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<p class="MsoNormal">The James Cook Book Award: Celebrating Diversity in Teen Literature was created in 2007 by the Ohio Library Council’s Teen Services Division to honor the life of teen librarian James Cook. The award recognizes a book that promotes and celebrates
cultural, ethnic, or social diversity. <b>Nominations are now</b> <b>open</b> for the 2017 award and will honor books published for teens in 2015 and 2016. The nomination form can be found here:
<a href="http://olc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/option/2016/04/James-Cook-Book-Award-Nomination-Form-2017.pdf">
http://olc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/option/2016/04/James-Cook-Book-Award-Nomination-Form-2017.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Interested in serving on the 2017 James Cook Book Award Committee?
</b>The Teen Services Division Action Council is accepting applications from prospective committee members from now through August 1<sup>st</sup>. Five to ten public and school librarians will be chosen by the Action Council to serve on the book selection committee.
You do not need to be an OLC member to serve on the selection committee. The application can be found here:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6C2TCF">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6C2TCF</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, feel free to email me off list. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sarah Amazing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Teen Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Warren-Trumbull County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">(330) 399-8807 ext 159<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="mailto:amazings@wtcpl.org">amazings@wtcpl.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">“Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Enjoy the ever-present game of knowing.” Hank Green<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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