tsrp</span></a> .</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This project was made possible by a literacy grant from the
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Jacqueline Brown</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Sunset High School)</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Katie Fo</strong> (Southridge High School)</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br /><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Honorable Mention - Rebecca
Dan</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Glencoe High School)</span><br />
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Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-26569479211761791892014-03-13T06:00:00.000-07:002014-03-13T06:00:03.957-07:00Calling all Tweens - library book club seeks members<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you have avid readers in your 5th-8th grade classes? Do they like pizza? Maybe they'd like to join BCL's Tween Book Club. All you have to do is read a book, show up, eat pizza and do fun book-themed activities. We meet monthly during the school year and attendees always vote on the next book we read, so the books are member-selected.<br />
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Our next meeting is on Wednesday, April 2nd from 4-5pm at the library and we'll be discussing <i>Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25. </i>No registration is required, new members can just show up. If you have any questions, please let <a href="mailto:dborgardt@beavertonoregon.gov" target="_blank">me</a> know! <br />
Thanks,<br />
DawnDawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-50492909578868160142014-03-11T06:30:00.000-07:002014-03-11T06:30:00.982-07:00Teen Tech Week - looking for teen feedbackMarch 9th kicks off the American Library Association's annual Teen Tech Week when we celebrate all things teens and technology. (Not that we don't do that all the time too!)<br />
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This year, we're asking teens in grades 6-12 for feedback on how they use technology for reading and social media. Each survey respondent will be entered in a contest to win Divergent movie posters, and their feedback will help us continue to adapt teen services to the needs of or our own local teens. <br />
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Feel free to let your students know of this opportunity. The survey can be found online at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BKNBGW5">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BKNBGW5</a> or on paper at the Main Library and the Murray Scholls branch.<br />
Thank you!<br />
DawnDawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-83544963451905069042014-02-28T13:42:00.001-08:002014-02-28T13:42:50.159-08:00Oregon Reader's Choice Awards Voting Now Open<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From Stuart Levy, ORCA Chair:<br />
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"<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">With tomorrow being
March, people can officially start to vote for their favorite Oregon Reader's
Choice Award book. <br />
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Please encourage your students and your patrons to vote for their favorite ORCA
book. As long as they have read 2 or more books in any of the 3 divisions, then
they are allowed to vote in that division. Since there were a number of
crossover books, any student who competed in OBOB is eligible to vote in the
ORCA. <br />
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People have until <strong>March 31st</strong> to vote. Please collect the votes
at your school or library. There are paper ballots that you can download from
the ORCA website (<a href="http://www.olaweb.org/orca"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.olaweb.org/orca</span></a>),
or you can create your own. You also could do an electronic ballot, if you
would rather. I have made a Google form for my students to use for voting that
I am willing to share. Google has now changed how they can be shared, so you
cannot easily just use mine. If you want an electronic ballot, which you can
modify to only show some of the divisions, please email me with your Google
account and I can make one for you. (Yes, you have to have a Google account to
use this particular electronic ballot.)<br />
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Once you have the votes for your building all tallied, please submit them using
this Google form: <a href="http://bit.ly/orca2014"><span style="color: blue;">http://bit.ly/orca2014</span></a> .
Please submit your overall votes by <strong>April 4th</strong>.<br />
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Thank you SO much for promoting reading through the Oregon Reader's Choice
Award. Later in April we will announce the winners, plus the titles for the
2015 ORCA Divisions."</span>Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-42277859687073864392014-02-21T16:25:00.003-08:002014-02-21T16:26:57.921-08:00Upcoming author visits at the BCL - Claudia Gray and Marissa MeyerThe March to April 2014 Teen Scene events calendar is now available in <a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/2014/2014_march-april_TeenScene.pdf" target="_blank">PDF format</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek" target="_blank">National Library Week</a> is April 13 to 19, 2014! The Beaverton City Library is hosting a couple of author visits:<br />
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<a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/" target="_blank">Marissa Meyer</a> will visit the Beaverton City Library in-person on <strong>Wednesday, April 16, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m</strong>. She is the Northwest-based author of <em>The Lunar Chronicles</em> books - <em>Cinder, Scarlet</em> and <em>Cress</em>. This event is for all ages. </div>
Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-22755429314442545872014-02-06T14:29:00.002-08:002014-02-06T14:29:52.464-08:00Primary Source History - World War II YearbooksA friend pointed me to a really cool history primary source Web site this morning -<br />
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This project from the National WWII Museum documents high school yearbooks 1941-1945 from all over the U.S. It looks like it could be a fun way to teach WWII home front history through primary sources. The Theodore Roosevelt High School (Portland) 1944-45 yearbook is available for viewing. You could easily fall into an Internet hole and spend hours browsing through these!Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-41234357816260171642014-02-06T07:00:00.000-08:002014-02-06T07:00:06.157-08:00Multi-Cultural Lit in 2013 - data from the Cooperative Children's Book CenterHello,<br />
The Cooperative Children's Book Center recently published their statistics on books by and about people of color published in 2013 (and comparison numbers back to 2012). They are not terribly encouraging, but good information to know:<br />
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Thankfully, there are many great multicultural stories out there to recommend to your Middle & High School students. Here is the CCBC's list of <u>30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know</u>:<br />
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Alexie, Sherman. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=2329"><strong>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian</strong></a>. Illustrated by Ellen Fourney. Litte, Brown, 2007. 240 pages. Ages 13-16</span><div>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Alvarez, Julia . <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1981"><strong>Before We Were Free</strong></a>. Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 167 pages. Ages 12-15</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Bruchac, Joseph. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=908"><strong>The Heart of a Chief</strong></a>. Dial, 1998. 153 pages. Ages 10 - 13</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Carlson, Lori, editor. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=564"><strong>Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States</strong></a>. An Edge Book/Henry Holt, 1994. 123 pages. Ages 12 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Cofer, Judith Ortiz. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1226"><strong>An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio</strong></a>. Melanie Kroupa/Orchard, 1995. 165 pages. Ages 12 - 16</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Engle, Margarita. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=2447"><strong>The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom</strong></a>. Henry Holt, 2008. 176 pages. Age 12 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Flake, Sharon. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=652"><strong>Money Hungry</strong></a>. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2001. 187 pages. Ages 12 - 16</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Hamilton, Virginia. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1988"><strong>Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush</strong></a>. Philomel, 1982. 215 pages. Age 11 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Jaramillo, Ann. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1987"><strong>La Línea</strong></a>. Deborah Brodie Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 131 pages. Age 13 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Jiang, Ji-Li. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=927"><strong>Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution</strong></a>. HarperCollins, 1997. 285 pages. Age 12 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Jimenez, Francisco. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=783"><strong>The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child</strong></a>. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 116 pages. Age 12 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Johnson, Angela. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1594"><strong>The First Part Last</strong></a>. Simon & Schuster, 2003. 144 pages. Ages 13 - 18</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Kadohata, Cynthia. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1435"><strong>Kira-Kira</strong></a>. Atheneum, 2004. 244 pages. Ages 10-14</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Magoon, Kekla. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=3903"><strong>The Rock and the River</strong></a>. Aladdin, 2009. 290 pages. Ages 11 - 14</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Myers, Walter Dean. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=640"><strong>Monster</strong></a>. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. HarperCollins, 1999. 1999 pages. Ages 13 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Nelson, Marilyn. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1755"><strong>A Wreath for Emmett Till</strong></a>. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 40 pages. Age 14 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Nelson, Kadir. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=6634"><strong>Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans</strong></a>. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2011. 108 pages. Ages 8-14</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=7051"><strong>No Crystal Stair</strong></a>. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Carolrhoda LAB, 2012. 188 pages. Age 12 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Park, Linda Sue. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1153"><strong>When My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II</strong></a>. Clarion, 2002. 199 pages. Ages 11 - 14</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Say, Allen. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=6542"><strong>Drawing from Memory</strong></a>. Scholastic Press, 2011. 64 pages. Age 10 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Smelcer, John. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=3241"><strong>The Trap</strong></a>. Henry Holt, 2006. 170 pages. Age 12 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Soto, Gary . <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1982"><strong>Baseball in April and Other Stories</strong></a>. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. 109 pages. Ages 11-14</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Stork, Francisco X.. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=5818"><strong>The Last Summer of the Death Warriors</strong></a>. Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, Inc., 2010. 344 pages. Ages 14 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Tan, Shaun. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=3132"><strong>The Arrival</strong></a>. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2007. 128 pages. Age 11 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Woodson, Jacqueline. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1984"><strong>If You Come Softly</strong></a>. Putnam, 1998. 181 pages. Age 13 and older</span></li>
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<li><span class="bookListItem">Yang, Gene Luen. <a href="http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=1986"><strong>American Born Chinese</strong></a>. First Second, 2006. 233 pages. Age 13 and older</span></li>
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Dawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-90705226371691797602014-02-01T11:15:00.002-08:002014-02-01T11:15:17.950-08:00Oregon Battle of the Books 2014-2015 Partial List Released<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A partial list of 2014-2015 OBOB selections has been released:<br />
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<a href="http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/page/5653618/Book%20Recommendations%202013-2014">http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/page/5653618/Book%20Recommendations%202013-2014</a><br />
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and - Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon - Sheinkin, Steve - 2012<br />Code
Talker - Bruchac, Joseph - 2006<br />False Prince, The - Nielsen, Jennifer -
2012<br />Freak the Mighty - Philbrick, Rodman - 1993<br />Into The Wild (Warrriors)
- Hunter, Erin - 2003<br />Lions of Little Rock, The - Levine, Kristin -
2012<br />Ungifted - Korman, Gordon - 2012<br />Wonder - Palacio, R. J. -
2012<br /><br />9-12 Division<br />Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the
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2012<br />Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore - Sloan, Robin - 2012<br />Please Ignore
Vera - Dietz King, A.S. - 2010<br />Ready Player One - Cline, Ernest - 2011<br /><br />3-5 Division:<br />Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, The - O'Connor, Barbara - 2010<br />Gaby, Lost and Found - Cervantes, Angela - 2013<br />Kizzy Ann Stamps - Watts, Jeri Hanel - 2013<br />Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The - Dicamillo, Kate - 2006<br />Rules - Lord, Cynthia - 2006<br />One and Only Ivan, The - Applegate, Katherine - 2012<br />Sasquatch - Smith, Roland - 1998<br />Nest for Celeste, A - Cole, Henry 2010<br />
<br />Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-63149650970006544512014-01-24T16:22:00.000-08:002014-01-24T16:22:04.268-08:00Mock Printz<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V4K4Gd5qXfM/UuMCceluwAI/AAAAAAAACn0/dEUGINW5kUg/s1600/eleanor_and_park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V4K4Gd5qXfM/UuMCceluwAI/AAAAAAAACn0/dEUGINW5kUg/s1600/eleanor_and_park.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/oyan" target="_blank">OYAN</a>'s Mock Printz Award workshop was held last Saturday. The winner of the voting was <em>Eleanor and Park</em> by Rainbow Rowell, with <em>Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock</em> by Matthew Quick and <em>Boxers / Saints</em> by Gene Luen Yang coming in as honor books. The official Printz Award-winner and honor books will be announced this Monday, January 27 from ALA in Philadelphia! Watch the <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz" target="_blank">Web site</a> for the winner Monday morning!<br />Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-25149066486346285832014-01-17T11:24:00.001-08:002014-01-17T11:24:28.998-08:0010th Annual City of Beaverton Human Rights Creative Expression Contest<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv0ScM0VxCg/UtmDW9-bM-I/AAAAAAAACnk/hGUcrjFBTmM/s1600/EqualEducationForAll_byJoannaHoang_noPostIt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv0ScM0VxCg/UtmDW9-bM-I/AAAAAAAACnk/hGUcrjFBTmM/s1600/EqualEducationForAll_byJoannaHoang_noPostIt.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a>The City of Beaverton's 10th Annual Human Rights Creative Expression Contest begins on January 19th. Students in K-12 are encouraged to show understanding of the importance of human rights through an artistic medium, which can include essay, poem, spoken word, song, music, poster, drawing, collage, clay, craft, film, dance, or any combination of these. Top winners receive $50 Powell's gift cards and possible newspaper coverage, and two runners-up will receive $25 Powell's cards. Entries are due Friday, February 28, 2014 at Beaverton City Hall by 5:00 p.m.<br />
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Download the guidelines - <a href="http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/DocumentCenter/View/637">http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/DocumentCenter/View/637</a><br />
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See the previous year's winners - <a href="http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/index.aspx?NID=286">http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/index.aspx?NID=286</a>Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-28066330294512696452014-01-16T06:30:00.000-08:002014-01-16T06:30:04.970-08:00Want to add more Non-Fiction reading to your classroom? Try Newsela!Maybe you're already using it, but a colleague recently told me about a great online source for news and I had to share. It's called <a href="http://newsela.com/" target="_blank">Newsela</a>, and here are a few reasons you might like it:<br />
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<li>It's full of current and relevant information. They adapt news stories from a variety of sources (AP, newspapers from around the country).</li>
<li>It's accessible to students with different reading skills. They create different versions of each story at different Lexile levels. So you can adjust a single story to use simpler or more complex grammar and sentence structure.</li>
<li>It's geared toward classrooms. As a teacher, you can make a free account and add your students.</li>
<li>It's Common Core-friendly. It's a great way to get current, engaging non-fiction to your students.</li>
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You can play around on the site and read up to 5 articles before signing up. Here's an example, note the blue lexile bar on the right.<br />
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Dawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-39903906538887801312014-01-10T14:36:00.001-08:002014-01-10T14:36:13.399-08:00WCCLS Teen Summer Reading Art ContestThe <a href="http://www.wccls.org/srp" target="_blank">2014 Teen Summer Reading Art Contest</a> is now under way! The theme this year is the science-related 'Spark a Reaction.' Teens are challenged to create an original piece of art involving the theme to promote summer reading around the county. Teens in grades 6-12 have until February 15 to submit up to two pieces of art for consideration to their local Washington County Library. This is a great opportunity for teen artists to get recognized!<br /><br /><a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/2014/2014_teen_art_contest.pdf" target="_blank">Download a color poster with info</a><br />
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<a href="http://apps.beavertonoregon.gov/Library/TeenEvents/docs/2014/2014_teen_art_contest_rules_and_entry.pdf" target="_blank">Download the guidelines and entry form</a><br />
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<br />First Prize: Powell's Gift Card Valued at $150<br />
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Second Prize: $50 gift certificate to Blick Art Materials<br /><br />Third Prize: $25 gift certificate to Blick Art MaterialsIan, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-64355452543558231862014-01-07T06:00:00.000-08:002014-01-07T06:00:00.464-08:00Words of wisdom from author Rainbow Rowell<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oaTSGVnNPWs/UstmPaD9JpI/AAAAAAAAAaA/kAiHWBPNFoo/s1600/eleanor+&+park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oaTSGVnNPWs/UstmPaD9JpI/AAAAAAAAAaA/kAiHWBPNFoo/s1600/eleanor+&+park.jpg" /></a><br />
As awards seasons ramp up, I start to look forward to hearing what honored authors will say in their awards-acceptance speeches. I love the chance to get to know the authors I read voraciously just a little bit better. On that note, I was reading a speech given by Rainbow Rowell, author of 2 of my favorite books <i>Eleanor & Park </i>and <i>Fangirl, </i>she won the Bost Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award and said this about writing in her October 4th acceptance speech:<br />
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"I think sometimes we think of bravery as being the opposite of fear. But, really, you have to be afraid of something before bravery enters the picture. If you're not afraid of demons, it doesn't take much bravery to face them."<br />
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Here's a link to the <a href="http://www.hbook.com/2013/12/news/boston-globe-horn-book-awards/eleanor-park-author-rainbow-rowells-2013-bghb-fiction-award-speech/" target="_blank">whole speech</a> if you're interested.<br />
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Just had to share. Welcome back from holiday break :)Dawn, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027392910542937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821868297778633986.post-7248638260437532462013-12-31T14:24:00.002-08:002013-12-31T14:25:17.649-08:00Article on Beaverton High School's use of social mediaHere's an interesting article about Beaverton High School's embrace of social media:<br />
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<a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20131228/UPDATE/131228006/Beaverton-High-School-brings-savvy-digital-marketing?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1">http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20131228/UPDATE/131228006/Beaverton-High-School-brings-savvy-digital-marketing?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1</a><br />
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Creating a student social media team at a school is a great idea, and this made me reflect on how far social media has jumped in such a short time. I remember when you could see Myspace on nearly every screen in the teen room. The other thing I learned from this article - Beaverton High School has a ukulele club! <br />
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<strong>Happy New Year!</strong>Ian, Teen Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13816661505975694994noreply@blogger.com