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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Volunteers and staff of libraries, archives, and museum, as well as collectors of historic items, are invited to attend upcoming workshops presented as part of the state’s Connecting to Collections project. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The day-long workshops will take place in Baker City, Florence, McMinnville, Medford, Pendleton, Philomath and Portland.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>The first workshop, “Collections Care: Cleaning, Mending, and Housing,” will present basic and advanced information on caring for historical items that are found in libraries, museums and archives. Randy Silverman, preservation librarian at the University of Utah, will be the presenter.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>The second workshop, “Disaster Response and Recovery,” will deal with how libraries, museums, and archives can best recover from a flood, fire, or other disaster that damages or destroys historical materials. The presenter will be Kris Kern from the Portland State University library.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>While the workshops are free, pre-registration is required. You can register online at </FONT><A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Cambria>www.oregonheritage.org</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria> after Aug. 7.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>The Connecting to Collections project is administered by the Oregon Heritage Commission. The Connecting to Collections project is funded in part by a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Baker City<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 19, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Oct. 15, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Florence<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 10, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 23, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>McMinnville<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 13, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Oct. 7, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Medford</B><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 9, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 21, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Pendleton</B><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 18, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Oct. 14, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Philomath</B><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 11, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Oct. 5, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Portland<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Sept. 16, “Collections Care”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Oct. 12, “Disaster Response and Recovery”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>