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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Workshops that enable libraries, archives and museums in central Oregon to care for their collections better, including preparing for disasters, will take place April 29 – 30 in Bend.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">“These training sessions will enable the volunteers and staff of these organizations to give better care and protection for the important records and treasures they,” said project director Kyle Jansson.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">People may attend one or both days of training. Pre-registration is required for these free workshops.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The collections care workshop on April 29 will cover the topics of collection policy, preservation planning, collections assessments, environmental controls, collections problem solving, and solving conundrums through networking.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The emergency preparedness workshop on April 30 includes connecting with emergency responders, disaster planning, identifying threats and resources, collections prioritization, and involving the public in disaster preparedness,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The workshops will include lectures, hands-on activities, discussions, guest presentations, and small-group work. Designed for archives, libraries and museums, they will be relevant to people with little collections experience, as well to those with significant experience.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">For more information and registration, visit the Connecting to Collections website at </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/C2C.aspx"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/C2C.aspx</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> For more information, contact </FONT></SPAN><A href="mailto:heritage.info@state.or.us"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">heritage.info@state.or.us</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> or 503-986-0670.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The workshops are funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to a coalition of statewide organizations, including the Oregon Library Association and the Oregon State Library, led by the Oregon Heritage Commission.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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