OREGON READS MUSINGS
Since September, I've had the great fortune to be part of celebrations for Oregon Reads, a statewide reading program in honor of Oregon's 150th anniversary this year.
My travels have taken me to Coos Bay and Cottage, Newport, Seaside, Ontario, Bend, Sisters, Sunriver, Pendleton, and Hood River.
I really have driven more than a thousand miles: it's almost 400 miles one way from my home in West Linn to Ontario, which is in a different time zone! I've also had the pleasure of visiting libraries closer to my home in West Linn: Wilsonville, Tigard, Oregon City, Sherwood, Canby, and more.
Along the way I've met children and families, and dedicated teachers and librarians who work and volunteer their time to encourage reading and literacy in community after community. I also had the privilege of presenting with two wonderful authors, Virginia Euwer Wolff and Lauren Kessler. Thank you to everyone at the Oregon Library Association and all the generous donors to this project, who gave money, time, talent -- and apples!
To fill out an evaluation and learn more, visit the Oregon Reads website: http://www.oregonreads2009.org/
Of course, 2009 isn't over yet so there is still time to celebrate Oregon's Sesquicentennial -- and to read all three Oregon Reads selections.
Thank you!
Deborah Hopkinson
