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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Forwarded on behalf of Laura Girmscheid at the Library Journal by Ferol Weyand. Oregon State Library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Laura Girmscheid [mailto:lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 08, 2014 1:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Laura Girmscheid<br>
<b>Subject:</b> LJ request for library referenda information <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Library Journal </span></i><span style="color:black">is collecting information for its annual referenda roundup and we need your help to provide an accurate accounting of 2013’s campaigns. Our report of pass/fail
results and campaign details will help libraries plan for future ballot measures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Did any public libraries in your state have building or operating referenda on the ballot in the past year (12/01/12 through 11/30/13)?
</span><span style="color:red">Please reply back with a list of those libraries so we may follow-up with them. If there were no ballot issues in your state last year, a reply back to that effect would be welcome as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If possible, please forward this email to the appropriate libraries in your state that you know had operating or building measures up for a vote. We are hoping to receive a completed survey about each ballot measure,
regardless of whether it passed or failed. <b>Surveys must be completed by January 24.</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy">Operating referenda survey link:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy"><a href="http://fluidsurveys.com/s/2013operatingreferenda/">http://fluidsurveys.com/s/2013operatingreferenda/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy">Buildings referenda survey link:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://fluidsurveys.com/s/2013buildingreferenda/">http://fluidsurveys.com/s/2013buildingreferenda/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Prefer to fill out the survey in Word? The survey documents are attached and can be emailed back to me at
</span><a href="mailto:lgirmsheid@mediasourceinc.com">lgirmsheid@mediasourceinc.com</a><span style="color:black"> or faxed to
</span>973-969-9260<span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Many thanks for your help! I look forward to hearing from you.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"">~ Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Laura Girmscheid</b> | <i>Research manager</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Journal <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com">lgirmscheid@mediasourceinc.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Email is the best way to reach me!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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