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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you’re transitioning to fall programming, keep in mind that
<b><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/ctro/">Choose to Read Ohio</a></b> (CTRO) offers free readers’ toolkits with activities and discussion questions for every book on the Choose to Read Ohio booklists (which is 135 books so far!). They are a great resource
for book-based programming and book discussion groups. You can also print out copies of the toolkits to slip into your library copies of CTRO books. When your patrons check out a book, they will also get an author bio, discussion questions and extension projects,
and links for exploring themes and topics of the book.<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">The 2021 & 2022 CTRO booklist features
<b><i>The Oldest Student</i></b> by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora, <b><i>Other Words for Home</i></b> by Jasmine Warga,
<b><i>Opposite of Always</i></b> by Justin A. Reynolds, <b><i>Go Ahead in the Rain</i></b> by Hanif Abdurraqib,
<b><i>They Called Us Enemy</i></b> by George Takei (whose three co-creators all have Ohio connections!), and fifteen other great books for children, teens, and adults, all by Ohio authors or illustrators. Also check out previous CTRO booklists for dozens of
additional books to enjoy and share. Here’s a <a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/ctro/list-choose-read-ohio-books-2009-present/">
list of all 135 books chosen for the CTRO list to date</a>.<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">The <b>CTRO book widget</b> provides libraries a customizable platform to showcase books by Ohio authors and illustrators on your website. See it in action at
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/ctro">https://library.ohio.gov/ctro</a> and download it here:
<a href="https://github.com/StateLibraryofOhio/ctro-book-widget">https://github.com/StateLibraryofOhio/ctro-book-widget</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Are you interested in helping to select the next CTRO booklist?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov?subject=CTRO%20elector%20interest">Email me</a> to volunteer to be a CTRO elector. Electors choose which age/readership group they want to vote in, and receive a list of 10-15 titles in late fall, with about 8 weeks to
gather and review them (copies are not provided, but we check library consortium holdings before adding books to the shortlist) and vote their preferences for the CTRO list. You can enjoy your winter break reading and contribute to a statewide initiative at
the same time!<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">CTRO spotlights Ohio authors and illustrators and promotes reading across Ohio. Every two years, a booklist of 20 representative titles for all ages is selected, with the input of dozens of Ohio librarians,
educators, and others invested in readers and reading. CTRO is a collaboration among the State Library of Ohio, the Ohioana Library, and the Ohio Center for the Book, and is guided by an
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/ctro/choose-to-read-ohio-credits/">
Advisory Council</a> of librarians, educators, and other advocates for reading and readers.<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">Learn more and download toolkits here:
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/ctro">library.ohio.gov/ctro</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<br>
Janet<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:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><img border="0" width="96" height="101" style="width:1.0in;height:1.05in" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D7A943.DA83C250" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D7A943.DA83C250"></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Janet Ingraham Dwyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov">jdwyer@library.ohio.gov</a>
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