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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Posted on behalf of the Ohioana Library Association. Please excuse duplication.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It is my great pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2012 Ohioana Book Awards. They are as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>· Fiction: <i>The Paris Wife</i>, by Paula McLain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>· Non-fiction: <i>Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend</i>, by Susan Orlean<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>· Poetry: <i>Weather</i>, by Dave Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>· Juvenile: <i>Where Do You Stay?</i>, by Andrea Cheng<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>· Young Adult: <i>The Girl of Fire and Thorns</i>, by Rae Carson <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>· About Ohio/Ohioan: <i>Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President</i>, by Candice Millard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Also, Sarah Menkedick will receive this year’s Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>You can find out more about award winning books and authors on Ohioana’s <a href="http://www.ohioana.org/">website</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The awards will be presented on Friday evening, October 26<sup>the </sup>at the Ohio Statehouse. The public is welcome but reservations must be made in advance. Call Ohioana, 614-466-3831 for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Most sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Linda R. Hengst, Executive Director</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Ohioana Library Association <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>274 E. First Ave., Ste. 300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Ph: (614) 466-3831<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Fax: (614) 728-6974<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Website: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="blocked::http://www.ohioana.org/"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext'>www.ohioana.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Ohioana email: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="blocked::mailto:ohioana@ohioana.org"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext'>ohioana@ohioana.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>You can support Ohioana by using GoodSearch for your internet searches </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="blocked::http://www.goodsearch.com/"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext'>www.GoodSearch.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> or GoodShop for online holiday shopping </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="blocked::http://www.goodshop.com/"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext'>www.GoodShop.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The mission of the Ohioana Library Association is to: recognize and encourage the creative accomplishments of Ohioans, preserve, and expand a permanent archive of books, sheet music, manuscripts, and other materials by Ohioans and about Ohio, and disseminate information about the work of Ohio writers, musicians, and other artists to researchers, schools, and the general public.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Janet Ingraham Dwyer</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <br><b>Library Consultant</b> <br><b>State Library of Ohio</b> <br><a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov"><span style='color:blue'>jdwyer@library.ohio.gov</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>614.644.6910 <br><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style='color:blue'>http://library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/youthservices" title="blocked::http://library.ohio.gov/youthservices"><span style='color:blue'>http://library.ohio.gov/youthservices</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The State Library of Ohio provides services and resources to assist state government and libraries in providing the best service to all.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>